Category: optimism
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5% + 5% + 5% Happier: How Taking Small Actions Can Add Up To Improved Well-Being
I came across a podcast entitled, “10% Happier with Dan Harris”, and thought to myself, Really?? This podcast is only promising you’ll be 10% happier by listening to and integrating their advice? What kind of a big deal or big improvement is only 10% happier??? … But, then it got me thinking…. In my clinical work with depression,…
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What To Do When You’re In the “Sandwich Generation”
For many adults in their 40s, 50s, or even early 60s, life right now can feel like a relentless balancing act. You’re raising teenagers who are pushing for independence while needing your guidance more than ever—and at the same time, you’re supporting aging parents who may be experiencing increasing needs for care, attention, and advocacy.…
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Moving Toward Anxiety
I recently attended the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium (conference) in Washington, DC, and one of the workshops I most enjoyed was with Lynn Lyons on helping clients with anxiety. Her talk was geared towards work with teenagers but the principles seem generalizable for anyone dealing with anxiety. Lynn talked about how we therapists, parents, and teachers…
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The Five Love Languages: and How to Use Them to Show Love to Your Child, Your Significant Other, and Yourself
Author Gary Chapman wrote a book called, “The Five Love Languages”, in which he proposes that there are five main categories of how we feel loved: Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Physical Touch, and Gifts. Each of us has one or two of those as primary ways that make us feel loved,…
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How To Feel Like Yourself [when you don’t]
Sometimes it’s due to depression, grief, a major life change (moving, changing jobs or schools, family changes), and other times it can be more of an occasional low mood day or week etc that we just don’t feel like ourselves. Today I’ll provide a few ideas to help you feel more like yourself. These are…
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How To Manage The Holidays (& maybe even enjoy them)
The holiday season is upon us (in case you hadn’t noticed). While the holidays can be exciting, memorable, and fun, they also can be a challenging time navigating family members, finances, overwhelm, depression, the political climate, and/or grief and loss, to name a few. I thought I would pass along some holiday tips and tools to help make the…
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