Chronic stress is a significant challenge that affects an individual’s psychological and physical health. This prolonged form of stress can stem from various sources and lead to a wide array of symptoms….
The Paradox of External Confidence and Internal Misery
Carrie Fisher’s suggestion that “they should issue medals along with the steady stream of medication,” encapsulates the complex, often unseen struggles of those living with mental illness. Her sentiment points to the…
Why Are 47-Year-Olds So Unhappy?
Why Are 47-Year-Olds So Unhappy?
Rethinking the Confidence Conversation With Kids
How to nurture real confidence in your child Source: ©iStock/kali9/Used with permission We all want our children to feel confident, trust themselves, override anxiety, and step out with a strong stride in…
Happiness Crisis: Why Our Youth Are Struggling
Source: Photo by Christopher Campbell on Unsplash Did you see the recent World Happiness Report? The World Happiness Report started in 2012 and is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research…
Catastrophizing: Why We Proclaim Our Worst Fears
My father—may he rest in peace—tended to catastrophize. For psychologists, catastrophizing is the act of fixating on the worst possible outcome in a situation, even when that outcome is extremely unlikely. Getting…
7 Helpful Tips to Know About Your Anxiety
Source: Karolina Grabowska /Pexels The World Health Organization reports that anxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental disorders, affecting 301 million people in 2019. An estimated 31.1 percent of U.S. adults…
The Improv Cure |
Many years ago , well after I became a practicing clinician, I decided to take up a new part time interest : improvisational comedy . As many of you know who have…
Gut-Brain Treatment Goes Viral |
“There is nothing so patient, in this world or any other, as a virus searching for a host.”―Mira Grant, Countdown The gut-brain theory—how bacteria affect the brain and vice versa—now has a…
Why You Can’t Cope Your Way Out of Anxiety
I’ll come right out and say it: I’m anti-coping skills. The phrase triggers me almost as much as the chronic overuse of the phrase “triggers me” to mean “I don’t like it.”…