Eric Roeske, Private Practice, LMHC

04/10/2023

The Stoics were all about routine and repetition. They talked about fueling the habit bonfire. They would have agreed with Aristotle: we are what we repeatedly do. We become what we repeatedly study and focus on.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Epictetus, in fact, said just that. “You become what you give your attention to,” he said. “If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will.”

04/07/2023

The way we choose to describe ourselves and our situations determines so much of it. The language we use gives us agency or deprives us of it, hurls judgment or provides hope. Which will it be?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This power of perspective is critical…yet most of the time we hand it over to other people or outside sources. We let others determine our identity. We commiserate about labels. We accept the most pessimistic interpretation of things. Of course we’re miserable! Of course we think we’re stuck.

We have to remember what Shakespeare said: Nothing neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so. Our life, as Marcus wrote, is dyed by the color of our thoughts. Perspective is everything. So choose it wisely.

05/25/2021

Excellent…

Why our instinctive efforts to salve another’s sadness tend to only deepen their helpless anguish and broaden the abyss between us and them — and what to do instead.

07/15/2020

06/01/2020

Reasons why anger can be a hard habit to break.

05/06/2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/smarter-living/coronavirus-how-to-stay-optimistic-.html?fbclid=IwAR2dZ3jaqUQVSoGUjmXQ7jp0uWyejP5C1a3UiAOAxMeH24t6CrBgwWKl7To

Optimism isn’t about ignoring negative feelings. It’s about being hopeful about the future, even when the present seems wholly negative.

04/03/2020

Yes indeed...

Seven practices to help you navigate quarantine.

03/31/2020

Good Morning!
Thought for the day:

03/31/2020

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hi9-5F2zW4

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Spanish graphic designer Juan Delcan created an animated video to demonstrate...

03/28/2020

Take your time and breathe in deeply as you read/say each one...