Tag: mindfulness

  • Quitting Smoking One Last Time (hit me baby one more time)

    March 20, 2026 Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt… literally. Two times ago, when I wanted to quit on Feb 1st, I ended up going to a one person performance called “A Brief History of Smoking Cigarettes”, written and performed by Deanna Jones. I had come by the tickets in a serendipitous fashion, so…

  • On Quitting Self-Blame

    On Quitting Self-Blame

    Feeling stuck in therapy? Double entendre intended. Our minds are powerful, for better or for worse. This post is about how detrimental self-blame can be when we use it to deflect issues in our lives that need to be dealt with, and to punish ourselves.