{"id":66,"date":"2012-02-13T17:11:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T00:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melbahost.com\/DrPatrickKeelan\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2023-12-18T22:16:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T05:16:25","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Pat&#8217;s Psychology Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-post-slider fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider-posts-with-excerpt\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/video\/tips-for-coping-with-the-stress-of-the-coronavirus\/\" aria-label=\"Video: Dr. Pat&#8217;s tips for coping with the stress of the Coronavirus pandemic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-image-5129\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-200x113.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><div class=\"excerpt-container\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/video\/tips-for-coping-with-the-stress-of-the-coronavirus\/\">Video: Dr. Pat&#8217;s tips for coping with the stress of the Coronavirus pandemic<\/a><\/h2><p>In this video, I share ideas on how<a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/video\/tips-for-coping-with-the-stress-of-the-coronavirus\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/self-esteem\/improving-self-esteem-video\/\" aria-label=\"Video: Strategies for Improving Self-Esteem\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-image-5129\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-200x113.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategies-for-Improving-Self-Esteem.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><div class=\"excerpt-container\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/self-esteem\/improving-self-esteem-video\/\">Video: Strategies for Improving Self-Esteem<\/a><\/h2><p>In this episode of Dr. Pat's video tips, I discuss two categories of strategies to help you improve your self-esteem:\r\n\r\n1. Cognitive strategies which help you to think more positively about yourself.\r\n2. Behavioural strategies in which you engage in activities which help you to feel good about yourself.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/stress\/managing-stress-two-approaches-are-better-than-one\/\" aria-label=\"Managing stress: Two approaches are better than one\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-image-5116\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Managing-stress-Two-approaches-are-better-than-one.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Managing-stress-Two-approaches-are-better-than-one-200x113.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Managing-stress-Two-approaches-are-better-than-one-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Managing-stress-Two-approaches-are-better-than-one-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Managing-stress-Two-approaches-are-better-than-one-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Managing-stress-Two-approaches-are-better-than-one-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Managing-stress-Two-approaches-are-better-than-one.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><div class=\"excerpt-container\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/stress\/managing-stress-two-approaches-are-better-than-one\/\">Managing stress: Two approaches are better than one<\/a><\/h2><p>In this article, I discuss why using both problem-focused and self-focused approaches to manage stress is more effective than using only one of these approaches.\r\n\r\nOne of the most basic concepts I try to convey to my clients is how to manage stress. Once you realize that effective stress management boils down to using two categories of approaches, what can seemingly be a daunting task becomes much easier...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:60px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-pagination\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:10px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -10px !important; margin-right:-10px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination fusion-blog-rollover fusion-blog-layout-grid fusion-blog-layout-grid-2 isotope\" data-pages=\"34\" data-grid-col-space=\"20\" style=\"margin: -10px -10px 0;min-height:500px;\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-6409\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-trauma\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/how-to-discuss-traumatic-events-in-therapy-strategies-for-organizing-the-bookcase\/\">How to discuss traumatic events in therapy: Strategies for organizing the bookcase<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-125.jpg\" data-id=\"6409\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039;s blog - office worker\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/how-to-discuss-traumatic-events-in-therapy-strategies-for-organizing-the-bookcase\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to discuss traumatic events in therapy: Strategies for organizing the bookcase\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/trauma\/\" rel=\"tag\">Trauma<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/how-to-discuss-traumatic-events-in-therapy-strategies-for-organizing-the-bookcase\/\" aria-label=\"How to discuss traumatic events in therapy: Strategies for organizing the bookcase\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/how-to-discuss-traumatic-events-in-therapy-strategies-for-organizing-the-bookcase\/\">How to discuss traumatic events in therapy: Strategies for organizing the bookcase<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-04-21T20:21:53-06:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/trauma\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Trauma<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I will discuss guidelines for discussing traumatic events which facilitate organizing memories effectively.\r\n\r\nIn my last article, I discussed how the challenging task of discussing the details of traumatic events leads to many benefits which facilitate healing for clients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the benefits was that discussing traumatic events facilitates the organization of these events in a person\u2019s memory. In turn, I indicated that organizing the details of traumatic events in memory is fundamental to healing from PTSD by using the metaphor of organizing books in a bookcase.