Asking For It

Written by Dr. Veronica Johnson First question: Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?   Second question: Did you ask for it?   When I suggest to my clients that they have to ask for what they want (in general, not just for Christmas), they almost always balk at me.  “It doesn’t…

A Slice of Humble Pie

A Slice of Humble Pie It was a Wednesday morning in early November. Juggling my purse, computer, lunch sack and who knows what else, I arrived at work.  As I entered the lunchroom/conference room adjacent to my office, I chuckled to myself as I saw a message  on the white…

Gaslighting

Gaslighting? We have this ongoing debate in our family. The paint in our main living area is tan-colored, but my daughter tells me that it’s green. She sees it as green. I put a green plant next to it, and the contrast is striking (because the paint is clearly a…