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Learning to live with negative emotions, stress, and sleep disturbances

Sleep
How to Get Sleep Back on Track After the Holidays

Nadya Dich Ph.D. on February 12, 2021

If you started to wake up in the middle of the night after the Christmas holidays, how can you get your restful nights back? Longer days—and sleep restriction therapy techniques—may come to the rescue.

If you started to wake up in the middle of the night after the Christmas holidays, how can you get your restful nights back? Longer days—and sleep restriction therapy techniques—may come to the rescue.

Anxiety
Just Change Your Thoughts, They Said

Nadya Dich Ph.D. on June 8, 2020

"Change your thoughts and you'll lose weight, become rich, and find the love of your life." Are you also getting tired of the idea that you "just" need to give your thinking a fix?

"Change your thoughts and you'll lose weight, become rich, and find the love of your life." Are you also getting tired of the idea that you "just" need to give your thinking a fix?

Sleep
Sleep in the Time of Plague

Nadya Dich Ph.D. on May 8, 2020

Sleep boosts your immune system, makes you stress-resilient, prevents impulsive behavior, and gives you empathy. Also... it feels nice!

Sleep boosts your immune system, makes you stress-resilient, prevents impulsive behavior, and gives you empathy. Also... it feels nice!

Health
The Writing Cure

Nadya Dich Ph.D. on April 28, 2020

To capture something as volatile as emotions in words is like catching a butterfly with your bare hands. If you are skilled enough, the butterfly will still be alive.

To capture something as volatile as emotions in words is like catching a butterfly with your bare hands. If you are skilled enough, the butterfly will still be alive.