\r\n\r\nTo organize memories effectively, it is important that discussions of traumatic events follow research-based guidelines. In the following sections, I will discuss these rules for efficiently organizing the books on the shelves of the bookcase...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/how-to-discuss-traumatic-events-in-therapy-strategies-for-organizing-the-bookcase\/\" aria-label=\"More on How to discuss traumatic events in therapy: Strategies for organizing the bookcase\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6405\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6405 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-trauma\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/benefits-of-discussing-traumatic-events-it-is-like-organizing-a-bookcase\/\">Benefits of discussing traumatic events: It is like organizing a bookcase<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-125.jpg\" data-id=\"6405\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039;s blog - office worker\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/benefits-of-discussing-traumatic-events-it-is-like-organizing-a-bookcase\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBenefits of discussing traumatic events: It is like organizing a bookcase\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/trauma\/\" rel=\"tag\">Trauma<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/benefits-of-discussing-traumatic-events-it-is-like-organizing-a-bookcase\/\" aria-label=\"Benefits of discussing traumatic events: It is like organizing a bookcase\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/benefits-of-discussing-traumatic-events-it-is-like-organizing-a-bookcase\/\">Benefits of discussing traumatic events: It is like organizing a bookcase<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-04-07T19:44:15-06:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/trauma\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Trauma<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss one of the benefits of discussing traumatic events as analogous to organizing books in a bookcase.\r\n\r\nAlthough it is a challenging task, discussing the details of traumatic events leads to many benefits which facilitate healing for clients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the benefits is that discussing traumatic events facilitates the organization of these events in a person\u2019s memory.\r\n\r\nIn the following sections, I will discuss why organizing the details of traumatic events in memory is fundamental to healing from PTSD by using the metaphor of organizing books in a bookcase...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/trauma\/benefits-of-discussing-traumatic-events-it-is-like-organizing-a-bookcase\/\" aria-label=\"More on Benefits of discussing traumatic events: It is like organizing a bookcase\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6399\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6399 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psychology category-relationships\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-156.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-156-200x122.jpg 200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-156-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-156-600x365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-156.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 732px) 575px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/relationships\/how-to-know-whether-you-are-being-defensive-and-how-to-act-on-this-knowledge\/\">How to know whether you are being defensive: And how to act on this knowledge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-156.jpg\" data-id=\"6399\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Upset couple\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/relationships\/how-to-know-whether-you-are-being-defensive-and-how-to-act-on-this-knowledge\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to know whether you are being defensive: And how to act on this knowledge\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Psychology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/relationships\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationships<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/relationships\/how-to-know-whether-you-are-being-defensive-and-how-to-act-on-this-knowledge\/\" aria-label=\"How to know whether you are being defensive: And how to act on this knowledge\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/relationships\/how-to-know-whether-you-are-being-defensive-and-how-to-act-on-this-knowledge\/\">How to know whether you are being defensive: And how to act on this knowledge<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-03-17T20:14:20-06:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Psychology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/relationships\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Relationships<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss criteria you can use to determine whether you are being defensive and how to proceed once you have determined this.\r\n\r\nI encounter the terms defensive and defensiveness often. For example, they arise frequently when I work with couples on how to communicate constructively about issues. In that regard, one of the negative communication patterns known as the \u2018four horsemen of the apocalypse\u2019 identified by relationship expert Dr. John Gottman is defensiveness. I also often hear one person tell another person in a discussion that they are being defensive\u2014both in and apart from couples counselling conversations.\r\n\r\nMy experience with the terms defensive and defensiveness has led me to arrive at two conclusions: (1) the terms are often misused and misunderstood; (2) there is a need for more knowledge on how a person should proceed once they have determined whether they are being defensive. In the following sections, I will discuss how to know whether you are being defensive and how to act on this knowledge...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/relationships\/how-to-know-whether-you-are-being-defensive-and-how-to-act-on-this-knowledge\/\" aria-label=\"More on How to know whether you are being defensive: And how to act on this knowledge\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6396\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6396 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anxiety category-psychology\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drawing of man offering an umbrella in the rain to a sad person.