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Modern Life Is Taking a Toll on Mental Health May 15, 2023

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...

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When Is Worry Helpful? May 01, 2023

Don't worry. Be happy!

Ah, those illustrious words of Bobby McPherrin (it's a classic 80's song, in case I'm dating myself here). 

"In your life, expect some trouble. but when you worry you make it double."

Wise words set to a catchy tune.

 

Just Don't Worry

I'd argue (and often do)...

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Balancing Striving for the Future with Being in the Present Jan 09, 2023

I took some time off last month to do some traveling with my dear friend Natalie. 

 

Living by Different Rules

Natalie lives a different lifestyle than most people I know. When we met 16 years ago, she was doing the house in the suburbs, corporate 9-5 thing. Now she spends half the year...

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Judgy McJudgerson May 11, 2020

As states and municipalities around the country start to re-open, we are thrust into yet another highly uncertain time. Our lives were shaken up like snow globes when the novel coronavirus first reared its nasty head. Now, just as some of the snow is starting to settle and we are...

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