We are seeing a lot more anxiety, stress and feelings of helplessness in our practice these days. Some folks have relatives in Iran or Lebanon, some have jobs where they have to monitor the news, some have immigration statuses that keep changing, others just dread turning on the TV in the morning. When violence spreads, uncertainty balloons, and our ability …
Hope and Self Efficacy – Gina
Believing you can create change in your life is the foundation for successfully making the change. Self efficacy is the sense that you can make change and thus hope and self-efficacy are intimately connected. Often people with bipolar or depression are overwhelmed with feelings of hopelessness. They feel stuck and unable to manage their moods. And yet a great deal of research shows …

