Dr. Keith Witt

This week the Therapist in the Wild shares a surprising fact about being a good parent — start with having a great relationship with your spouse!

Today the Therapist in the Wild is here to talk about why you should not bother arguing with rigid-minded people. There is not reason to have a discussion with people …

We all learn shame as toddlers responding to the disapprovals that parents regularly are compelled to try to control us with–the average 10 to 17 month old hears the word “no” once every eight waking minutes. Since kids learn to parent themselves from the ways they are parented, as we grow to be able to observe ourselves doing better or worse, we can disapprove of “worse” enough to feel guilt, remorse, or shame. Unfortunately, some of us can periodically dis ourselves so profoundly we become lost in self-loathing.