KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING
I finished up the session with Connor, my 9-year-old client, and walked out into the waiting room to meet with his mother. I updated her...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Jun 28, 2019
- 4 min
The Disconnected Husband
I see it over and over again in the clinical office. A couple comes in for marital counseling and I watch as the wife desperately tries...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Jun 10, 2019
- 5 min
How to Avoid Sleep Deprivation
Several weeks ago, I settled into bed after a long day ready for a good night’s sleep. As I laid there drifting off into what I hoped...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Apr 26, 2019
- 5 min
Silencing the Critical Monster Within
I was 25 years old and just beginning to see patients as a psychologist in training. I’ll never forget the moment I watched the first...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Apr 15, 2019
- 4 min
Cultural Narcissism
I had a very challenging married couple come into the counseling office last week who were both clearly emotionally disturbed. They...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Mar 27, 2019
- 4 min
Online Battlefield
I have a quick quiz I’d like you to take. Open up your favorite social media platform and go through the first 20 posts from your...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Mar 8, 2019
- 4 min
How to Have the Best Vacation Ever
I snapped a picture a couple of days into a vacation I took with my family to the Florida Keys. As I sat on the back porch in between a...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Feb 22, 2019
- 5 min
Is it Time to Turn Around?
We just finished an epic night-skiing session and were preparing for our 20-minute drive back to the cabin we rented in the mountains. I...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Feb 11, 2019
- 4 min
Relax
Riding a motorcycle at 110 mph down the interstate…too dangerous. Group break dancing in the office…too dated. Doing a Richard Simmons...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Jan 29, 2019
- 4 min
Strategy for Change
It’s hard to believe, but the new year is upon us! Soon we will be sitting down with family and friends celebrating all the promise and...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Oct 3, 2018
- 4 min
Everybody Gets a Trophy
We were down 27 to 28 with only a few seconds left on the clock in the first game of a single-elimination tournament. It was win or go...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- May 18, 2018
- 4 min
Resilience in a Broken World
If there is one thing I have learned after almost 30,000 hours of providing clinical services to individuals and families it is this:...
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Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
- Jan 25, 2018
- 4 min
Selfie Culture Needs to Find Purpose
My wife and I were at a party several weeks ago and decided that it would be incredibly important to take a quick selfie so that we could...
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