Midlands Psychological Associates

feelings

The Other F word

Jan 30, 2017

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by

Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Connection, family, feelings, relationships

Family. That is the other F word. And it can be much worse than the curse word. We can dismiss the curse word when we hear it. We can use the curse word with impunity as many people do. It’s just a word. But we can’t do the same with the other F word: family.…
I Don’t Want to Live

May 23, 2016

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by

Ron Johnson

in family, feelings, happiness, self-awareness, Spiritual

I have the opportunity of hearing things from people that they have never told anyone else. This is a tremendous privilege that we therapists have. Close family members, good friends, pastors, doctors, and bartenders often hear private things from people, but there is something almost sacred about the therapy office, especially after trust is established…
Social Esteem

May 7, 2016

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by

Ron Johnson

in Children, emotional maturity, family, feelings, happiness, social esteem

Much has been written about self-esteem including thousands of professional journal articles and hundreds of books. When we are discussing self-esteem, we are looking at low self-esteem, namely where one does value oneself or feels inadequate in some way, or perhaps many ways. I remember doing a project in graduate school on self-esteem looking at…