by Dr. Lara Fielding | Jun 13, 2016 | Knowledge
We’ve all been there! It can come on fast – or boil up from a slow brew. There are things to do – goals to be pursued – tasks to be managed. But every ounce of you wants to avoid, procrastinate, and plain old throw in the towel! Your mind starts... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Mar 7, 2016 | Knowledge, Self Awareness
There’s a theme that tends to come up in my office when clients hit an impasse or feel stuck… “It shouldn’t be this hard! It feels like it’s not going to happen for me.” “I don’t know what to do, how it will go, which way to turn!” “Why is it so easy for... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Jan 11, 2016 | Knowledge
You know that moment when the thought crosses your mind, or someone asks you, “Do you have any New Year’s resolutions?” Part of you has a momentary thought about the things you would like to change this year. But your mind, and your answer quickly go to “Resolutions... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Nov 24, 2015 | Knowledge
Habits are not just behaviors. We can also fall into particular patterns of thinking, which hold us stuck in emotion driven behavior. Knowing your particular mind habits can help you to monitor when you have moved from productive and helpful aspects, to the counter... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Nov 17, 2015 | Knowledge, Self Awareness
You know how it goes when you get triggered. Something happens, and before you know it, you are hooked. Pulled into an auto-pilot repertoire of thinking and behaving, which inevitably leads to a less than ideal outcome. These traps are extraordinarily difficult for us... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Nov 10, 2015 | Knowledge
In one sense, we are not really responsible for our mental states. Humans can easily get caught in evolutionarily hardwired mind traps. These are the auto-pilot repertoires of thinking and behaving, which we just assume are ‘the kind of person I am.” These traps are... Read more
