Holly McIntyre MSW, LCSW

05/25/2024

Eckhart Tolle explores the common misconceptions surrounding happiness and the true purpose of life's challenges. He explains that the world is not meant to ...

06/18/2023

What defines a father in the United States has changed over the years as each generation of dads adapted to their time’s unique struggles and opportunities.
Read more: https://psychcentral.com/lib/fathering-in-america-whats-a-dad-supposed-to-do

06/14/2023

It isn’t always easy to recognize when your self-talk becomes cruel. A couple of clues self-cruelty is at play include making threats to yourself or telling yourself you deserve a bad outcome or future.

06/08/2023

06/07/2023

Cognitive distortions are maladaptive, or unhelpful, thinking habits. Many cognitive distortions go hand-in-hand with emotional self-harm because they tend to funnel folks into rigid mindsets that don’t allow room for nuance or complexity.

05/29/2023

Happy Memorial Day!

05/24/2023

Self-doubt is one of four Emotionally Abusive Habits to Replace. Self-doubt can mean second-guessing yourself or worrying that you’re not up to the task at hand.

05/17/2023

Many factors can contribute to emotional self-abuse: Perfectionism, Past relationships, Your childhood and your Mental health conditions. Hard on Yourself? Name calling is one of four Emotionally Abusive Habits to Replace.
Name-calling is a habit you may have shed when you left elementary school. So why do we talk to ourselves in ways we otherwise recognize as mean-spirited?
Self-esteem can play an important role. If you tend to see yourself as less significant than others, putting yourself down might not feel like as big of a deal compared with the thought of treating another person that way.

05/14/2023

Happy Mother's Day!