ELAINE KORNGOLD, LPC | Brainspotting, IFS, Financial Therapy | Gottman Method, IFIO, Neurodiverse Couples Counseling | ADHD and Autism Counseling | 503-770-0810 | AskCounseling@outlook.com
Studies have found that when one’s ability to make facial expressions have been hindered through Botox, there is also a decrease in how people experience emotions. People may lose the ability to feel very happy or to feel very sad … Read more
Richard Leider, the author I recommend on my Resources pages for clients working to change their careers or their life directions, shares his view on the role of purpose and its power in our lives: Richard Leider on why we … Read more
In many sessions with clients we discuss the polyvagal ladder and the role of the vagus nerve in our nervous system. This nerve is the longest of our 12 cranial nerves, shuttling information from the body to the brain and … Read more
Some Financial Therapy clients ask for help to figure out how much they need to save for retirement. The first step is to calculate your annual expenses (noting essential-living, essential-debt, and discretionary). The next step is to use one of … Read more
Gen X women (born between 1965 and 1984) are really struggling with issues in their personal lives and relationships, dealing with their finances, and managing their careers. “They’re smart. They’re grateful for what they have. They’re also exhausted. Some of … Read more
Here is an interesting TEDx Talk about applying product design principles to life design or re-design. Bill Burnett discusses some of our dysfunctional beliefs related to finding our passion and how they prevent us from moving forward. His five ideas … Read more
Having a job that you hate takes a tremendous toll on your body that you may not be fully aware of. Stress and misery can put your body into a fight, flight, or freeze state, leading to poor sleep, frequent … Read more
When we experience a traumatic event it literally lives in our brains and impacts our thoughts, feelings and actions in ways we may not realize, even after we’ve talked about it until we’re blue in the face. Brainspotting is treatment … Read more
Student debt is the wedge of your salary that disappears each month, says this article. The weight of student loans is different from the weight of mortgage or credit card debt because student loan borrowers cannot declare bankruptcy. Student loans … Read more
As women are aging and experiencing losses, they can make a choice to appreciate daily joys. Dr. Mary Pipher says: “By the time we are 70, we have all had more tragedy and more bliss in our lives than we … Read more