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Helping adults, teens and children overcome anxiety, depression and the impact of trauma.

12/17/2025

You're Choosing to Be Insecure (And Here's How to Stop) https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/youre-choosing-to-be-insecure-and-heres-how-to-stop https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Stop trying to impress others in order to feel more secure. Folsom psychologist Forrest Talley explains why this approach fails, and offers a better solution for successfully building real confidence.

10/16/2025

Depression: The Reset Buttons No One Tells You About https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/depression-the-reset-buttons-no-one-tells-you-about https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

When you are depressed, it's essential to find quick and simple ways to begin to turn things around. In this article, I describe two such ways...

10/01/2025

How to Break Free from the Cycle of Overthinking https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/how-to-break-free-from-the-cycle-of-overthinking https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Break free from obsessive overthinking! Learn why rumination happens and discover 5 proven steps using RFCBT to restore peace, boost problem-solving, and reclaim your life.

09/24/2025

From Heartbreak to Healing: Six Truths About Divorce https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/from-heartbreak-to-healing-seven-truths-about-divorce https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Recovering from divorce is easier if you accept some hard truths. Learn how to manage the pain, muster support, rebuild routines, and support your children. Expert tips for emotional healing and moving forward with resilience and hope.

09/10/2025

LESS TANTRUMS & HAPPIER CHILDREN https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/2018/8/27/less-tantrums-happier-children https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Discover how the science of reinforcement—learned from casinos and pigeons—can transform your parenting. This article reveals why consistency matters, how variable rewards drive tantrums, and practical tips for calmer, happier children with fewer meltdowns. Break the cycle and parent with confid...

09/03/2025

Parental Praise: Participation Trophy Versus Character Building https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/yooxtii8v05oc1e68f5fdxp1hmb3vo https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

How a child is praised ends up having an impact on the youngster's view of him or herself. The right type of praise is beneficial and leads to more success in life. The wrong type, just the opposite impact.

08/30/2025

A Common Trap That Effective Parents Find Ways To Avoid https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/common-trap-parents-avoid https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Wanting your child to like you is understandable. In fact, it is the odd parent who claims not to care whether he or she is like by their child. But for many parents it takes on such importance that they end up wanting to be a friend first, a parent second. Is thi

07/15/2025

What Iraq Taught Me About Trauma: And How It Can Help You https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/nr1r3bdmd6k4cpgolxmnqt6ucah9lm https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Overcoming trauma takes more than good coping skills. Some lessons from Iraq shed light on a key ingredient for successfully moving forward.

07/01/2025

Essential Life Skills for Kids: Preparing Them for a Healthy Future https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/0hxii124nscuvm8a8l8hsrdtq5981d https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Raising children into competent, healthy adults is a challenge. It becomes much less taxing when parents are clear about the specific skills and character virtues they should focus on instilling in their children.

06/27/2025

Why Narcissists Don't Change: And What You Should Do https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/ryghch74g21ftsfkgjhq6s637k6rx9 https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Although narcissists behave as though they are confident in their superiority the truth is very different. Insecurity is the norm. Confidence is paper thin. The slightest insult can ignite a gnawing sense of distress. A social snub can lead to full-blown panic. What most would consider a minor disag

05/30/2025

An Overlooked Approach To Depression and Anxiety https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/8m83tc6fj3tmcbsezo9kqedineck3h https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Building a life of greater purpose and meaning is an overlooked path for overcoming depression and anxiety. Many people struggle to find solutions to disruptive mood disorders, not realizing that the solutions they are attempting will only minimally help because they have not corrected the fundament

04/20/2025

The Power of Grit: How to Build Mental Toughness and Determination https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/the-power-of-grit-how-to-build-mental-toughness-and-determination https://forresttalley.com/blog-anxiety-depression-trauma-ptsd-positivepsychology/

Mental toughness, an essential quality for success, can be learned. What's more, everyone is born with ample amounts of tenacity, or 'grit.' Somewhere between toddlerhood and adulthood, however, many begin to give up. That's a mistake, and it's never to late to regain the strength that was once in a

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2280 East Bidwell Street Suite 210
Folsom, CA
95630

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http://forresttalley.com/

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