Posts by Liza Wäcker
3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Say YES
Feeling overcommitted, overstressed and overwhelmed? It’s easy to say yes automatically when you don’t want to disappoint others or when you want to appear like you have it all together. Can you help me with the project that’s due tomorrow? Yes. Bake the cookies for the bake sale? Yes. Dinner Friday night? Yes. You think…
< Read More >Mind Tricks Radio Podcast Part 2: A Deeper Dive Into Perfectionism
It was an honor to be back on the Mind Tricks Radio podcast to revisit Perfectionism. Dr. Aaron Kaplan and I took a deeper dive in the how perfectionism shows up in relationships, parenting, work and athletics. We touch on creativity, procrastination, reassurance-seeking, and social media and about the process of learning to make…
< Read More >A First-Timer’s Guide to Starting Therapy
It might not have been easy to reach out, but I’m so glad you did! You may be in a difficult moment and know you need help. You may have wanted to reach out for years and just decided now is the time. I want you to feel as comfortable as possible with the next…
< Read More >3 Ways to Use a Therapy Journal
Does journaling bring to mind “Dear Diary” and blank pages staring at you? Some folks like free writing and get excited about lots of empty space to fill. For others, it can feel like school. Whether you started with “Dear Diary” at age 12 or are just starting out, a therapy journal can be a…
< Read More >Online or In-person Therapy? How to Find Your Best Fit
During Covid, mental health opportunities moved on-line. You had to meet with your therapist via telehealth. But as many therapists now have full-time or part-time in-person availability, you now have more choices to start, continue or return to therapy in-person. Both have advantages. How do you decide? Online care isn’t for everybody. If your therapist…
< Read More >How to Be “Unproductive” Without Feeling Guilty
When life is full, you might daydream about what you’ll do when you have the gift of some time. You’ll just chill. You’ll binge that Netflix show. You’ll have the glass of wine and catch up with your friends. However, unproductive time can leave you feeling guilty instead. It may sound like this… “I should…
< Read More >How to Prepare for your Online Therapy Session
Online therapy is just one-way telehealth is giving you more options for your physical and emotional care. You may already be speaking to your physician through video conferencing or through a secure clinic portal and know the advantages that video sessions offer. Meeting with your therapist is a lot like using Skype, Zoom or FaceTime…
< Read More >Mind Tricks Radio Podcast: Perfectionism
I was recently a guest on the Mind Tricks Radio podcast. Dr. Aaron Kaplan and I talked about how perfectionism gets in our way and how to move toward health striving. You can listen to the podcast here. Check out Mind Tricks Radio for other helpful episodes on topics like Highly Sensitive People, unwarranted guilt,…
< Read More >Self-Compassion Is Your Super Power
A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life. Christopher Germer On Grey’s Anatomy, a few of the surgeons have a pre-op routine. They stand with their legs apart. Hands on hips. Head tilted back. Eyes gazing upwards. It’s the superhero stance that…
< Read More >10 Ways to Cozy up to Imperfection
Consider some of your very favorite things – the old sweatshirt you’ve had since college, your child’s drawing of you (you know…the ones with four fingers on each hand and blue hair), your favorite book with the bent cover. We appreciate these objects because in their imperfection – their incompleteness – they evoke emotion and…
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