by Lisa Holland, PhD | General
Most of us can tolerate some physical pain, some emotional pain, some anxiety and some chaos BUT we usually don’t seek medical care or therapy until we hit our threshold and the pain has become unbearable. We avoid thinking that it’s time to act because if...
by Lisa Holland, PhD | General
Andy worries about everything…if his future in-laws will like his family, if he will develop a thyroid problem like his mother, if the occasional palpitations mean that he has heart trouble. To others Andy’s just a chronic worrier. Although he denies it, Andy believes...
by Lisa Holland, PhD | General
I traveled to France two weeks ago with plans to post to my blog while I was away. When we landed in Paris I put my computer in my seat while I helped the older gentleman in front of me get his bag down from the overhead bin. Just as I handed him the bag, the...
by Lisa Holland, PhD | General
As we were about to walk into the psychology seminar, my friend Rollie grabbed my right arm and fell to the floor. I couldn’t believe what was happening. In a haze, I heard her say, my heart feels… I can’t breathe… we were both the same age, 41. I called out...
by Lisa Holland, PhD | General
Each week Bob Coleman makes an appointment for another test – it’s now been eleven weeks since he was given the thumbs-up to get back into his life’s routine. Bob’s wife of fifty years, Ellie, died a while back – her death devastated him...
by Lisa Holland, PhD | General
I was leaving an office building this week and overheard a women say to her friend, “it’s nothing, it’s just an emotion.” I couldn’t help but wonder why she thought that her emotions didn’t matter. Did you know that the actual...
