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Anxiety in the Brain Nov 05, 2023

It goes by many names: anxiety, worry, nervousness, panic, discomfort, unease, apprehension, self-consciousness, insecurity, doubt, fear. Whatever you call it, this experience is unpleasant, to say the least. 

Whether you have normative anxiety (meaning natural, it's just the way humans...

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Redefining Bad: How Changing Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life Jul 16, 2023

I feel a soapbox coming on. I hope you'll bear with me because the lesson here has the potential to make a real and noticeable impact on your life experience. 

While I spent part of my morning diving into studies examining the neural circuitry of the amygdala, chemical switches in the brain,...

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The Mindset of Mental Toughess Mar 27, 2023

Despite loving audio books and being a big fan of the work Dr. April (my counterpart here at Peak Mind) does through the Building Psychological Strength podcast, I don't really listen to a lot of podcasts. Unless someone sends me a specific episode, promising me that I'll find it interesting, or...

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Happy Year of New: The Best New Year's Resolution to Make Jan 02, 2023

I don't know about you, but I’ve always loved New Year’s. It’s a time to reflect on the past and set aspirations for the future. Sure, we can do both at absolutely any time, but there’s something about the clean slate of a brand new year that makes motivation soar and more...

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Perfectionism Isn't Worth It Sep 12, 2022

You know that classic job interview question, "What's your biggest weakness?" Conventional wisdom says to give an answer that's really a strength masquerading as a weakness. The perfect answer? "I'm a bit of a perfectionist." 

But is that really a sneaky way of showcasing your...

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Break Free from Anxiety Nov 27, 2019


Each and every one of us have struggled with feelings of anxiety in our lives. Anxiety has become so pervasive and common that people have begun to believe that it’s just a fact of life that can’t be changed. 

This week, we’re debunking that notion. 

This week,...

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