As an extrovert, the idea of "praying without ceasing" has always been intimidating. It seems like something that deep, quiet people do...people that wake up at 5am every morning and spend 2 hours on their knees before they start their day. In my brain, these people also run 10 miles in the morning, eat a vegan diet, work 60+ hours a week and have all their relationships on track. Sounds pretty impressive. As I've studied how anxiety improves in our body and mind, the conc

Empathy: to put yourself in someone else's place. To experience the same emotion someone else experiences, in order to care for them. (Note: Sympathy is to tell someone that you're sorry that they're hurting...it's something you tell them, not something that you experience with them). Something weird has happened to me since I began doing therapy treatment in the past few years. I'm less of a jerk. I assume that people think that all therapists are naturally caring, loving