by Shannan Blum | Oct 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Turns out I’ve been writing since I was a kid! I was visiting my Mom recently and my grown daughter was looking through boxes of old photographs and found a treasure from when I was 10 years old and created ‘my first book!’ It has the date ‘1976,’ which...
by Shannan Blum | Jul 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
IntroductionHey there friend, are you ready to dive into the wild world of perfectionism? While achievement was definitely a way in which I received attention, praise and validation growing up, it provided other challenges for me. Don’t get me wrong, it...
by Shannan Blum | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Introduction Dr. Kristen Neff, the self-compassion “Queen” from the University of Texas at Austin, drops more than a few truth bombs on the self-esteem hype. Turns out, self-esteem isn’t the golden ticket to mental health we thought it was. The...
by Shannan Blum | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Introduction Shame and guilt can be a real puzzler, even for therapists who you imagine have it all figured out. The thing is, shame and guilt have a lot in common, but they also have their own unique quirks that mess with our heads. And if we want to maintain good...
