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alexmackenziemft
Jun 22, 202210 min read
Being your own therapist or coach
Fire me (Or partner with me) Build Your Own Mental Wellbeing Author's note: This is not intended as psychological consultation or a...
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alexmackenziemft
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Sexual Trauma -- you are not alone
Sexual Trauma Most women I have counseled, and many of the men have at some point reported experiencing sexual trauma which continues to...
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alexmackenziemft
Apr 7, 20224 min read
Why go back to painful childhood memories?
From media portrayals of psychotherapy, many people get a lot of negative ideas about what therapy is like, including overrepresentation...
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alexmackenziemft
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Thought Distortions: Are you calling me crazy?
Thought distortions are beliefs we hold which are not supported by evidence – in fact, most are contradicted by evidence – and usually...
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alexmackenziemft
Dec 6, 20213 min read
Time to brush up communication skills?
Why learn new skills? People usually work on their skills when their current behaviors stop being successful in a context they are used...
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alexmackenziemft
Nov 1, 20212 min read
On Closure: Don't be a hostage of someone else's narrative
Closure: Peaceful acceptance that something has changed or ended. I have counseled many people who, at the end of a relationship,...
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alexmackenziemft
May 6, 20212 min read
Age Bias
Negative age bias has serious negative impacts, both on the people toward whom the bias exists, and on those who hold the negative bias,...
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alexmackenziemft
May 2, 20212 min read
Personality Conflict or Communication?
Have you noticed that some of the very things you loved about your romantic partner at the beginning of the relationship are the things...
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alexmackenziemft
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Black Lives Matter
There's been a lot of misinformation out there, and a lot of negatively biased information about the uprisings, the protesters...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 14, 20192 min read
Cross Cultural Partnerships
Intercultural or cross-cultural relationships bring both challenges and opportunities. While it may take more time and effort to...
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alexmackenziemft
Jul 17, 20193 min read
Anger -- Valuable and Misunderstood
Anger gets a bad rap. Like all of our emotions, anger has a purpose, and while many of us can use a tune-up in terms of the way we...
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alexmackenziemft
Jul 15, 20192 min read
Coaching-- Feedback in Professional Context
STAR Model (Business Feedback) In some roles, both in business and personal life, we are responsible for getting results, not from our...
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alexmackenziemft
Jul 15, 20192 min read
Basics of Active Listening
Listening: This is the most underrated of life skills. Listening helps you to gather information, demonstrate that you care, and builds...
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alexmackenziemft
Jul 15, 20192 min read
Interpersonal Feedback
Providing Feedback: I like to distinguish between two types of feedback -- personal and business. It's not that one works exclusively...
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alexmackenziemft
Jun 26, 20192 min read
Emotional Intelligence
Have you ever said, “I was so mad, I didn’t have any choice?” Have you heard a family member say, “I was so sad that I had to…?” If so,...
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alexmackenziemft
Jun 26, 20193 min read
Empathic Leadership
Author, Alex Mackenzie, 1/14 Who is a leader? Everyone is a leader in some respects. Even if you’re not a formal manager with...
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alexmackenziemft
Jun 26, 20196 min read
Parenting Teens
A parent asks the questions that every parent has about rebellious teenagers. Dear Alex: My 16 year old twins (boy and girl) have become...
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alexmackenziemft
Jun 26, 20193 min read
Quick and Dirty Tips for Conflict Resolution
When facilitating conflict resolution, I like to use William Ury's work -- he is the author of many cutting edge books on this topic...
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