Source: Yan Krukau / Pexels Are you reluctant to admit that you’ve arrived at midlife (or that midlife is just around the corner)? You may have accidentally bought into one of the…
Conquering Stage Fright: Unleashing Your Best Self in the Spotlight
I typically experience intense performance anxiety, but I didn’t want that to hold me back from an incredible opportunity to speak in front of 100 business and thought leaders. I knew I…
Is Worry Useful? |
Source: Andrew Neel/Pexels It’s human nature to worry. Having spent a lot of my time lost in the depths of worry, I’ve often wondered if it’s actually useful. When it comes to…
From Distress to De-Stress |
Source: Monstera Production / Pexels Over the past several years, I have taught sociological understandings of the self in a freshman-level seminar class. I have asked students to—anonymously—write down their top three…
How to Find Media Balance During Violent Conflicts
It’s hard to escape the horrors of war when violent and gruesome images flood the media. Conflicting reports make staying current difficult, increasing our sense of “need to know”—leading quickly to doomscrolling…
Defusing Armageddon: Why Are So Many Americans Angry?
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” ― Ambrose Bierce According to many, we are all going to hell. The end of the…
5 Mental Health Myths That May Surprise You
Source: Viorel Kurnosov/Shutterstock Some mental health myths that have been around so long that many people just assume they are true without checking them out. Unfortunately, believing the myths can mean misunderstanding…
How to Tell if Someone May Be Anxious or Depressed
Source: PublicDomainPNG/Pixabay Published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, a recent study has found both distinct and overlapping language patterns in two common psychological disorders: anxiety and depression. The study…
Anxious Attachment Style and Its Impact on Couples Therapy
Attachment styles in relationships were initially introduced by British psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s. He studied children from different families and their interactions with their caregivers. Following his research, therapists now…
Be All that You Can Be—or Just Be
Chronic mental and physical Illnesses are rampant amongst teenagers. A 2014 paper demonstrated an 830 percent increase in hospital admissions for pain in adolescents over a seven-year span. In the vast majority…