On discovering your core values
Discovering your own core values is a crucial step in personal growth and self-awareness. It helps you understand what truly matters to...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
How to choose a helper
Robert T. Fancher's article "The Conundrum of Psychotherapy," originally published in The Washington Post, explores the complexity of...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
Not every problem is pathological
It's common for people to face challenges in their lives that can be difficult to overcome. Sometimes, we may assume that there is...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
Reflective Listening: An Essential Skill for Strong Relationships
It’s easy to forget the importance of truly listening to those around us, especially in our closest relationships. But effective...
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Why trying to be more confident isn't working
Many of my clients come to me saying they need more confidence to be successful with their goals. They believe that if they could just...
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Steven Sutton, LCSW
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
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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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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Preparing For The Year-End You Want
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
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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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
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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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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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
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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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
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
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
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
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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