Strike Five…Listening to the Signs
Traveling Psychologist Blog Date: January 3, 2022 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona STRIKE FIVE…LEARNING TO LISTEN TO THE SIGNS It all started with an itch to travel again. Having been locked up in my apartment alone for over a year due to the pandemic, I decided that I would “hit the road” and work remotely for the months of November and
Don’t Be Kok, Be Lekker!
Traveling Psychologist Blog Date: November 23, 2021 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Nat, one of the many friends I met here in Cape Town, taught me a phrase used by the locals… “don’t be kok, be lekker!” To translate for the non-Capetonians, “kok” refers to something bad, not good, displeasing. “Lekker” are those things that are good, preferred,
You Have to Look for Your Life!
Traveling Psychologist Blog Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Cape Town, South Africa YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR YOUR LIFE For those of you who know me and have followed me for awhile you are aware that I am an avid world-traveler. Like many of us, I have had to put many travel plans on hold during the last year
How to Get Your “Mojo” Back
Learn how to better manage your life in times of crisis and uncertainty by Dr. Chris Sopa.
Gifts from Grief: Finding Meaning & Insights from Loss
"Should you shield the canyon from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their carvings." Elizabeth Kübler-Ross In 2006 my father was diagnosed with cancer. A few weeks after receiving this news, he came home from work one day to find the house full of water because a pipe burst while no one was
Ego-What?
A child’s point of view is magical. We have all heard the term “childish innocence.” I hear this term, and I think of the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun.” Catherine, one of the main characters who is an out of work actress, says over and over again that the man who “discovered her” told her that
Time Does Not Always Need to Be Filled
Humans tend to have an insatiable need to fill things that are empty. We do it without even realizing it. If our refrigerator is empty, we go to the store to fill it with food. If we are having a conversation, we fill every inch of the conversation with words to avoid silence. We spend endless
How to Cope from Dr. Chris
Hi everyone. With everything that we are going through lately, I felt compelled to share my perspective. I hope that the words in this message will help you get through these trying times and hopefully give you a perspective that will make you feel better and motivate you to be who you are meant to
How to Navigate Change in Times of Crisis
Disneyland is closed. The N.C.A.A. canceled March Madness. Major League Baseball has halted spring training. Ireland cancelled all St. Patrick’s Day parades (WHAT!?). New York is banning gatherings of more than 500 people, including Broadway shows. The U.S. stock prices are as bad as they were during the 1987 crash. The corona-virus outbreak has sent pandemonium to
