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Do You Have Bad Thoughts? Mar 03, 2024

I have a confession...and I hope you'll hear me out before you run screaming, appalled, and hit unsubscribe. 

I had an intense urge to kick a dog. 

Let me clear, I didn't do it, but I thought about it. 

I am, admittedly, not a dog person. But I'm not a monster, either. I...

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Life and Love on Autopilot Feb 04, 2024

Remember those early days of dating? When you’re fascinated by this new person, soaking up every morsel of new information as you untangle the mystery of who they are? When you excitedly anticipate the next time you’ll get to see them? And just when you thought you had them pegged,...

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Effective Strategies for Taming Anxiety Nov 12, 2023

Last week, we talked about anxiety in the brain and how there are two different pathways that lead to it, one involving The Caveman (emotion center) and one involving The CEO (logic center). If you missed it, I highly recommend you go back and read it first because we're...

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Enhance Your Experiences and Boost Happiness through Attentional Control Oct 01, 2023

Imagine that you've planned a beautiful outdoor wedding. You've thoughtfully curated your perfect day, surrounded by your favorite people. On your big day, though, unexpected rain shows up. Is it ruined? 

Or perhaps something a little more mundane. You go to the movies or a concert, and...

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How to Deal with Disappointment Sep 24, 2023

Disappointment is a part of life. From being let down by relatively inconsequential things like a series finale or the outcome of the latest football game to major pain points like finding out your person isn't who you thought they were, the sting of disappointment is familiar. Whichever...

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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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How to Stay Balanced and Focused in Life Jun 26, 2023

I'm fresh off the yoga mat, after an invigorating flow class that left me feeling sweaty, limber, strong, and centered. All of the things I love about this practice. 

I've been practicing yoga, with more and less consistency depending on the phase of life, since I was 14, thanks to a mom who...

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Dealing with Undeserved Guilt Jun 12, 2023

I can not tell you how many people I encounter - in my psychology practice, through my work here at Peak Mind, and just in life in general - who are guilt-y.

I don't mean guilty of some crime or faux pas. Rather, guilt-y as in prone to experiencing excessive guilt.

This is you if:

  • You...
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Your Mental Health Score Card May 22, 2023

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...

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Which Is More Important, the Journey or the Destination? Apr 24, 2023

"Are we there yet?" I asked/whined. 

"Ashley, it's been like 5 minutes since you asked last time. What's with the ants in the pants?" she replied, with only the slightest touch of detectable annoyance. (Her patience was commendable.)

I wish I could say this was a conversation...

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Peak Mind Pro: Resilience at Work Mar 20, 2023

Go with me for a minute. When you think of a strong, powerful tree, what images come to mind? Do you envision an oak? Something solid and sturdy? 

What about a palm tree? 

I'd venture to say that a palm isn't what comes to mind when you think of strong trees, but I'd argue that it is,...

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Redefining and Prioritizing Effective Self-Care Mar 20, 2023

I live and breathe psych strength. I think about our minds, how they influence us, shape our life experience, the importance of maintaining a helpful mindset, the glitches in our thinking EVERY SINGLE DAY. I believe wholeheartedly in the science I share through Peak Mind and in my clinical...

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