by Christine Li | Sep 16, 2014 | All Posts, Resistance, Resources, Social
I've been having some difficulty getting my act together regarding this blog lately. I haven't been posting consistently, and some days it feels like the well has run dry. What I've realized in thinking about this current situation is that running a blog is kind of...
by Christine Li | Jul 22, 2014 | Academic, Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Social, Techniques
Often when we are stuck in a large, multi-faceted project or task, there is good reason. We get: deflated distracted uninterested bored consumed by something else perfectionistic and over time, we forget the need to have this task be done. So much for the task. In my...
by Christine Li | Apr 30, 2014 | Actions, Feelings, Social, Techniques
I have been thinking about what it means to be personal lately. The first thing that got me thinking was when my blogging coach Courtney Carver persuaded me to write from a personal vantage point on this blog. I really wanted to believe I had already been writing in...
by Christine Li | Apr 23, 2014 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Social, Theories, Thoughts
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being a psychologist and working with patients it's that we are all of different speeds and intensities. No two of us are really alike in the ways I’m wanting to talk about here. Though we may be the same age, look like each...
by Christine Li | Apr 11, 2014 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Social, Theories, Thoughts
When we look outside of ourselves for confirmation of what we feel and do, we complicate matters a lot. We turn from knowing what we feel and do, to looking in other directions, away from ourselves. At times, we can look everywhere and anywhere else for any sign...
by Christine Li | Apr 9, 2014 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Social
Let people know of changes in your life, both big and small. It will be calming for you and them. Here are some situations you might need to let others know about: Did you oversleep? Did you run overtime? Do you feel regretful over what you did? Did you change your...