Carrie Mosko
In the Trenches
In my training as a therapist I was taught to be a blank slate. Blankety blank blank blank. As blank as blank can be. Monotone voice....
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Carrie Mosko
- Oct 8, 2022
- 5 min
Developing Composure Part Two
Once you reach a level of awareness to where you can fully notice your feelings, thoughts, and body sensations, and do so in a relatively...
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Carrie Mosko
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
Developing Composure - Part One
I was first introduced to the idea of composure as a young athlete. Back then, composure to me was a characteristic of only the best...
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Carrie Mosko
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
What is a "Trauma?"
Sometimes people get caught up on the word ‘trauma’ and are quick to dismiss their life experiences as not "therapy-worthy" because they...
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Carrie Mosko
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
There is nothing wrong with you.
As a therapist, people come to me with what clinicians refer to as “presenting issues." These presenting issues assume all different...
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Carrie Mosko
- Aug 29, 2022
- 4 min
It's not about the tree.
If you’ve ever wondered how EMDR therapy helps a person in the day to day sense, here’s an example. I walked outside this morning to take...
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Carrie Mosko
- Jul 28, 2022
- 4 min
Esteemable People Do Esteemable Things
In the 1992 movie A Few Good Men, there is a scene in which lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee, played by Tom Cruise, questions Lance Cpl. Harold...
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Carrie Mosko
- Jul 14, 2022
- 6 min
One Rep at a Time: How Self-Talk & Mindfulness Get Me Through Work Outs
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” - Mahatma Ghandi I often read about how movement and...
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Carrie Mosko
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Art of Therapy
There is a scene in the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting where Matt Damon’s character, Will (the patient), says to Robin Williams’ character,...
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Carrie Mosko
- Jun 18, 2022
- 4 min
When you speak poorly about your child's other parent....
The following blog entry may possibly, and, more than likely, absolutely will ruffle the feathers of some parents. I am less concerned...
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Carrie Mosko
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Action Steps and Why They are Vital in Therapy
I sometimes hear people speak about therapy as being less than valuable because, they say, it focuses on problems rather than solutions. ...
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Carrie Mosko
- Jun 3, 2022
- 4 min
Faith Without Works Is Dead - Helping Our Kids
I remember researching graduate schools when I was trying to decide which path in life I wanted to take, and written across the website...
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Carrie Mosko
- May 18, 2022
- 4 min
You do not have to forgive your abuser.
You do not have to forgive your abuser. I'll say it again. You do not have to forgive your abuser. Very often the topic of “forgiveness”...
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Carrie Mosko
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
Motivation Vs. Discipline
With so many motivational speakers and coaches out there these days, it’s easy to see why so much emphasis has been placed on the power...
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Carrie Mosko
- Apr 2, 2022
- 3 min
Trauma Responses
One way to conceptualize PTSD is it's the hijacking of one’s central nervous system by traumatic experiences, which have been paired with...
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Carrie Mosko
- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
Little Eyes Upon You
I made a lot of mistakes in my early days of being a therapist. Being fresh out of grad school, having just passed my licensure exam, and...
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Carrie Mosko
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
And then there is summer...
Albert Camus once wrote, "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." It is wintertime in...
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Carrie Mosko
- Feb 20, 2022
- 2 min
Is it a Disease?
I recently had a young teen ask me in session, “Do you think addiction is a disease?” A conversation ensued, and at the end of it a...
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Carrie Mosko
- Feb 11, 2022
- 4 min
The Gift of Fear
This blog was originally posted in February 2022. Update 4/5/2022: Gavin de Becker now offers a free Gift of Fear Master Class...
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Carrie Mosko
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
Haiku for You (Rhyme)
I told my friend Pawley I would create a recovery haiku for my next blog. Pawley is the former host of “The Maxwell Show” on WMMS in...
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