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Mind Over Machine! Overcome Chat GPT Anxiety And AI Anxiety With 6 Therapy Tools
Table of Contents Chat GPT Anxiety Do you suffer from Chat GPT Anxiety or AI Anxiety, or anxiety for not even knowing what that first

Coping With Family Visits: 4 Easy Ways Mindset Life Coaching Can Help
Coping With Family Visits – Can Coaching Help? Family – we can’t live with them and we can’t live without them. They are an integral

Coping With Homesickness As An Expat: 3 Easy To Implement Tips.
Homesickness is Normal You finally did it. You made the big move that you know you needed. Maybe you made this decision as a single

Coming Out As Gay Or LGBTQ: Discover How To Successfully Navigate The 6 Stages
Coming Out As Gay or LGBTQ+ is not a one time event. Coming out consists of six stages. Understanding these stages can help you to navigate this transition wisely and compassionately.

Well-being Coaching? Yes! Discover 4 Different Types Of Wellbeing
What is well-being? And how can a life coach help you cultivate the four areas of well-being in your life?

The Power Of CBT To Overcome A Fear Of Flying
CBT And Exposure Therapy For Fear Of Flying Flying is a convenient way to travel around the country and the world. It gives us more

What Is Reverse Culture Shock (And How To Overcome It!)
Reverse Culture Shock? Really, yes really. It happens a lot. While living abroad may have caused you to experience some initial culture shock after the

Culture Shock 101 – How To Overcome Culture Shock
Expat Therapy For Culture Shock Unless you moved around a lot growing up, you likely never realized how accustomed you are to where you live.

Finding An Expat Therapist: 3 Important Things To Keep In Mind When Searching For An Expat Counselor
You’ve heard of anxiety therapists or those who specialize in specific mental health conditions. You have a general idea of what talk therapy is. If

Meeting The Parents Anxiety? 7 Easy Tips To A Successful Meeting
1. What Is Meeting The Parents Anxiety? You’ve been dating for a while. It’s been wonderful getting to know your partner. Hearing about their family

Discover The Importance Of Values In Life Coaching (And Life)
How do Values in Life Coaching Help Us In Life? Values are the things in life that mean the most to us – what makes

Aging As A Gay Man: 6 Helpful Hints To Age Well
Yes, Aging As A Gay Man Can Be Challenging, BUT… Aging as a gay man doesn’t have to be viewed as a prison sentence. Yes,

Wedding Life Coaching: Discover How You Can Make Your Big Day Extra Special!
Wedding Life Coaching! It’s hard to believe, but your big wedding day is finally getting closer. Maybe you have dreamed of getting married your whole

Life Coaching For Holiday Stress – 4 Helpful (and Hopeful) Tips To Stay Calm During The Holidays
Life Coaching For Holiday Stress Is Worth Considering t’s shocking to know that the holiday season is once again upon us. This time of year

Is Therapy Working Anxiety? 4 Important Things To Consider
Is Therapy Working Anxiety So you have been going to therapy for a few sessions now. You don’t really feel different, yet, anyways. Which is

3 Reasons Why Feedback in Therapy Is A Shortcut To A Great Therapy Experience For LGBTQ+ People
The Importance Of Feedback In Therapy (In General) Therapy, in the beginning, can make someone feel really challenged. Because you don’t know what to expect,

Finishing Therapy Anxiety: 3 Effective Ways To Cope With Therapy Ending
What is Finishing Therapy Anxiety? Do you remember when you first started going to therapy? How nervous you were? How it felt very unnerving to

Grief Coaching: Discover How Life Coaching Can Help You Deal With Change
Why Grief Coaching? Going through any kind of change is difficult but there are particular changes that cause us to really struggle in life. This

Coping With Gay Microaggressions – 4 Easy To Implement Tools
Coping With Gay Microaggressions In a previous post, I talked about what gay microaggressions are with some examples. Understanding your experiences on an intellectural level, while helpful in

Starting Therapy Anxiety Is Real And Valid: 3 Ways To Overcome It
Starting Therapy Anxiety Humans don’t like change, even when we know we need it. Most of us are not lucky enough to look at new

4 Secrets To Managing Social Media Anxiety (calmly!)
Social Media Anxiety Is Real We live in a world where we are all tuned into each other’s lives. Constantly. With a tap of a

Discover How To Set Boundaries With Life Coaching: 4 Helpful Tips
How To Set Boundaries? Tip 1: The Basics What feelings and thoughts come to your mind when you hear / read that question? Next question

Anxiety Coaching Plus Acceptance Is A Game Changer – 4 Quick Points
1. Anxiety Coaching With Acceptance We try to control everything. There isn’t anything wrong with that, it’s just one of those things that is a

Compassion Focused Therapy For Regret And Shame
What’s The Difference? How Can Compassion Focused Therapy For Regret And Shame Help? Regret and shame are very different beasts! Understanding the difference between shame

