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Career

The Busy Lie

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on June 17, 2024

The busy lie we tell ourselves is that we are too busy to stop, calm down, and experience a meaning of life that makes the trip worthwhile.

The busy lie we tell ourselves is that we are too busy to stop, calm down, and experience a meaning of life that makes the trip worthwhile.

Self-Help

Self-Actualization: The Milestone You Missed

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on May 15, 2024

The art of becoming self-actualized is not an exact science. It is a unique personal discovery that only you can eventually come to realize and take ownership of.

The art of becoming self-actualized is not an exact science. It is a unique personal discovery that only you can eventually come to realize and take ownership of.

Self-Talk

Taming the Unruly Voice Within

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on February 11, 2024

Does negative self-talk get the best of you far too often? Learn a simple and effective tool that can help you flip the script on negative self-talk.

Does negative self-talk get the best of you far too often? Learn a simple and effective tool that can help you flip the script on negative self-talk.

Relationships

What Fuels Caustic Personalities

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on November 29, 2023

The chemical reaction between a person seeking validation and a dominant force who naturally denies it is a recipe for stress.

The chemical reaction between a person seeking validation and a dominant force who naturally denies it is a recipe for stress.

Mating

8 Ways to Deal With Online Dating Fatigue

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on August 26, 2023

Although online dating offers efficiency and abundant opportunities to find love, there are drawbacks. Here are 8 suggestions to help you navigate them.

Although online dating offers efficiency and abundant opportunities to find love, there are drawbacks. Here are 8 suggestions to help you navigate them.

Sex

Happy Marriage, Unhappy Sex Life

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on May 25, 2023

Consensual non-monogamy can be a healthy option for some couples who are happy together yet unfulfilled sexually and unable to meet each other’s needs.

Consensual non-monogamy can be a healthy option for some couples who are happy together yet unfulfilled sexually and unable to meet each other’s needs.

Anxiety

How a Parent's Social Anxiety Can Impact a Child

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on March 28, 2023

Today, more than ever, children gain access to their social networks outside of the classroom through their parents.

Today, more than ever, children gain access to their social networks outside of the classroom through their parents.

Depression

The Pain of Rejection

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on December 18, 2022

Developing the social-emotional skills to handle rejection well is imperative for reasons that are seldom discussed.

Developing the social-emotional skills to handle rejection well is imperative for reasons that are seldom discussed.

Happiness

3 Reasons You Should Never Lie to Your Therapist

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on September 14, 2022

A therapist cannot effectively address a problem that he or she is not aware of.

A therapist cannot effectively address a problem that he or she is not aware of.

Relationships

In a Relationship Dip or Ditch?

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on September 6, 2022

A bit of rain in the springtime is not the same as a tsunami hitting a beach in the summer. Relationships go through ups and downs.

A bit of rain in the springtime is not the same as a tsunami hitting a beach in the summer. Relationships go through ups and downs.

Relationships

5 Signs That a Relationship Has Gone Bad

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on May 31, 2022

5 behaviors that predict your relationship will fade to black.

5 behaviors that predict your relationship will fade to black.

Bullying

The Perils of Empowerment

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on March 28, 2022

Personal perspective: Be mindful of who you empower with control in your life, family, community, and country.

Personal perspective: Be mindful of who you empower with control in your life, family, community, and country.

Marriage

How Struggling Couples Can Stay Together for the Kids

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on December 21, 2021

Like anything else, a marriage can be repurposed to accommodate all manner of changes.

Like anything else, a marriage can be repurposed to accommodate all manner of changes.

Relationships

How Chemistry Gets Mistaken for Compatibility

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on November 13, 2021

We are often sold a fairy tale of happiness that many people wholesale purchase. Chasing a fantasy-based relationship can lead to love rooted in fiction.

We are often sold a fairy tale of happiness that many people wholesale purchase. Chasing a fantasy-based relationship can lead to love rooted in fiction.

Relationships

Downloading Buddha

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on September 30, 2021

Technology is a wonderful thing, but blind worship of it is not advisable.

Technology is a wonderful thing, but blind worship of it is not advisable.

Career

What Simone Biles Is Teaching High Achievers

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on July 31, 2021

Give yourself permission to be human every day and the cost of being super-human—occasionally—will not become too high of a price to pay.

Give yourself permission to be human every day and the cost of being super-human—occasionally—will not become too high of a price to pay.

Health

Self-Care Is Not a Mountain You Climb

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on June 10, 2021

If you view your self-care and mental health maintenance as an impossible mountain you must climb, you’ll sit at basecamp indefinitely and miss out on an epic journey.

If you view your self-care and mental health maintenance as an impossible mountain you must climb, you’ll sit at basecamp indefinitely and miss out on an epic journey.

Resilience

Overcoming a Rocky Start in Life

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on May 20, 2021

Some people are just born into unlucky circumstances. It’s a good thing that the deck is constantly being shuffled and reshuffled.

Some people are just born into unlucky circumstances. It’s a good thing that the deck is constantly being shuffled and reshuffled.

Anxiety

Anxious, Overwhelmed, and Working in Your Pajamas

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on February 18, 2021

My client was convinced she was falling into a depression. As it turned out, she needed transitions in her day, and not treatment.

My client was convinced she was falling into a depression. As it turned out, she needed transitions in her day, and not treatment.

Trauma

How to Cope With Today's Political Trauma and Madness

Sheila Robinson-Kiss MSW, LCSW on January 17, 2021

In a country that is being stressed out and torn apart by today’s brand of politics, there is one thing we can all agree on: It’s taking an emotional toll on nearly everyone.

In a country that is being stressed out and torn apart by today’s brand of politics, there is one thing we can all agree on: It’s taking an emotional toll on nearly everyone.