Stress Management – Basic Steps Mental Health https://basicsteps.life Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:08:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 https://basicsteps.life/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-basic-steps-mental-health-siteicon-3-32x32.png Stress Management – Basic Steps Mental Health https://basicsteps.life 32 32 156554076 “I Don’t Believe in Therapy” https://basicsteps.life/2026/02/i-dont-believe-in-therapy/ https://basicsteps.life/2026/02/i-dont-believe-in-therapy/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:05:08 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=7031 Yes, not one but two people this week entered therapy and blurted out, “I don’t believe in therapy, but my spouse made me.” I chuckled. This wasn’t the first time I had heard this, nor probably will it be the last, but this reminded me of me in 1989 when I attended my first counseling […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2026/02/i-dont-believe-in-therapy/feed/ 0 7031 Special Memory #2 https://basicsteps.life/2024/07/special-memory-2/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/07/special-memory-2/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:10:35 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=4875 The special memory series continues from my 30-year career in the healthcare industry with this gem of an experience. It took place at the Mental Health Urgent Care Center in Long Beach California where I worked for 11 years. The Urgent Care Center was set up to take the pressure off of the psychiatric hospitals […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/07/special-memory-2/feed/ 0 4875 The Key to Getting through School https://basicsteps.life/2023/09/the-key-to-getting-through-school/ https://basicsteps.life/2023/09/the-key-to-getting-through-school/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:00:05 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=4025 When I was 32 years old, I decided to go back to school and study something I was interested in – Psychology. It had been 10 or so years since I dropped out of Long Beach State, but wanted to get out of the construction trade and knew that I needed to finish my Bachelor’s […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2023/09/the-key-to-getting-through-school/feed/ 0 4025 Is There an Art to Traveling? https://basicsteps.life/2023/06/is-there-an-art-to-traveling/ https://basicsteps.life/2023/06/is-there-an-art-to-traveling/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:14:18 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=3791 I thought I was properly prepared for my European getaway and once thrust into the situation I felt clueless! Thus began my vacation adventure. Everything that I held as normal vanished! In my world, almost everyone spoke English. Yes, I listened to my French language audio study course and thought I did quite well with […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2023/06/is-there-an-art-to-traveling/feed/ 0 3791 Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone https://basicsteps.life/2023/02/stepping-out-of-your-comfort-zone/ https://basicsteps.life/2023/02/stepping-out-of-your-comfort-zone/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:00:14 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=3706 In continuing the series of improving motivation, it just happens that I recently went through some emotional issues with motivation as I prepared for an upcoming trip to Europe. When something out of the ordinary happens to me, I first get overwhelmed, then make to-do lists. Looking at the whole picture can become overwhelming, but […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2023/02/stepping-out-of-your-comfort-zone/feed/ 0 3706 Heart Centered Living Workshop https://basicsteps.life/2019/05/heart-centered-living/ https://basicsteps.life/2019/05/heart-centered-living/#respond Tue, 21 May 2019 21:25:06 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=1582 A Return to My Roots In the late 1980s, I began my personal growth journey by attending a 2 1/2 day workshop presented by Insight Seminars. This training opened my eyes to not only to Psychology but realizing emotions can be healed. Up to that point, I played make believe that I was “fine”. I […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2019/05/heart-centered-living/feed/ 0 1582 Changing the Old School Approach https://basicsteps.life/2019/03/changing-the-old-school-approach/ https://basicsteps.life/2019/03/changing-the-old-school-approach/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:23:56 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=1515 As the clinical director of Basic Steps Mental Health, I have the honor of meeting with an incredible staff daily and talk about the clients we treat. We are a bunch of people who have gone through treatment in the past, dealt with our mental illness and tend to see things from the client’s perspective. […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2019/03/changing-the-old-school-approach/feed/ 0 1515 Stress Management 101 https://basicsteps.life/2019/02/stress-management-101/ https://basicsteps.life/2019/02/stress-management-101/#respond Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:09:33 +0000 https://wplive.site/wp/md/optima/2018/01/31/which-is-better-dogs-or-cats-3/ Obligations, bills, work, family, health, financial concerns, can I pay that bill – life has its challenges but how we handle the problems can lead to stress or success. For many, life can be challenging. In a nutshell, we have the ability to remain calm and in control, if we handle ourselves properly. Learning the […]

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