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One of the defining features of psychological/emotional wellness is self-awareness, the capacity to remain open and curious about ourselves. We each have a relationship to our inner life, a felt sense of what it’s like to exist across space and time. But accessing what we’re thinking, feeling and experiencing isn’t
As a psychologist with a private practice in the greater Austin area, I have the privilege of working with individuals and couples who make their living in the tech industry. And though today’s article is expressly addressing “techies,” emotional wellbeing wisdom overlaps to include all of us, in all industries.
To be in relationship is to be human. Our most basic drive, attachment theory tells us, is to form close relationships that give us the psychological sustenance to grow emotionally. And like the food that feeds our body, the need for relationships never diminishes. But like all phenomena that offer
It’s probably easier to think about the concept of “acceptance” when it comes to other people, especially those people with whom you’re in a relationship. What may not be as obvious—but what is crucial to effectively and genuinely accepting others—is that the most important form of acceptance is in relationship
