by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Jan 25, 2019
This is a tired man writing. It is Thursday night, which is my Friday, and I am sitting in the mall parking lot. I just grabbed some Greek food from the food court, and as I get ready to drive home, I realize I barely have the energy left to do it. Counting my two...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Jan 20, 2019
Sometimes bad things just happen. Sometimes circumstances are completely out of your control, and the only sane move left is to let go and let God. You may never fully understand the meaning behind everything that happens to you, and chasing that understanding can...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Jan 20, 2019
I am always wondering why people do what they do. It is just my nature, and after enough years it becomes a kind of reflex. As a therapist and coach, I look at the messes people get into and there is almost always a hidden payoff buried somewhere in the drama. We...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Jan 15, 2019
Emotional reactivity often traces back to earlier trauma. Physical abuse. Sexual abuse. Devastating losses. All kinds of terrible circumstances a person never asked for and did not deserve. And some people who struggle with emotional regulation quietly expect everyone...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Jan 8, 2019
I grew up in Florida, the Sunshine State. What people do not realize until they actually visit is how much it rains there. Now that I live in the desert, I have learned to appreciate clouds and rain even more, even though most of us treat a gray sky like it has...
