The Happiness Project

04/22/2026

"When you are not experiencing the present, when you are absorbed in the past or worried about the future, you bring great heartache and grief to yourself."

04/20/2026

Can we think better thoughts?

Hello! Creating positive thoughts that are true for you and help your frame of mind is a skill that can take time and practice to learn. I'm here to help! Getting assistance with positive ideas can teach us what types of thoughts work for us. I'll take samples of unhelpful thoughts and list related....

04/15/2026

GRIEF. Does it pathologize grief to offer therapy?

I got clarification at last year's EMDR conference about what it looks like to work with the trauma around a grief experience. There are often traumatic moments around the death of a loved one as well as maladaptive negative beliefs. Both of these can be healed with EMDR.

Once these are healed, the pure grief can shift and evolve in a healthy and natural way.

04/13/2026

Be patient with your process.
You are transforming.

Pain is always challenging, but it often leads us to our greatest metamorphoses. There are gifts and strengths within us that only emerge when they are required. Pain is not the only teacher, but many times it is a necessary one.

This does not mean we should remain trapped in pain, but rather use it as an impulse for growth and strengthening.

Healing our wounds, becoming stronger, and allowing our virtues to flourish is a process that takes time. This journey is filled with nuances, setbacks, and breakthroughs. Healing is not linear. It unfolds gradually.

When pain arrives, the invitation is to turn inward. To reflect on what it has come to teach us and what needs to change within us.

Little by little, transformation takes shape. What once hurt and felt like an ending becomes a beautiful beginning.

Do not be afraid of the changes in your life. Our experiences are cocoons that support our emotional metamorphosis and the birth of our best version.

DM - Daily Motivation by Alice

04/13/2026

What do positive thoughts look like?

Hello and Happy Monday! I hear a lot about positive thinking. Being positive is harder when we're in the middle of a difficult time, so I thought I'd put together a list of thoughts that could be of use. If you broke your foot, it's okay to acknowledge that it's not fun to feel unwell. You can also....

04/10/2026

Wisdom from someone who was grieving:
"The bad memories don't take away the love."

04/06/2026

Do my dark thoughts make me a bad person?

Hello everyone! Before I jump in today, I would like to thank Julia Meek and WBOI for the interview on therapeutic mindfulness. It was a pleasure to work with Julia. If you would like to listen or share with friends who are into personal growth, you can get it by clicking the link below.

04/06/2026

What we believe on a spiritual or religious basis greatly influences how we feel about ourselves, others and the world. Our belief system is part of our mental health.

I wonder how often people bring their beliefs into their therapy sessions. Ideally, a therapist should be able to meet you where you are at without their own agenda. Therapists are taught to strive for this ideal, to meet a client on their terms about all parts of their experience including their beliefs.

If your therapist cannot do this, look for those people who can help you apply your beliefs as you work to improve yourself. Hopefully, this can help lead to a more integrated, happier you.

03/30/2026

Is the news of the world getting you down? Check out this article!

03/30/2026

There are a few therapies that can help with this. IFS + EMDR is big . Also, a Therapeutic Mindfulness is a major help for shame issues as they arise.

03/25/2026

Consider your favorite places in Fort Wayne (or the city where you live).

What places:
- have people that warm your heart?
- feel healing?
- bring joy or laughter?
- bring intellectual stimulation?
- replenish you?

Now, when is the last time you've visited? If it's been a while, check your Inner Knowing: is it time to take a trip across town?

03/23/2026

"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"

What next? Read this for ideas...