Justin’s Blog: “The Jog”
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Intolerance of Uncertainty
Photo by Leio McLaren on Unsplash “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” – Helen Keller I don’t want to live […]
Read More >Fitbit Your Way To Mental Health
You may have just gotten an activity tracker over the holidays, or maybe you’ve already jumped on the bandwagon of wearable tech. Not only do activity monitors like Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Spire track steps, heart rate, sleeping, and more, you can turn your tracker into an ally for mental health. Here’s how. Being able […]
Read More >Setpoints- Why Being Negative Will Make You Stable
Thomas Plets on Pexels This post was originally published on 05/26/2016 on my wordpress and is newly updated. You’re surrounded by setpoints every day. They literally keep you alive. One of them is your set body temperature. If your body drops or rises a mere 15% beyond your core temperature, death occurs. Think of a setpoint like […]
Read More >Sex Sells (And How I Survived the Ebola Scare of Dallas)
While purchasing my Kung Pao Chicken with steamed rice yesterday, the young lady at the counter put on gloves to handle money (she normally doesn’t). Though I always appreciate an extra measure of hygiene, she stated she was nervous about Ebola. This week, the nation discovered that the first U.S. case of naturally occurring Ebola […]
Read More >Ways To Be Miserable In Your Marriage
No relationship is the same. People are extremely complex- a marriage multiplies that intricacy. How can a marriage work? Amazingly, we really know a lot about what makes marriages function on all cylinders. But there is a gap between knowing and doing, and this is in large part what I work with in counseling. Instead […]
Read More >Intensity vs. Intimacy
Possibly the simplest definition of intimacy is this: knowing another and being known. Intensity is defined as strength, power, or force- in relationship terms, it’s getting a surge of whatever makes a person feel good. Intimacy is developed over time, with patience, with love, with understanding, with compassion, with sacrifice. Intensity happens quickly and fades […]
Read More >Stages of Change
Why won’t they change??!! True, long-lasting change is based on a re-orientation of a person’s heart attitude and approach. This can’t be forced. Few people like to change under compulsion. I actually haven’t met one. People that are so passive that they let others force transformation usually hold onto their beliefs internally, ending up with resentments, bitterness, […]
Read More >In Pursuit of a Better Mood: When Psychology Misses the Point
Are you “addicted” to having a good mood? The all-out fascination with having a good mood might be distracting you from living meaningfully. What is your highest priority? Relationships? Money? Status? Fun? God? Adventure? Let’s get honest- if pushed and prodded, what is your greatest care? What do you spend the most time thinking about? […]
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