Written by Scott McElroy. If you live in Austin – this beautiful city that we’re so lucky to call home – and you’re starting to feel like you may want to talk to someone about something that’s going on in your life or if you’re noticing that you’re depressed and stressed and anxious about what […]
What is Comprehensive Wellness?
We throw around terms like optimal wellness, holistic and integrative care, wholeness of body, mind and spirit and human optimization, but what does comprehensive wellness really entail? It is now well-established in the scientific community that mental health, relationship health and physical health are linked in important ways. It is difficult to optimize our bodies […]
How to Get the Most Out of Therapy
We can all benefit from a little therapy once in a while. Heck, many of us make a culture out of it and use therapy as a means of personal growth. Some of you have never been in therapy, but have maybe thought about it. Regardless of your relationship to therapy, let us guide you […]
Heal Depression
Many people get confused about depression, partly due to societal stigma, ignorance, and outdated research/conventional wisdom. Depression is now considered more of a physiological illness than a psychological one. It it no different than any other physical disease you might get and need to treat. There are many types of depression, so if you think […]
Spiritual Development
What is spiritual development? Is it the development of your innermost connection to the Divine, however you define your spiritual outlook and experience. In addition to thoughts, emotions and physical experience, many people relate to a spiritual dimension of experience–an inner, sacred way that we communicate and commune with the Divine. For others, spirituality represents […]
John Presents at Attachment & Intimacy Conference
John presented on the neuroscience of couples therapy at the annual Attachment, Trauma and Intimacy Conference alongside Dr. Richard Schwartz, Maggie Phillips, Diane Poole-Heller and Amir Levine. In addition to the 200 or so therapists in attendance, the presentation was also streamed to 5 different countries outside the U.S. including Australia, China, Canada and Germany. John […]
Have a Better Relationship
Relationships are one of the most important parts of our lives and help determine our happiness, health, well-being, longevity and resilience in life. A great relationship can be healing. A difficult relationship can cause high levels of stress, frustration and overwhelm–even hopelessness. We seem to choose partners that are similar to use in some ways, […]
