Are Comparisons Good or Bad for Us?
Comparisons can be good or bad for us. Like with most things, the difference is how we look at it. What are social comparisons? Social...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
How to Remain Calm When Life Gets Chaotic
Most people feel stressed out now and then. In fact, stress is how our bodies naturally respond to demanding external conditions....
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Sep 8, 2022
- 4 min
You Got This Girl!! Tips to Build Self Efficacy
How do you feel when you face a challenging situation? Do you feel confident and believe you have whatever it takes to succeed, or do you...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
How to Create Healthy Boundaries
“Givers need to set boundaries because takers rarely do.” Rachel Wolchin This quote by Rachel Wolchin is so true. As a recovering “people...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Aug 13, 2022
- 2 min
How Mandalas Create Health and Well-Being
One of my favorite activities that is fun, calming, reduces stress, boosts creativity, focus and is beautiful, is making mandalas. This...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Six Ways to Develop Yourself
Build your skills and talents with these high-impact strategies. Creating the life you want can include any skill that you build to...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
A New Twist on Self-Discipline
Changing a habit needs to be more about compassion and less about shame. To be more compassionate about my self-discipline, I’m trying to...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Jul 20, 2022
- 5 min
6 Ways To Develop Self-Discipline
Self-discipline keeps you from eating too many chips when you’re on a diet and it keeps you from buying things you don’t need....
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
How to Improve Your Life with Self-Discipline
The word ‘discipline’ can often get a bad rap. It’s easy to view discipline as punishment or something that is forced on us by an...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
That Which Does Not Kill Us, Makes Us Stronger
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger” This is a quote I first hear in the movie Steel Magnolias. Olivia Dukakis’ character was...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- Jun 5, 2022
- 3 min
What Is Emotional Dysregulation?
Have you ever had the experience where a fairly minor situation has happened in your life and your response is highly emotional? Maybe...
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Katherine B. Wiens
- May 19, 2022
- 5 min
How to Become a Better Version of Yourself
Have you ever wanted to change the narrative in your brain and become a better version of yourself? How do we make positive lasting...
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Tim Wiens
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
EMDR My Best Tool for Childhood Trauma
If you suffer from the effects of childhood trauma and don’t feel you’re moving forward despite years of therapy, you may need a...
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Katherine Wiens
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Five Ways to Build Self-Trust
In the previous blog, I talked about self-trust and why it is important. Today I’m going to expand on the five ways to build self-trust....
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Katherine Wiens
- Apr 28, 2022
- 4 min
My Best Tools for Overcoming Trauma
There were many moments of healing throughout my childhood, especially in my foster/adoptive family and home church. But the official...
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wiensterra
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
People Pleasing v. Self-Trust
After my first book, Bars, Dumps, and Other Childhood Hangouts was published a friend asked me this question, “How can you trust anyone...
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Katherine Wiens
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Why Am I Not More Screwed Up?
When I was getting my counseling degree, the major topic I focused on was trauma. I wanted to help others who, like me, had experienced...
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Katherine Wiens
- Apr 8, 2022
- 3 min
It Wasn’t Just the Abuse That Harmed Me
Moving from a home you’ve lived in for 22 years causes distress, both physically and emotionally. This happened to me recently - we moved...
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Katherine Wiens
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
Connections are Important
Getting together with trusted friends is a healing and resilience-building activity. Many times, after lunch or coffee with a friend or...
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Katherine Wiens
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
The Power of Thoughts
Years ago, I lived in St. Louis, Missouri. One day as I was walking down the street, someone passed me and they had an angry look on...
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