Prescriptions for Life

Improve your mental and physical health and live a resilient life.

Susan Biali Haas M.D.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Heal Body and Mind

It's well established that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in treating mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. Did you know that it might help your body, too?

Prevent Work-From-Home Burnout Through Work-Life Boundaries at Home

Whether you've switched to hybrid, or are still full-time at home, these work-from-home boundary tips can reduce chaos, decrease stress, and improve your productivity and effectiveness.

How to Set Better Boundaries at Work Without Feeling Guilty

How do guilty feelings prevent people from placing better boundaries around work?

A Strategy to Stop Your Past From Hijacking Your Present

Do past memories hijack your present, making you feel stressed, unhappy or unsafe? Reminding yourself of the truth of your present, can help to set you free.

What to Do If Emotions Make You Do or Say Things You Regret

Are you excessively emotional? Do you overreact in ways that you regret later? Try these skills to help you to manage your emotions and reactions and improve your relationships.

6 Ways to Find Fresh Passion and Purpose

Do you feel your life lacks passion and purpose? These simple tips can help you discover the joyful, meaningful activities that will light up your days and your heart.

5 Steps to Shift from Languishing to Thriving

Have you been feeling blah and aimless? These five simple strategies can give your life and outlook an immediate boost.

Walk Off Your Anxiety

Prone to feeling anxious and stressed? Use this simple, evidence-based strategy anytime and anywhere to help you shed anxious feelings that threaten to wreck your day.

7 Reasons to Brave the Cold and Get Outside Today

Do you prefer to stay inside when it's cold outside? This COVID winter, getting yourself outdoors could be one of your most important strategies to protect your mental health.

Bolster Your Mental Health for the Coming COVID Winter

This could be one of the most challenging, stressful seasons in recent history. Prepare by practicing these mental health essentials.

Practical Insights for Healing Traumatic Memories

Memories of trauma can hold us hostage. These practical insights provide hope and may shift your perspective.

Feeling Resentful? This Simple Tool Could Change Everything

Are you constantly stewing about a frustrating person or situation? This simple approach, that takes less than a minute a day, can help you break the cycle of resentment.

Stop Rushing and Pushing Through Your Life

Constantly rushing through your day? Overwhelmed by all the demands? Despite how hard you're pushing, you'd probably be better at everything if you'd just learn to slow down.

Guilt-Free Ways to Boost Your Mood and Brain in Tough Times

During difficult times, fear and despair can overwhelm you. Learn what you can do to brighten dark days, for both your mood and the health of your brain.

Wearing a Mask Is an Act of Love

What's so hard, or such a big deal, about something as simple as wearing a mask in public? If we all shift our perspective, we can love and help each other through this crisis.

COVID-19: It’s OK to Feel Overwhelmed and Be Unproductive

If you've been feeling overwhelmed and finding all of this really difficult, there's nothing wrong with you. This is really hard.

Covid-19: How to Keep a Healthy Perspective

Covid-19 is officially a pandemic. Consider this advice from a physician, on the best ways to think and behave in the face of all the fear, risks and uncertainty.

Your Guide to the Best Foods for Brain Health

Does your mind feel foggy and tired? Would you like to improve your memory, read more quickly, and think faster on the spot? Learn how to use food to boost your brainpower.

Move on From Trauma and Choose to Be Happy

Trauma and adverse experiences change our brains. We fear we will never recover ourselves, but the truth is that your brain can heal and recover.

Journaling About Trauma and Stress Can Heal Your Body

Pushing down emotions that relate to the worst things you've been through can negatively impact your health. Here's a simple way to bring healing.

Five Essentials to Help You Speak With More Confidence

Do you often feel nervous about speaking in public, or during a stressful conversation? These tips (from a professional speaker) can increase both your confidence and your impact.

Learn to Relax and Recharge Within Your Crazy Busy Life

Are you so busy that you find it hard (or guilt-inducing) to stop and recharge? Learn how to leverage the power of rest to avoid flaming out and enjoy more sustainable success.

You Can’t Believe Everything You Think

Do you tend to ruminate, worry, or stew about things? Negative thought habits will literally build tracks in your brain. Thankfully, there's a way to fix this.

Don’t Let Anxiety (or Trauma) Make Your World Smaller

Anxiety and trauma will often cause you and your life to shrink. It doesn't have be that way. You can learn how and why to fight back.

Are You an “Extra Miler”? Watch Out for Burnout

Are you the one who always goes the extra mile at work? If you're always willing to help and consistently go above and beyond, here's why you should proceed with caution.

Don't Wait Until You Feel Like Doing It

Are there some changes you really want to make? You can't wait until you feel motivated. Simple strategies can help overcome resistance to change and make discipline a way of life.

How to Explain Emotions to a Child

If you help your child to recognize, understand, and deal with their emotions, they will be much better prepared for what's ahead in life.

4 Things to Do When You're Burning Out at Work

If you're burning out, don't wait for things to get worse. These four tips that can help you turn things around.

Anxiety? Get Over Your Fear of Feeling Afraid

If you're an anxious person, your fear of fear may be worse than the source of the fear itself. Here's how to put your fears in the right perspective.

Working With Your Hands Does Wonders for Your Brain

Feeling stressed, irritable, or moody? Doing something productive with your hands might be just the thing that your brain and body need.

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