Dr. Patricia Bay - Therapy in a Nutshell

When an event or upset makes us feel badly, worried, concerned, angry or fearful (or many other possible emotions), our defense mechanisms can come into play. Learn what those might be and how to shift yourself into healthier, more developed behavior.

Jealously distorts our relationships by distorting who we are... or who we want to be. Does your jealousy harm your relationships... personal, professional, friends or family? Are you the recipient of a partner's jealous fears? JEALOUSY makes everyone feel horrible. This episode helps you recognize it and begin to fix it.

What are your patterns of behavior and how do they affect the quality of your life? This episode will help you identify unhealthy patterns and learn how to change them into healthy patterns of behavior.

We are born into Earth School © for one purpose. Learn what that purpose is and how to manifest it in your life. This comforting lesson can help you find the peace you have been searching for.

Almost everyone lies sometimes. Why? This episode lets you see how the lies we tell are a window into our own emotional development and how we need to grow. Learn why people lie, how to tell if they are lying and how to become more direct and honest yourself.

Your relationship with your mother, good or bad, happy or challenged, is a window into who you are. What things have you adopted? How do you try not to be like her? Take a look at how your relationship with your mom colors your world today.

How aware are you of your own"ME FILTER?" Do you tend to take things very personally or feel obligated to always express your thoughts, opinions or experiences? Does someone you know often feel like a victim? Learn to get outside of yourself and become a calmer person.

Co-dependent behaviors can be viewed in a manner that allows you to change in a healthy way. Why do some people enable others? How do you stop doing those unhealthy things?

Do you drop the F-bomb a lot? In your vocabulary is it a noun, verb, adjective and an adverb? Do you wish you, or someone you care about, would stop swearing so much? Learn how we hide behind the F-bomb.

Compassion Fatigue is another name for stress resulting from treating victims of trauma. First responders, military personnel, therapists, social workers, medical professionals and many others in helping/healing professions can develop different levels of this disorder.