Author Archives: Tereasa Jones
Streamline your Life, Reclaim your Freedom!
When you first walk in the door to your home after a hard day at work, how do you feel? Do you sigh with pleasure because you’re finally in your safe spot, or do you just want to run away because your home is a stressful mess? Have you ever wanted to invite friends over, […]
Holiday Tips to Survive the Most Wonderful Time of Year
For some of us, the holidays are truly “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. For others, not so much. Holidays tend to accentuate whatever is prevalent in your world. If things are going well, there is no family strife, and your social calendar is full, maybe it will feel like “The Most Wonderful Time […]
Staying Focused During the Holidays
Are you ready for the holidays? I know I’m not. Each year I promise myself that I will get started earlier next year, but when next year gets here there seem to be all of these things that are pulling my attention elsewhere! I know you know the feeling! But if the holidays are to […]
What are you Thankful for this Thanksgiving?
This week, thanksgiving week, I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of our world, our country in particular. My hope for everyone in this country is that we will do what we have always done, what we are, in fact, known for. We will come together as a nation and look at the cards […]
You’re In Control: Telling People About Your ADHD
Knowing that something is wrong but not having an explanation for it can make you feel like you’re making excuses for yourself or imagining things. In fact, that’s probably what you’ve been told for most of your life. When you finally get a diagnosis of ADHD, perhaps you feel relieved. You can finally put a […]
Procrastination – What’s so hard about this?
Photo by Heather Buelow http://www.Flourishinthyme.com Procrastination is something we all struggle with from time to time. But for some people it is more of a lifestyle than just an occasional struggle. Have you ever wondered why you don’t do that task that has been on your to do list for weeks or maybe even […]
Thinking Time and Your To-Do List
“How’d it go last week during your thinking time?” I asked one of my clients. He laughed and said, “It was a little rough. I thought of about a million things that I needed to do, but towards the end of the week I noticed that my mind stopped racing so much. I still thought […]
Take Time to Think
You schedule time to work. You make time to go grocery shopping. Even during the busiest times of the year, you manage to find time to watch television. Everything you do has found its way into your daily routine, from getting dressed to eating dinner. But when did you last take time to just […]
Personalization and Blame
This is my tenth post in the Cognitive Distortions Series. “Cognitive distortions” is another name for beliefs that hold us back and prevent us from living our best lives. The key reality for this series is that our thoughts have profound effects on our perceptions of reality. In order to improve our lives, we must first […]
Labeling
This is my ninth post in the Cognitive Distortions Series. “Cognitive distortions” is another name for beliefs that hold us back and prevent us from living our best lives. The key reality for this series is that our thoughts have profound effects on our perceptions of reality. In order to improve our lives, we must first […]