Steadfast Living Therapy Blog
What to do When Life Doesn’t go as Planned
If you’re a high achieving, type A person, you might have rigid expectations about how your life is going to unfold. Maybe you dream of becoming a doctor or professional athlete. Perhaps you expect you’ll meet your life partner by 25, get married by 30, and have a...
Goal Setting Tips for High Achievers
If you’re a high achiever, goal setting may be one of your favorite pastimes. You enjoy daydreaming about what’s possible and you relish any opportunity to test your limits. Nothing is more satisfying than downloading a decorative goal setting sheet from Etsy, filling...
Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s How to Reset
Last week I made the mistake of putting loose leaf tea down the disposal. Not just a little bit. It was a LOT. When I flicked the disposal switch on and cranked the faucet the sink filled up with water. The water swirled around angrily, splashing my husband and me and...
How Can I Get Better at Trying New Things?
Trying new things is hard, especially for adults. We're incentivized by money, titles, status, and praise to pour our time and energy into getting even better at what we’re already good at. Trying new things can also feel really uncomfortable and scary. When we are...
How to Get Yourself out of a Funk
Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up in a funk? You feel grumpy for no reason and you feel increasingly irritable with every small inconvenience you encounter? I experienced this recently. It was a Monday. I didn’t sleep well the night before. I had...
Two Fun Ways to Work With Perfectionism
If you identify as a perfectionist it may feel like your world comes crashing down when you screw something up, receive constructive criticism, or fumble through trying something new. You may become so wrapped up in achieving, pleasing, and producing that you lose...
Three Tips to Get the Most out of Therapy
Therapy is an investment. It takes time, energy, and money. So how do you get the biggest bang for your buck? Check out these three tips to get the most out of therapy. 1. Clarify your Goals Before you even start googling therapists or asking friends for a referral,...
Four Things to Know Before Starting EMDR Therapy
1. You'll spend several sessions preparing before you start processing. Don’t expect to dive right in. Before you even start processing the memory with bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones) you’ll spend at least 2-3 sessions preparing. Your...
Do You Ever Compare Yourself To Others? Me Too. Here’s How I’ve Learned To Manage It.
"Comparison is the crush of conformity from one side and competition from the other -- It's trying to simultaneously fit in and stand out. Comparison says, 'Be like everyone else, but better.'" -- Brené Brown in Atlas of the Heart I’m willing to bet most people...