Debbie Covino, PhDJan 152 minBad Thought: I don’t know how to cope with Covid.As you might well imagine, people are struggling to deal emotionally as well as practically with yet another round of Covid. Omicron has...
Debbie Covino, PhDNov 14, 20202 minBad Thought: I shouldn’t be struggling so much to change myself.I often find myself having to reassure clients that seeming “setbacks” in self-development are normal and even beneficial.
Debbie Covino, PhDOct 20, 20182 minBad Thought: Nothing changes; I might as well give up.Many of us have heard of the idea of “learned helplessness,” in which people whose efforts to escape an unhappy situation have repeatedly...
Debbie Covino, PhDSep 16, 20182 minBad Thought: I’m damaged beyond repair.Anyone who’s experienced abuse, assault, a serious accident, life-threatening illness, or other terrible ordeal understands that life...
Debbie Covino, PhDMay 12, 20181 minBad Thought: The world is drowning in plastic. Rather than persisting for hundreds of years in the environment, millions of tons of plastic could now be degraded more immediately.