Women Today

Women magazine is pleased to introduce blogger Brenda Velissaris. Brenda has been a therapist for four years, and works for Oneida Behavioral Health. She also has her own private practice called Saris Counseling.

Brenda has a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in Community Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She is a licensed counselor in Wisconsin and is also a national certified counselor.

Her official title is psychotherapist, and her list of credentials reads MSE, LPC and NCC.
She’s excited about sharing information with our readers, and will be blogging weekly with advice. If you have a question for Brenda, you can leave it in the comment area on the site or send it to Women magazine at women@jcpgroup.com. Please put Question for Brenda in the comments section of your e-mail.
Without further ado, here’s Brenda:

Greetings!

This is the “Grand opening,” so to speak, of my blog for Women.

It all started about a month ago with a dream I had about writing a counseling column for a magazine. I never thought that something would actually come of it, but the thought lingered in my mind and instead of listening to my negative inner dialogue I swallowed my nerves and took a chance.

Too often we listen to our negative inner dialogue and we talk ourselves out of something that could be so great. We end up being our own worst enemy by succumbing to such dialogue. This week I challenge you to “check in” with your inner dialogue. What is it saying to you? How is it holding you back?

Tell me about your struggles with negative inner dialogue and how you deal with it. Did you even notice you had such a dialogue? You will be surprised by how often you talk negatively to yourself.

We get so busy that our thoughts become background noise. The more negative your thoughts are the more negative your life, your environment, and your attitude will be.

By taking a step back to “check in” with your thoughts you can make huge changes in your life. You might even listen to that dream of yours that seemed so silly!


Warmly,

Brenda