Behavioral Health Clinic

  There’s been a meme floating around on the internet that talks about the “hardest things to say in the English language.” In some versions of this joke, words like “Worcestershire sauce” and “rural” are front and center. In other versions, things like “I was wrong,” “I need help,” and “I’m sorry” are the content of the joke. Either way, it becomes one of those “this is downright funny” moments or one of those “it’s funny because it’s true” moments. While I’ll admit I’ve laughed perhaps too hard at the variety of ways people have come up with to say “Worcestershire,” as the old saying goes, “all humor has an element of truth,” and this is no exception. We’re taught from a young age that we should say “I’m sorry” when we hurt someone’s feelings, do something wrong, or make a mistake. As kids, “I’m sorry” is often the whole of an apology. We see it in kids shows and family movies all the time. Those two little words are often the only thing that precedes an emotional swell of backgr...

  Everyone at some point or another has decided to make a change in their life or set a goal to work towards. Whether it be related to fitness, nutrition, work, relationships, etc., deciding to make the change and setting the goal is the easy part. Actually doing it is where things can start to fall off and momentum begins to slow if one has not set themselves up for success. Setting a goal using the SMART framework, created by George T. Doran, is a great way to ensure that you are setting a goal that is achievable and realistic with specific objectives for how you plan to do it. Let’s start by discussing what the SMART goal framework is. What are SMART goals? SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable/Attainable, Relevant/Realistic, and Time-bound. This framework provides clear guidelines for considerations to be made when setting goals. It is important to set goals that are specific and clearly define the desired outcomes or changes that are being sought after. Having...

  Despite the ending of Game of Thrones occurring in May 2019 (and being lackluster at best), something that has always stood out to me is the way characters interact with one another. For the purposes of this post, we will be limiting our scope of characters to the immediate Lannister family (Tywin, Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion), as well as some of their interactions with other characters important to their arcs, namely to reinforce the ideas of how they communicate and how therapy could’ve served them. Anyone who has watched the show will surely tell you that this family needed the most amount of care possible. We’ll start with the head of House Lannister, Tywin. Tywin is a hard man, forced from a young age to be cunning after his father made the house appear weak. Moments of tenderness are not his forte and Tywin excels at military strategy due to the impersonal nature of it. Tywin tends to have the best relationship with Jaime, his eldest son and heir. Despite being the best relat...