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Top Coach Award

The experts at Coach Foundation recently selected Steven J. Chen, Ph.D., for their top 20 Executive Coach awards. Coach Foundation…

Self-Defeating Behavior

Most of us have engaged in self-defeating behavior at one time or another.  Many behaviors such as self-critical thoughts, negative…

M & M’s

Human beings naturally seek to make sense of situations and make meaning (M&M) in order to navigate life in a…

Porn Impact On Relationships

In an Open Letter on Porn, Drs. John and Julie Gottman consider pornography’s impact on relationships.  The Gottman’s indicate that…

Human Error + System Failure = Financial Catastrophe

Human Error + System Failure = Financial Catastrophe Alexander Pope wrote this famous line in his 1711 essay “To err…

Connect With Values and Goals

In a recent Psychology Today article, “How to Connect with Your Values”, by Steven Hayes, Ph.D. one is encouraged to…

Missing You For The Holidays

Many people struggle with missing family or friends during the holidays.  A few years ago, my mother passed away around…
Focus On Gratitude

Focus On Gratitude

The article “The Importance of Gratitude on Your Well-Being,” by Institute of Youth (Oct 2021) says that society has lost…
Attachment Styles

Attachment Styles

In the 1950’s Ainsworth and Bowlby developed a model that is known today as “attachment theory”.  They said individuals developed…

Change Continued

Change Continued . . . In the article, Relapse on the Road to Recovery:  Learning the Lessons of Failure on…
Change

Change

Recently a client asked me, what was the most important factor to help them realize behavior change?  My response was…

Sustained Growth

  Climb Wyoming received a federal grant several years ago to expand from one service site to six, the non…