What Are Gay Microaggressions ? 7 Toxic Examples That Hurt People
Gay Microaggressions Quick Links Have you heard of gay microaggressions or microaggressions towards gay men and the wider lgbtq + community? You may not be

How Gay Trauma Therapy Can Help Heal The Trauma Of Being Gay in 2022
Gay Trauma and Gay Trauma Therapy – Quick Links Trauma Can Affect Anyone BUT Gay Men Are At Higher Risk Being a gay man in

Why You Need Compassion Focused Therapy Coaching: 4 Tips
When you begin working with a life coach, sometimes you don’t fully know what to expect. Should I see a therapist, or a coach or

3 Reasons Why Gay Shame Is So Damaging
What is Gay Shame? They call it “coming out of the closet,” for a reason. When you are gay, messages from the media, and those

Turbocharge Your Therapy and Coaching Gains: 3 Simple Practices
Therapy and Coaching are two of the best investments you can ever make. Make the most of your investment by practicing the tools between sessions.

Sleep Anxiety: 8 Easy Ways To Overcome Insomnia and Reclaim Your Zzzs.
1. Understanding That Sleep Anxiety Is Real Tick-tock. Tick-tock.You look at the clock. You’ve been laying in bed for 2 hours and you are still

The Mental Health Of Gay Men: Shocking Statistics 101
The mental health of gay men is largely ignored in the wider conversation of mental health. Let’s change this and get talking. Statistics show this is needed.

How Life Coaching For Self-Esteem Can Help You Thrive? 4 Powerful Benefits
The big support you need and deserve can be found in life coaching for self-esteem. Learn concrete and practical tools to develop self confidence.

Journaling Therapy For Anxiety: 4 Easy Ways Journaling Helps Anxiety
Anxiety can be overwhelming. One simple and effective thing you can try is journaling therapy for anxiety. In this blog we will look at how to get started.

Develop Gay Self-Esteem: 5 Ways To Challenge Gay Stereotypes
1. Promoting Gay Self-Esteem – It’s Up To You It’s up to you! Yes let’s repeat that. Gay self-esteem starts with you. With the right

My Gay Therapist 2 Cents! Being a Better LGBTQ + Ally
My Thoughts As A Gay Therapist On Being An LGBTQ + Ally June has been designated Pride month. And that’s a great thing. Happy Pride

7 Important Ways A Gay Life Coach Is Uniquely Qualified To Help
Working with a life coach can change your life! But having to explain being gay can waste valuable time. Working with a gay life coach can help you live your best gay life!

Life Coaching And Counseling 101: Choose the Best Fit For You
Life Coaching and Counseling When you first hear the words life coaching and counseling, you may think they mean the same thing. They definitely have

Benefits of Life Coaching: 4 Remarkable Ways Life Coaching Can Help You Live A Better Life
What are the benefits of life coaching? There are many! In this post I describe how life coaching can be helpful to you in your life journey

How Anxiety Treatment Can Help – 4 Essential Reasons Why Ignoring Your Anxiety May Make It Worse
Ignoring anxiety never works in the long term. Learn how anxiety treatment can help you face anxiety and feel better.

Mindfulness For Anxiety Treatment: Discover 4 Reasons Why It Works
Mindfulness for anxiety treatment is a highly effective (and even fun) way to learn how to manage anxiety and thrive.

Gay Therapy 101: Outing Yourself Now (And For Good) As A Gay Man
Gay Therapy 101 helps you learn some basic gay therapy tools to help yourself when coming out.

Your Local Gay CBT Therapist Offers 8 Helpful Tips On The Meaning Of ‘Gay’
What does it mean to be gay? Openly Gay CBT Therapist shares 7 hopefully helpful tips.

Food Therapy Anxiety Treatment: 6 Surprising Ways Your Diet May Be Impacting Your Anxiety
The Food Mood Connection Is Real – Learn how Food Therapy Anxiety Treatment Can Help No matter who you are, you likely understand how important

Gender And Sexuality Therapy: 4 Important Ways Gender and Sexuality Are Different
Gender and sexuality therapy can help you learn how to be the best and truest version of yourself.

How To Overcome Homophobia With CBT and CFT – 6 Helpful Therapy Tools
Learn to overcome homophobia with CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) and CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy)

Compassion Focused Therapy For Grief – 5 Powerful Ways CFT Can Help
Compassion Focused Therapy for grief can be a very helpful and effective therapy as it teaches you tools to manage your emotions with kindness, self-compassion and support.

What To Look For In An Online Therapist in Hawaii – 6 Important Tips
Hawaii Online Therapist Search In recent years, online therapy (also known as telehealth or teletherapy) has grown in popularity. The pandemic may not be something

Is Online Therapy Effective? Yes! Discover 4 Reasons Why Telehealth Works So Well.
Online Therapy In recent years, online therapy has grown to be a popular option. Nearly a decade ago, it was basically unheard of it. Part