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-151-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-151-400x274.jpg 400w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-151-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-151.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 732px) 575px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/the-three-laws-of-emotional-mastery\/\">The three laws of emotional mastery<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-151.jpg\" data-id=\"6396\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039;s blog--umbrella and rain\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/the-three-laws-of-emotional-mastery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe three laws of emotional mastery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/anxiety\/\" rel=\"tag\">Anxiety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Psychology<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/the-three-laws-of-emotional-mastery\/\" aria-label=\"The three laws of emotional mastery\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/the-three-laws-of-emotional-mastery\/\">The three laws of emotional mastery<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-03-10T19:42:27-06:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/anxiety\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Anxiety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Psychology<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss three laws you can follow to master your management of emotions.\r\n\r\nOne of the most impactful articles I have read is The Three Laws of Emotional Mastery. Written by Noam Shpancer, PhD, it appeared in the May 4, 2021 edition of Psychology Today. I have used the concepts discussed in the article to help many clients with the challenging task of managing their emotions.\r\n\r\nIn the following sections, I will discuss the three laws of emotional mastery and how they can benefit you in different areas of your life...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/the-three-laws-of-emotional-mastery\/\" aria-label=\"More on The three laws of emotional mastery\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6388\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6388 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-relationships category-self-esteem\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drawing of a man standing on a balance scale.\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/self-esteem\/striking-a-balance-having-good-self-esteem-without-becoming-egotistical\/\">Striking a balance: Having good self-esteem without becoming egotistical<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-129.jpg\" data-id=\"6388\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039;s blog - scale in balance\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/self-esteem\/striking-a-balance-having-good-self-esteem-without-becoming-egotistical\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStriking a balance: Having good self-esteem without becoming egotistical\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/relationships\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationships<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/self-esteem\/\" rel=\"tag\">Self-Esteem<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/self-esteem\/striking-a-balance-having-good-self-esteem-without-becoming-egotistical\/\" aria-label=\"Striking a balance: Having good self-esteem without becoming egotistical\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/self-esteem\/striking-a-balance-having-good-self-esteem-without-becoming-egotistical\/\">Striking a balance: Having good self-esteem without becoming egotistical<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-02-25T21:20:56-07:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/relationships\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Relationships<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/self-esteem\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Self-Esteem<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss how to feel good about yourself without having negative effects on your relationships.\r\n\r\nI sometimes work with clients who are ambivalent about working on the goal of building good self-esteem. You might wonder why someone would be ambivalent about pursuing an apparently unequivocally positive goal. The reason for these clients\u2019 ambivalence is typically concern over good self-esteem leading to egotism or even narcissism. Such concerns often extend to putting oneself ahead of \u00a0others so that their relationships may suffer.\r\n\r\nFortunately, there are ways to have good self-esteem without it leading to these negative consequences. In the following sections, I will discuss steps you can take to strike this balance...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/self-esteem\/striking-a-balance-having-good-self-esteem-without-becoming-egotistical\/\" aria-label=\"More on Striking a balance: Having good self-esteem without becoming egotistical\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6382\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psychology category-sport-performance\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-146.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/sport-performance\/best-practices-on-and-off-the-playing-field-lessons-from-the-super-bowl\/\">Best practices on and off the playing field: Lessons from the Super Bowl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-146.jpg\" data-id=\"6382\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039;s blog - puzzle piece\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/sport-performance\/best-practices-on-and-off-the-playing-field-lessons-from-the-super-bowl\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBest practices on and off the playing field: Lessons from the Super Bowl\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Psychology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/sport-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sport &amp; Performance<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/sport-performance\/best-practices-on-and-off-the-playing-field-lessons-from-the-super-bowl\/\" aria-label=\"Best practices on and off the playing field: Lessons from the Super Bowl\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/sport-performance\/best-practices-on-and-off-the-playing-field-lessons-from-the-super-bowl\/\">Best practices on and off the playing field: Lessons from the Super Bowl<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-02-10T21:30:53-07:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Psychology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/sport-performance\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sport &amp; Performance<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss life lessons displayed by participants in the National Football League\u2019s championship game.