Tag: coping skills
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Building Tolerance for Uncertainty: A Step-by-Step Guide
By Stacy Hixon, MA, LPC-S, CCTP, FRTP One of the biggest challenges in life is uncertainty. When we cannot predict an outcome, we often try to control it instead. That need for control can show up in our relationships, our work, our family life, our habits, and even in the way we manage our emotions.…
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Understanding Personal Accountability in Relationships
By Stacy Hixon, MA, LPC-S, CCTP, FRTP Have you ever tried to talk through an issue with someone, and the moment you bring up accountability, they react intensely and accuse you of attacking them? This can happen in friendships, marriages, family relationships, workplaces, and even therapeutic conversations. One person tries to address a concern, and…
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Understanding Metacognition: Enhance Your Thinking Skills
By Stacy Hixon, MA, LPC-S, CCTP, FRTP Metacognition is the practice of increasing awareness of how our thoughts influence our emotions, behaviors, and patterns. In simple terms, it means thinking about how we think. Often, we move through our thoughts automatically. We may react to our emotions, treat feelings as facts, or make assumptions without…
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Understanding Moral Injury: Causes and Impact
By Stacy Hixon, MA, LPC-S, CCTP What Is Moral Injury and Why Does It Matter? A closer look at the guilt, shame, and inner conflict that can happen when life, work, or circumstances clash with your core values. Moral injury is psychological distress that occurs when a person does, witnesses, or feels unable to prevent…
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Strengthen Your Emotions: Consistent Regulation Practices
By Stacy Hixon, MA, LPC-S, CCTP Emotional regulation is the ability to notice and understand your emotions. It also involves managing them so they do not control your behavior or decisions. It involves pausing, tolerating emotional discomfort, and responding in a thoughtful way rather than reacting impulsively. Most people delay thinking about implementing emotional regulation…
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Mastering Distress Tolerance: Effective Strategies
By Stacy Hixon, MA, LPC-S, CCTP We all experience stress, and stress often shows up as intense emotion. Without distress tolerance, we default to impulse. We lash out, we shut down, we avoid, we go numb. We try to escape the feeling instead of enduring it. Distress tolerance is different from emotional regulation. Emotional regulation…
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