by Dr Cathy | Apr 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mistakes Are Failures When You Quit Several years ago an on-line journalist make a mistake in the use of the word "penultimate." People let him have it in the comments section. You would have thought he'd done something which brought the end of the world closer. He...
by Dr Cathy | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Influence of Your Family of Origin In psychology we call the family who raised you your "family of origin." The family you have now, be it through marriage, living arrangements or friends is your "family of choice." For many, the family of choice builds upon the...
by Dr Cathy | Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
You Get to Choose Your Peer Group When you were a kid you couldn't choose your peer group. You were blessed or stuck with the people your parents put you with. For the most part, your parents didn't have much choice. They placed you where they thought was best....
by Dr Cathy | Apr 1, 2018 | personal power
10 Causes of Low Self-Esteem Soooo many people suffer from low self-esteem. Some know the source of it and some wonder why they feel this way. Many causes of low self-esteem come from childhood. Then there are those who did great and childhood and difficult...
by Dr Cathy | Jun 28, 2017 | personal power
Why Being Proactive is So Important Things are going to go wrong. That’s just part of life. Whether these situations have a large negative impact or are merely minor inconveniences depends on how proactive you are. Living a life of reacting to problems in the heat of...