\r\n\r\nLike millions of football fans, each year I look forward to watching the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) known as the Super Bowl. I am particularly excited to watch this year\u2019s game as it features the American Football Conference champion Kansas City Chiefs battling my favourite team\u2014the National Football Conference champion San Francisco 49ers. My fondness for the 49ers grew when my younger brother and I travelled to the Bay Area to watch them play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in December, 2022.\r\n\r\nIn addition to enjoying the game, as a psychologist I am fascinated by the life lessons which are displayed by the participants. In the following sections, I will discuss some of these...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/sport-performance\/best-practices-on-and-off-the-playing-field-lessons-from-the-super-bowl\/\" aria-label=\"More on Best practices on and off the playing field: Lessons from the Super Bowl\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6376\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6376 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psychology category-relationships\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/a-nice-place-to-visit-lessons-from-the-twilight-zone\/\">A nice place to visit: Lessons from the Twilight Zone<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-120.jpg\" data-id=\"6376\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pats blog - fireplace\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/a-nice-place-to-visit-lessons-from-the-twilight-zone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA nice place to visit: Lessons from the Twilight Zone\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Psychology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/relationships\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationships<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/a-nice-place-to-visit-lessons-from-the-twilight-zone\/\" aria-label=\"A nice place to visit: Lessons from the Twilight Zone\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/a-nice-place-to-visit-lessons-from-the-twilight-zone\/\">A nice place to visit: Lessons from the Twilight Zone<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-01-29T04:47:51-07:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Psychology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/relationships\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Relationships<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss the thought-provoking messages contained in an episode of an old television series.\r\n\r\nRecently, I have been enjoying watching reruns of episodes of the landmark television series The Twilight Zone. Created by Rod Serling, the series began airing before I was born so I was unable to catch the episodes in their first run.\r\n\r\nMost episodes of the half-hour drama featured unusual scenarios which stimulated viewers to think outside the box and provided important life lessons. In the following sections, I will discuss the lessons provided by one such episode entitled A Nice Place to Visit...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/a-nice-place-to-visit-lessons-from-the-twilight-zone\/\" aria-label=\"More on A nice place to visit: Lessons from the Twilight Zone\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6372\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psychology\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/an-illustration-of-biased-thinking-my-view-of-a-legendary-football-coach\/\">An illustration of biased thinking: My view of a legendary football coach<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-112.jpg\" data-id=\"6372\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039;s blog - brain\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/an-illustration-of-biased-thinking-my-view-of-a-legendary-football-coach\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn illustration of biased thinking: My view of a legendary football coach\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Psychology<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/an-illustration-of-biased-thinking-my-view-of-a-legendary-football-coach\/\" aria-label=\"An illustration of biased thinking: My view of a legendary football coach\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/an-illustration-of-biased-thinking-my-view-of-a-legendary-football-coach\/\">An illustration of biased thinking: My view of a legendary football coach<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-01-14T19:46:52-07:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Psychology<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss how I committed the fundamental attribution error in my perception of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.\r\n\r\nThe day before I started writing this article, the iconic Bill Belichick stepped down from his duties as head coach of the National Football League\u2019s New England Patriots after a storied run which included a record six Super Bowl titles. What led me to write this article about Mr. Belichick was not his unrivalled success. Instead, it was my long-standing view of him and how it recently changed.\r\n\r\nI had a fixed perception of \u2018Hoodie\u2019 based largely on his behaviour at many post-game press conferences over the years. That perception was rocked by my listening to comments by people who interacted with Mr. Belichick as well as by the head coach\u2019s statement at his farewell press conference. I realized that my long-established evaluation of him was largely the result of my committing the biased thinking pattern known as the fundamental attribution error. In the following sections, I will discuss how this psychologist, who has given university lectures about the fundamental attribution error, succumbed to it in forming my view of Mr. Belichick...