by Dr. Colleen Cira | Mar 31, 2015 | Honesty, Judgment, Uncategorized, Vulnerability
Vulnerability. It’s a word I deal with all of the time in therapy, but also just by being the person that I am. Anyone who knows me, knows that most of the time, vulnerability doesn’t really feel like something I choose – it’s just...
by Dr. Colleen Cira | Mar 24, 2015 | Judgment, Sexism, Uncategorized
Recently, I saw the following pictures that were trending on Facebook:These are selfies of a model who is 8.5 months pregnant. Gasp. Shock. Awe. Right? Pretty normal, human reactions to have, I think, considering how incredibly tiny she...
by Dr. Colleen Cira | Mar 20, 2015 | Love, Pain, Support, Uncategorized
I have been in several situations lately where even I, as a psychologist, feel at a loss about what to say to someone. Because the pain they are experiencing is so intense. Because there’s nothing that will make it better. Because the situation...
by Dr. Colleen Cira | Mar 18, 2015 | Anxiety, Perfectionism, Uncategorized
If there’s anyone who knows what it feels like to try to be perfect constantly, it’s me. Let me start at the beginning. I’m a cancer survivor. I beat Hodgkin’s Lymphoma when I was 15 years old. I also lost one of my best friends to cancer less...
