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I’m So Mad At You…You Need To Change!

February 16, 2015 by Anna Marcolin Leave a Comment

So here we are. At the end of Valentine’s Day weekend. Another day of LOVE that is supposed to include cards, flowers, chocolates. I like Valentines’ Day. I think it’s sweet. But I think we make too much of it in this country. It’s EVERYWHERE. The marketing. The stuff. I think it puts pressure on […]

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You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself!

February 10, 2015 by Anna Marcolin 2 Comments

Lately I’ve been thinking about the word “shame” quite a bit. A couple of days ago I was telling a friend, who’s marriage is in serious trouble, that I didn’t think her parents, who are angry with their son-in-law, ought to speak with him. They really, really, want to talk to him. He’s saying he […]

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Why do I second guess?

February 2, 2015 by Anna Marcolin Leave a Comment

I’m not sure when it started but I have gotten into the habit of second guessing myself. I don’t remember my younger self being this way. In fact, I took pride in thinking that I knew what I wanted and I went for it. I was decisive. I think maybe, over time, I’ve gotten into a little bit of […]

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Living In Your Head

January 28, 2015 by Anna Marcolin 2 Comments

I have noticed a theme in sessions lately. It seems many of us are “living in our heads”. What exactly is this, you ask? It is the circular thinking that goes on in our daily lives that we keep to ourselves. It usually comes up in a session like this: a client and I will be talking […]

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Writing about the thoughts that come after a therapy session ends…..

January 26, 2015 by Anna Marcolin Leave a Comment

Welcome to The Real Therapist. This is a blog about one psychotherapists’s musings, opinions and feelings, about being in the world with my clients-and the thoughts that often come after. I’ve got all these people in my head. I carry their lives and what they’re dealing with me. When the session ends, I’m not done. I’m thinking about their situation, what […]

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