[more]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/an-illustration-of-biased-thinking-my-view-of-a-legendary-football-coach\/\" aria-label=\"More on An illustration of biased thinking: My view of a legendary football coach\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6367\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6367 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media category-sport-performance\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-154.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-154-200x126.jpg 200w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-154-400x252.jpg 400w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-154-600x378.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-154.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 732px) 575px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/media\/dr-pat-featured-in-the-calgary-herald-insights-on-achieving-fitness-goals\/\">Dr. Pat Featured in the Calgary Herald: Insights on Achieving Fitness Goals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-154.jpg\" data-id=\"6367\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039; blog - Running\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/media\/dr-pat-featured-in-the-calgary-herald-insights-on-achieving-fitness-goals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Pat Featured in the Calgary Herald: Insights on Achieving Fitness Goals\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/media\/\" rel=\"tag\">In the Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/sport-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sport &amp; Performance<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/media\/dr-pat-featured-in-the-calgary-herald-insights-on-achieving-fitness-goals\/\" aria-label=\"Dr. Pat Featured in the Calgary Herald: Insights on Achieving Fitness Goals\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/media\/dr-pat-featured-in-the-calgary-herald-insights-on-achieving-fitness-goals\/\">Dr. Pat Featured in the Calgary Herald: Insights on Achieving Fitness Goals<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-01-11T17:29:33-07:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/media\/\" rel=\"category tag\">In the Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/sport-performance\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sport &amp; Performance<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Discover Dr. Pat Keelan's professional advice on achieving fitness goals in his recent Calgary Herald feature. Explore the article for key strategies and tips on embracing a healthier lifestyle in 2024. Click to read more<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/media\/dr-pat-featured-in-the-calgary-herald-insights-on-achieving-fitness-goals\/\" aria-label=\"More on Dr. Pat Featured in the Calgary Herald: Insights on Achieving Fitness Goals\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6360\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-6360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-depression category-psychology\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/using-your-senses-to-enhance-your-mental-health-its-just-common-sense\/\">Using your senses to enhance your mental health: It\u2019s just common sense<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-135.jpg\" data-id=\"6360\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"Dr. Pat&#039;s blog - making a decision\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/using-your-senses-to-enhance-your-mental-health-its-just-common-sense\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUsing your senses to enhance your mental health: It\u2019s just common sense\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/depression\/\" rel=\"tag\">Depression<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Psychology<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/using-your-senses-to-enhance-your-mental-health-its-just-common-sense\/\" aria-label=\"Using your senses to enhance your mental health: It\u2019s just common sense\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/psychology\/using-your-senses-to-enhance-your-mental-health-its-just-common-sense\/\">Using your senses to enhance your mental health: It\u2019s just common sense<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/author\/dr-pat\/\" title=\"Posts by Dr. Patrick Keelan\" rel=\"author\">Dr. Patrick Keelan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2023-12-31T21:03:10-07:00<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/depression\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Depression<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpatrickkeelan.com\/category\/psychology\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Psychology<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In this article, I discuss how to use your five senses to benefit your mental health.\r\n\r\nOver the Christmas holiday season, I derived enjoyment from various activities I engaged in by myself and with friends and family. On reflection, my enjoyment typically was the result of activities which had positive effects on one or more of the five senses.\r\n\r\nFor example, my sight was positively stimulated by gazing at a beautifully decorated Christmas tree and at the lights on people\u2019s homes; my sense of hearing was treated to carols and other songs associated with this time of year; I enjoyed hugging friends and family to stimulate my sense of touch along with the relaxation I felt when I sampled a portable neck massager which someone got at a gift exchange I attended; the smell of scented candles and of incense at Christmas Mass along with the aroma of the Christmas meal which I enjoyed brought me pleasure through my olfactory senses; and last but not least my sense of taste was treated to pleasure from the food at the Christmas meal and at many other holiday gatherings.\r\n\r\nThe holiday season reminded me of how important it is to use our five senses\u2014or as many as we have in working order\u2014to benefit our mental health. 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