Breaking The Spell - Learn To Control Your PMS Mood Swings

Breaking The Spell - Learn To Control Your PMS Mood Swings

During that "time of the month" it can sometimes feel like you are under an evil spell. The circumstances of your life look grayer, people are more irritating, and nothing seems interesting. We fall into the depressed mood and negative thoughts as if they are the reality of our lives. Track your period with an app because knowing what your body is about to experience gives you a way to anticipate the down mood that might be coming. Contact Wilson Counseling at 7135650922

Tips to stop obsessively weighing yourself

Tips to stop obsessively weighing yourself

Learn how to stop obsessively weighting yourself on the scale. You may be scared that if you don’t keep weighing multiple times a day or every day you will gain weight. That is not the case. Our Houston body image and disordered eating therapists can help you manage your anxious thoughts and gain more control of your life without compulsively weighing. Call us today at 713-565-0922 to get help.

Accepting Your Body at Any Size : Lessons from Roller Derby

Accepting Your Body at Any Size : Lessons from Roller Derby

In a culture obsessed with thinness, it was sort of surprising at first to see a sport that encouraged women to embrace whatever body type they had, but that is exactly what happens in the sport of roller derby. If you ever go to a roller derby game, you will notice there are thin girls, short girls, amazonian girls. It is a wonderful motley crew.

How to let go of broken relationships

How to let go of broken relationships

Are you holding onto a broken relationship with someone emotionally unavailable to you? This happens all too often. There are so many reasons we stay in relationships that hurt us. If you are having trouble letting go, this post will help you learn why and give you tips to move on. Our Houston marriage therapist and couples counselors can help you move on if you are struggling to let go of dead relationships. Call us today at 713-565-0922!

Editing Your Life Story Can Create Happier Endings

This is a great article from National Public Radio about how you can deal with past trauma or current feelings that are troubling you by simply editing your life story through journaling. If you can commit 15 minutes a day for four days, you can do this. The article includes a link with instructions on how to conduct the exercise. This is similar to what I do in therapy sessions when I help my Houston clients who are stuck learn to reframe their views of themselves and their life situations. It is often exactly what my clients need to get un-stuck.

New Year, Same Old Anxiety

It is day two of 2014 and some of you may have already broken your new year resolutions- if you had the time or energy to make resolutions at all. With the holidays behind you, you are starting to think about work, school, kids, bills, and feeling the anxieties of your real life start to creep back in. The anxiety can start to suck the energy and enjoyment out of your life.

Shut down fat talk

I came across this video from the makers of Special K about women using "fat talk." According to the video, 93% of women use derogatory terms, or "fat talk" to describe their bodies. For example, they might say something such as "I look like a fat cow in this outfit." Words are powerful. When you use "fat talk," it impacts how you feel about yourself. One of women in the video equated it with bullying. Can you imagine what a lifetime of this talk has done to your self-esteem?

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