Dr. Blake Wagner, Thrive Correspondent

Do you ever feel like you are your own worst critic? Does it feel like you are forever pushing yourself to be better, but deep down you never feel good enough?  We live in a culture which drives us to do more, to have more, to be more. We want the perfect relationship, the perfect body, […]

Painful, life-altering experiences, devastating setbacks – we’ve all had them. Maybe it’s a frightening diagnosis or the death of a parent or loved one. Maybe it’s a rejection from a friend or lover. It could be an illness and resulting disability. Perhaps it’s a partner’s infidelity or the loss of a job.  The inescapable reality of […]

How We Get Stuck  There you go again! You just had that same old argument with that same old person about the same old issue. To no one’s surprise it resulted in the same old outcome. Maybe she needles you to make some changes and you clam up or dig in your heels. Maybe he […]