People come to see me for help with their depression, anxiety, eating disorder, addiction, or any other label that fails to adequately describe why we hurt. These diagnoses take on a life…
How to Find Inner Peace
Source: Tuzemka/Shutterstock Cowritten by Nathalie Boutros, Ph.D., and Tchiki Davis, M.A., Ph.D. Generally, inner peace is defined as a low-arousal positive emotional state coupled with a sense of balance or stability (Cherif…
Human Food Hoarding: Scarcity in Abundance
Three food hoarders are in my immediate circle of friends and family. In fact, there may be more, but I don’t know about it because I don’t know them well enough. One…
Relaxation Techniques for Anxiety |
When I first started my clinical training as a psychologist, some of the first techniques I learned were relaxation exercises. These are concrete, specific behaviors that clients can use to reduce the…
Nurturing Serenity: Natural Ways to Calm Your Nervous System
Source: Nina Buday/Shutterstock As a cognitively oriented psychologist, I spend a lot of my time helping people to observe and change their thinking. This is a process that requires people to use…
Comfort and Comforting Yourself: What It Is and Isn’t
Warm Tea. Source: lishuang111/Pixabay Winter is upon us. Or for those of us in Florida, the weather dips below 70 degrees for a few hours in the morning before shooting back up…
Overcoming Empathy Fatigue |
Let’s just go through this one more timeI’ve nothing better to do with this lifeThan this endless strifeThe endless criesAll contrivedYou’re talkingEndlessTalkingSayingNothing Matt Elliot, Compassion Fatigue Empathy fatigue occurs after chronic exposure…
8 Ways to Cope With Life Transitions
Source: Alex Green / Pexels Life transitions are periods of transformation that mark the beginning of something new. Whether moving to a new city, starting a new job, or experiencing significant personal…
5 Tools to Support the One Who Was Cheated On
Broken Glass Broken Heart Source: “Sergey Gonin / Dreamstime” Bearing witness to a friend or family member who is entangled in the ravages of having a partner who cheated is tricky business….
Anxiety Is Not the Enemy
Worry is something that has followed me. At a time, it stood as an enemy. Today, it’s more a shadow. It is also one of the most common reasons people come to…