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Posts by Keith Karabin

COVID19 Enjoyable Life Resources

April 24, 2020 Keith Karabin
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All Posts, DIY Psychotherapy, In My Life, Living and Psychology, Soul Quenching

I believe that we will come through this better than we came in. Each of the resources I shared today had that theme in mind. They each have right now positive, fun help to provide but they also build for the future. Now is the time to start emotional, physical, spiritual and self care practices. Now, when there may be a few extra, quieter minutes in the day. I believe that we will reconnect, return to work and to school. Let's use these resources to start training for that time

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The Enjoyable COVID19 Life

March 27, 2020 Keith Karabin
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All Posts, DIY Psychotherapy, Living and Psychology, Soul Quenching

We must forge a new enjoyable life in the present COVID19 reality. Face it and embrace it—not just endure it—for that lifestyle will foster balanced mental health, a strong immune system and build a better post-COVID future right now.

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Counseling Starfish

February 28, 2020 Keith Karabin
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All Posts, DIY Psychotherapy, Living and Psychology, Soul Quenching

To me, this story of devotion is about helping a single life, and as many single lives as we can. But, the greater lesson, to me, is that we are all starfish.

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Overcoming “I Can’t”

January 31, 2020 Keith Karabin
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All Posts, DIY Psychotherapy, In My Life, Living and Psychology

These beliefs are formed in childhood, and often based on a child’s immature, ill-informed or egocentric view of the world. Thus, they’re almost always as deeply rooted, as they are totally wrong.

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Werewolf Willpower

October 25, 2019 Keith Karabin
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All Posts, DIY Psychotherapy, Living and Psychology

We all have a wolf inside us be it the wolf of Twinkies, drink or surfing the net at work. Ego depletion is the result of successfully fighting that wolf over and over again.

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Six Word Summer 2019

September 27, 2019 Keith Karabin
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All Posts, Creativity in Action, In My Life, Living and Psychology

The point of journaling—the reflection, can be done in as little as just six words. Not only do the same areas of the brain get triggered, but I assert that even more reprocessing of our history occurs when we attempt to work through the puzzle of what we’re trying to memorialize in a shorter span of words than a free-write.

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Outdoor Restores Work!

June 28, 2019 Keith Karabin
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DIY Psychotherapy, Living and Psychology, Soul Quenching

Researchers studied 18,500 people and found that spending time in nature can bring you as much satisfaction, vitality and meaning as having a good marriage, education or income!

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New Amsterdam: Best Medicine for Counselors

May 31, 2019 Keith Karabin
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New Amsterdam: The heart is what keeps me coming back as a fan and a counselor. It is the belief that everything can be improved. Quality of life, the healthcare system, our relationships, ourselves.

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Six Word Winter 2019

March 26, 2019 Keith Karabin
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I find that summer and winter are the journeying and reveling seasons while spring and fall are more transitional, thus the former two serve better for reflection and the latter for action.

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Valentine, Love Thyself

February 22, 2019 Keith Karabin
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We look at that list and say, “Yeah, I want all those benefits!” But perhaps you’re like me and the idea of self-compassion is challenging. Where do we even start? And, how do we avoid beating ourselves up when we fail at being self-compassionate?

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