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Mental Jiu Jitsu for Getting Unstuck

“It is better to receive than to give. How might that be true?”My client inhaled sharply, then started to weep.She was drowning in responsibilities at work and at home. She had come to our call asking for solutions but kept batting away my ideas.More than one “Yeah, but” in a…

Allison EvansJuly 28, 2023

Getting Things Done Stop Suffering, Start Living

The Brain Huddle: A Science-based Tool to Resolve Internal Conflict

How do you resolve internal conflict – that pushing and pulling of the mind between different conclusions and opposed courses of action? It’s a bedeviling part of the human condition, to feel torn in this way. You can lose hours, days, even lifetimes back-and-forth-ing over what to make of the past…

Allison EvansJune 23, 2023

Stop Suffering, Start Living

Can Self-Love and Weight Loss Go Together?

Some of my clients want to lose weight but feel ambivalent about that desire. In this body-positive moment, to diet feels retrograde: a failure of self-love, a triumph of patriarchal conditioning, and fat-shaming masquerading as “health.” Is it possible to love yourself unconditionally and want to change your body?I’ve thought…

Allison EvansMarch 10, 2023

Stop Suffering, Start Living

After Tears and Rage, Insight: Three Vignettes

Above: That’s me on the left, at age four. She’s still inside me. (And my brother is still happy-go-lucky).I’ve been on vacation, and the space that opened up made room for some interesting events – high highs and low lows. After the first incident, I thought, “I’ve got to blog about…

Allison EvansAugust 25, 2022

Getting Things Done

The New Pleasure Principle: A Lighter, More Effective Approach to Change

Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions? If you have, you’re in good company. About half of Americans make them, and by far the most popular resolutions involve making changes to diet and exercise. Count me in that bunch! By the time New Year’s Day rolls around, I’ve been…

Allison EvansJanuary 15, 2021

Love & Relationships

The Right Way to Fight with Your Spouse

Every judgment you have about your partner is an opportunity either to erect a barrier between you or to grow more intimate.

Allison EvansNovember 20, 2015

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