Family-Systems Therapy and the Ringisho

By sunrisertc|2024-03-06T09:51:44-06:00June 28th, 2012|Treatment 101|

Fear of losing control manifests often and early in family therapy, generally showing up as some form of resistance. What if I donâ€™t agree with the group? What if they judge me? Iâ€™m used to being the boss. Iâ€™m used to being invisible. Iâ€™m used to being the joker. I have my place and role and I know how to do itâ€”I feel in control, at least, of myself in that role. In short, Iâ€™m used to the way things areâ€”homeostasisâ€”even when â€œthe way things areâ€ is clearly not working.

LIFE IS HARD…and other important messages for teens

By sunrisertc|2024-03-06T09:51:50-06:00June 20th, 2012|Identity & Motivation|

Normalizing stress by talking about it, making it okay, and encouraging problem solving instead of fight or flight, can help young people develop resiliency they need to persist and succeed. Self esteem that canâ€™t survive the bumps of adult life is fragile and, at best, of limited value.

Coping with Failure

By sunrisertc|2024-03-06T09:51:57-06:00June 7th, 2012|Depression, Identity & Motivation|

None of us wants to fail, but setbacks give us some of our richest opportunities to listen, learn, and persist. Itâ€™s through supported challenges that we are most likely to cultivate a productive, pro-social balance of confidence and humility. The good news is that a positive relationship with failure can be developed even in young people who may have missed this developmental milestone at a younger age.