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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...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Aug 13, 20192 min read
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The Disconnected Husband
I see it over and over again in the clinical office. Â A couple comes in for marital counseling and I watch as the wife desperately tries...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Jun 28, 20194 min read
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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...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Jun 10, 20195 min read
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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...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Apr 26, 20195 min read
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Cultural Narcissism
I had a very challenging married couple come into the counseling office last week who were both clearly emotionally disturbed. They...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Apr 15, 20194 min read
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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...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Mar 27, 20194 min read
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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...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Mar 8, 20194 min read
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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. Â I...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Feb 22, 20195 min read
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Relax
Riding a motorcycle at 110 mph down the interstate…too dangerous. Group break dancing in the office…too dated. Doing a Richard Simmons...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Feb 11, 20194 min read
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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...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Jan 29, 20194 min read
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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. Â It was win or go...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Oct 3, 20184 min read
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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:...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
May 18, 20184 min read
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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...
Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle
Jan 25, 20184 min read
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