How Change Works
I work with people every day who want changes in their life. They have been doing things one way for a long time and want to learn how to...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Mar 2, 2021
- 6 min
How To Support Your Teen's Mental Health
Last March, our world suddenly became smaller. The week that was once filled with running back and forth to workplaces and schools,...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Dec 16, 2020
- 3 min
Windows of Motivation
As we approach the new year, many people take this time to reflect on changes they want to make in their life. Some of us want to drop a...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Preparing For The Year-End You Want in 2020 and Beyond
Some of us are not connecting with friends and family in the same manner we usually do this season. While the change may be welcome to...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
What To Do With The Holidays?
We recognize that this year is different than others and not everyone will be engaged in holiday celebrations the way they normally...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
How To Tell If You Are a Perfectionist
Are you a perfectionist? If you're someone who talks yourself out of doing things because of all the ways it could go wrong, then you...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Practicing to Learn VS. Thinking to Learn
My clients are bright, accomplished people. Many of them are well educated and used to studying or thinking about problems to identify...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
You Don't Get To Control The Outcome
This is the third part of a series of articles on connecting with other people. Check out part 1 and part 2 in the BMP blog. People...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Importance of Revealing Yourself to Others
Let's get clear about what it means to be open with other people and why it's so important. Being open means revealing yourself to...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
Keeping Your Mental World Small
Humans evolved to assess risk from moment to moment. In normal circumstances, people acquire a sense of what is threatening in their...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Feb 26, 2020
- 2 min
How to Connect with Other People — Understanding Your Connection Superpowers
If you would like to have more meaningful relationships in your life I have good news for you — developing them is not nearly as complex...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
Urgent Tasks vs. Important Tasks
Part of overcoming procrastination is being able to clearly distinguish between urgent tasks that aren’t important, and important tasks...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
Don't Wait to Try a New Approach
If you’re like most people who procrastinate, you’ve been frustrated with yourself in the past and tried to bare down and change your...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Feb 7, 2020
- 3 min
What are You Avoiding?
Have you ever had things pile up? You know you need to do them but just never get around to do it? Have you set your intentions to...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
Mapping Procrastination
Putting things off is a serious issue. We all know how it feels to watch work that needs to be done pile up around us. We’re all familiar...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Jan 29, 2020
- 1 min
Steel-Man Your Partners Position Part #5
Using the steel-man technique is a wonderful way of creating value in conversation and moving forward in a positive manner. Philosopher...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Jan 20, 2020
- 4 min
Drop the focus on WHY and pay attention to the WHAT Part #4
People spend years convinced that they need to know why things are happening the way they are. Why is my partner like this (we usually...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
State Things in the Affirmative Part #3
Our minds usually think in the negative. Ask someone what they want and they’re likely to tell you first what they don’t want. When we’re...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
I think. I feel. I want. Part #2
Increase the quality of the conversation by revealing yourself first. This is part of showing leadership in relationship — being willing...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
- Dec 18, 2019
- 2 min
Get Unstuck Part #1
This is a blog series entry. Every week for the next month, we will be sharing 4 different ways a person in a relationship can begin to...
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