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July 2, 2012

All About Stonewalling (H.A.L.T. the Anger, Part 5)

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes? Listen here.  Have you ever been so angry that you withdrew or gave somebody the silent treatment? In this episode […]
June 25, 2012

Sandbagging (H.A.L.T. the Anger, Part 4)

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes? Listen here.  Do you carry around your anger, however small it is, collect it, save it and dump it later?  […]
June 18, 2012

H.A.L.T. the Anger, Part 3 – Feel vs. Behave?

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes? Listen here.  Do you recognize the difference between feeling anger and acting it out ?  In this episode host Michael […]
June 15, 2012

Change Starts at the End

By Michael Anne Conley, MFT June sure is a time for big changes. Is your family thrilled to be celebrating a graduation? Are you ready to […]
June 11, 2012

H.A.L.T. the Anger, Part 2 – Anger Continuum

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes? Listen here.  Do you recognize the small signals of anger before it’s too late??  In this episode host Michael Anne […]
June 4, 2012

H.A.L.T. the Anger, Part 1 – Self-Care Signals

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes?  Listen here. The “A” in H.A.L.T. is a reminder about not letting “anger” block you from your changes, but what […]
May 28, 2012

The Hunger in H.A.L.T.

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes?  Listen here. Used in self-help programs all over the world, the H.A.L.T. process is a good method for self-care and […]
May 21, 2012

Tell Sugar Sayonara

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes?  Listen here. Saying goodbye to sugar isn’t easy to do all at once, but you can get started and it […]
May 15, 2012

You Want Me To Stop What???

By Michael Anne Conley, MFT Almost 13 percent of Californians smoke. That means about 3,000 residents of my town of Lafayette, California. Every day in China […]
May 14, 2012

Inflammation and Your Food

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes?  Listen here. No matter what your problem habit, you can apply basic principles to begin your changes. One principle is […]
May 7, 2012

Diet Cure – My Interview With Julia Ross

Listen on iTunes Emotional eating doesn’t happen because you don’t have willpower. Hear about the biochemical basis of weight gain and mood swings in this episode. […]
April 30, 2012

Mouth Hunger or Stomach Hunger?

Listen on iTunes   Emotional eating, or “mouth hunger” has all kinds of impacts on your health. In this episode, host Michael Anne Conley shares a […]
April 23, 2012

The truth about most therapy! (with bonus tips)

Bravo to Therapist/Writer Jonathan Alpert, who confronted problems with psychotherapy recently in The New York Times.  His article, “In Therapy Forever – Enough Already,” is terrific.  […]
April 23, 2012

Habits & Cancer: Are You Too Fast With Food?

Listen on iTunes Don’t have iTunes?  Listen here. Getting in touch with your relationship to food starts not with what you eat, but how you eat. […]
April 19, 2012

Stopping smoking is not just personal. It’s also a political act.

Walking in the Question:  How do you manage your own personal habits in a way that is life affirming rather than self-destructive, not just in your […]