by Kim Olver | Aug 21, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Development, Self-growth
In honor of Happiness Happens Month, I wanted to write about what makes people happy. I am an avid Choice Theory enthusiast and have been studying the work of William Glasser my entire adult life. Glasser made the distinction between pleasure and happiness by saying...
by Kim Olver | Jun 19, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships, Self-care, Self-Development, Self-growth
Did you know June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) month? When Choice Theory and Dr. Glassser’s views on mental health, I often use PTS as an example. No, that wasn’t a typo—I will never refer to PTS as a disorder. When people experience a seriously traumatic...
by Kim Olver | Apr 10, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships, Self-care, Self-Development, Self-growth
This is the next installment of my blog series on Strategic Self-Care. Despite being contained within the standard dialogue about self-care, Joy encompasses more than getting mani-pedis, going shopping and getting enough rest. You can find my previous blogs in this...
by Kim Olver | Sep 6, 2018 | Choice Theory, Grief and Loss, Mental Health, Self-Development, Self-growth
When someone we love dies, it triggers a grief process that everyone experiences. It’s best described by Elizabeth Kublar-Ross in her book, On Death and Dying. In it, she discusses the five stages that people go through: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining,...
by Kim Olver | Jun 7, 2018 | Mental Health
Many people hear about Dr. William Glasser’s Choice Theory® and conclude that the psychology doesn’t believe in mental illness. Of course, this is not true, and this misinterpretation is why many people don’t give Glasser’s ideas credence. In the following paragraphs,...
by Kim Olver | Oct 10, 2017 | Mental Health, Relationships, Self-growth
Is your life full of responsibility, having to pick up the slack for those around you? Do you sometimes want to run away from this life? If this describes you, there are some questions to ask yourself: Is everything I’m doing really necessary Just because you can do...
