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Confession time. I was a dedicated Cosmo reader as a young adult (and YM before that). One of the regular features that I looked forward to most was the quiz. I realized, even then, that there was absolutely no validity to them. Still, it was fun and interesting to take the...
One of the luxuries of my job as a practicing psychologist is that I get to hear the behind-the-scenes, real deal, inside scoop from so many people. That allows me to see how truly similar we are - our fears, our joys, our longings, and our needs. Every so often it seems that...
It's that time of year again...Mental Health Awareness month.
As a practicing psychologist, I am quite literally in the business of mental health.
And yet, I hate it.
Not my job. I am fascinated by the brain, and I love helping others learn how their minds work and using that...
Despite recognizing that mental health has tanked in the past 3 years, our efforts to make meaningful and significant gains in how we support employees remain insufficient.
We've all seen the startling statistics:
- Dramatic increases in anxiety, depression, and stress
- Burnout...
Anxiety is a pretty universal experience, and problematic anxiety is the most common mental health concern. It also happens to be the thing I've specialized in for nearly 20 years now. In honor of Halloween, a holiday dedicated to scary things, I'd like to share my Top 10 Things You Need to...
Statistically speaking, 20 - 25% of people over 18 have a diagnosable mental illness in any given year, and that's not taking into account the rampant levels of self-reported anxiety, stress, and depression that have skyrocketed over the past two years. When we consider these numbers, it is...
I have some questions for you. How important is health to you? What do you do to take care of your health?
Take a sec to think of all the things you do to protect your health. What comes to mind? Diet, exercise, sleep, routine medical and dental care, vitamins, fitness trackers?
How many of...
If you or someone you love has ever struggled with a mental illness or poor psychological well-being, then you've probably asked yourself why. It's human nature to want to know why. Why did this happen? Why did they do that? What caused that? Why are things this way?
Today, we're going to...
In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, let's talk about supporting employee mental health and, if we're willing to be truthful, how we're failing to do so.
If there is one silver lining of the COVID pandemic, it is that we have been forced to face the fact that mental health is...
I want to kick off May's Mental Health Awareness Month with a truth bomb: our approach to mental health is broken. I say that as a clinical psychologist who has been in practice since 2007.
Inadequate mental healthcare isn't a new thing - I've said for eons that we need...
Gratitude gets a lot of attention these days. Hopefully, you’re at least somewhat familiar with the benefits of a gratitude practice. It helps train your brain to notice and appreciate the little things in life and, in doing so, shifts your life experience tremendously. Gratitude can...
If you've been with us for a bit, you're probably coming to realize some truths about our minds. Among others:
They're powerful...
They take shortcuts...
They're prone to creating habits...
And sometimes those habits aren't helpful.
Because of the nature of the way our minds work, they...
