Thriving With Anxiety This Holiday Season

David H. Rosmarin Ph.D., ABPP on December 10, 2022 in Thriving With Anxiety

Is the holiday season making you anxious? The solution is having empathy for yourself.

Is the holiday season making you anxious? The solution is having empathy for yourself.

When Emotional Eating Can Be Normal and Even Healthy

Amelia R Sherry MPH, RD, CDN, CDCES on December 10, 2022 in Positive Food Parenting

Is your child's eating stressing you out? Learn how to discern emotional eating from evasive eating.

Is your child's eating stressing you out? Learn how to discern emotional eating from evasive eating.

10 Mindful Mantras to Boost Your Holiday Mood in 30 Seconds

Donald Altman on December 9, 2022 in Practical Mindfulness

Using this practice, you'll be less stressed during the holidays with a generous helping of positive words to support you.

Using this practice, you'll be less stressed during the holidays with a generous helping of positive words to support you.

Destiny Is a Real Thing (Scientifically Speaking)

Lisa Broderick on December 9, 2022 in Where Physics Meets Psychology

Are the ways the pandemic affected your life making you long to go back and change the past? New research suggests it's possible—but watch out for destiny.

Are the ways the pandemic affected your life making you long to go back and change the past? New research suggests it's possible—but watch out for destiny.

Doom-Scrolling and the Manipulation of Anxiety

Phil Reed D.Phil. on December 9, 2022 in Digital World, Real World

Recent science allows a clearer picture of why we see an unremittingly bleak view of the world through the lens of social media newsfeeds.

Recent science allows a clearer picture of why we see an unremittingly bleak view of the world through the lens of social media newsfeeds.

The Value of Effortless Action

Robert Puff Ph.D. on December 9, 2022 in Meditation for Modern Life

Personal Perspective: You may be tired because you’re fighting or “swimming” against life. Here's how to change that.

Personal Perspective: You may be tired because you’re fighting or “swimming” against life. Here's how to change that.

The Simple Technique That Relieved My Anxiety and Depression

Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D. on December 9, 2022 in Heal the Mind to Heal the Body

Personal Perspective: When I get anxious and/or depressed, there is one simple, fast, yet powerful brain exercise I do that always helps tremendously. It uses chairs....

Personal Perspective: When I get anxious and/or depressed, there is one simple, fast, yet powerful brain exercise I do that always helps tremendously. It uses chairs....

Re-Entry After Covid Isolation

Diane E Dreher Ph.D. on December 8, 2022 in Your Personal Renaissance

Is emerging from Covid isolation making you anxious? These insights from Meredith's journey might help.

Is emerging from Covid isolation making you anxious? These insights from Meredith's journey might help.

How the Grandmother From "Encanto" Models a Trauma Response

Annie Wright LMFT on December 8, 2022 in Making the Whole Beautiful

The grandmother in the film models what a common but costly trauma response can look like. Those who come from trauma backgrounds can relate.

The grandmother in the film models what a common but costly trauma response can look like. Those who come from trauma backgrounds can relate.

How to Handle Holiday Stress

Matthew Scult Ph.D. on December 8, 2022 in The Big Reframe

Are you experiencing stress as we head into the holidays? Here are some tips for how to take care of yourself and manage that stress in healthy ways.

Are you experiencing stress as we head into the holidays? Here are some tips for how to take care of yourself and manage that stress in healthy ways.

How to Handle the Uncertainty That Comes With Relationships

Caitlin Cantor LCSW, CST, CGT on December 8, 2022 in Modern Sex

Relationships are uncertain. You don’t know what will happen in a month, a year, or a decade. You don’t know what will happen tomorrow.

Relationships are uncertain. You don’t know what will happen in a month, a year, or a decade. You don’t know what will happen tomorrow.

16 Signs of Being Raised by a Highly Critical Parent

Seth J. Gillihan PhD on December 8, 2022 in Think, Act, Be

Constant criticism early in life can have long-term effects on self-worth and relationships. But with practice, you can develop self-compassion.

Constant criticism early in life can have long-term effects on self-worth and relationships. But with practice, you can develop self-compassion.

5 Questions That Can Boost Your Mental Health

Alice Boyes Ph.D. on December 7, 2022 in In Practice

Answering these questions will hopefully stoke diverse positive emotions within you, like awe, joy, peace, or contentment.

Answering these questions will hopefully stoke diverse positive emotions within you, like awe, joy, peace, or contentment.

Are You Anxious at Work?

Amy Cooper Hakim Ph.D. on December 7, 2022 in Working With Difficult People

Are you anxious at work? Take these steps to reduce anxiety and regain your calm.

Are you anxious at work? Take these steps to reduce anxiety and regain your calm.

6 Ways to Use Anxiety as a Source for Growth

Sabrina Romanoff Psy.D. on December 6, 2022 in Life in Transition

Stop viewing anxiety as a problem and instead view it as a gift for healing.

Stop viewing anxiety as a problem and instead view it as a gift for healing.

How Anxiety and Fatigue Can Have Us ‘Walking in Circles’

Alex Dimitriu M.D. on December 6, 2022 in Psychiatry and Sleep

People who care too much also feel too much, and that emotional ride each day is tiring. These tips will help you address your anxiety and fatigue.

People who care too much also feel too much, and that emotional ride each day is tiring. These tips will help you address your anxiety and fatigue.

Should Two People With OCD Date Each Other?

Ilisa Kaufman Psy.D. on December 6, 2022 in The Beginning of the End

Should you become romantically involved with someone who also has OCD?

Should you become romantically involved with someone who also has OCD?

How to Manage the Big Emotions of Divorce and Stay Calm

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on December 6, 2022 in A Better Divorce

Divorce is more emotional than legal, starting long before the divorce and lasting long after. Tips to manage the normal extreme emotions can help you heal.

Divorce is more emotional than legal, starting long before the divorce and lasting long after. Tips to manage the normal extreme emotions can help you heal.

How to Work Around a Procrastination Habit

Temma Ehrenfeld on December 6, 2022 in Open Gently

You can write a book while you're procrastinating, according to philosopher John Perry.

You can write a book while you're procrastinating, according to philosopher John Perry.

5 Reasons Why Meditation Doesn't Work for Everyone

Sean Grover L.C.S.W. on December 6, 2022 in When Kids Call the Shots

A daily dose of meditation isn’t for everyone.

A daily dose of meditation isn’t for everyone.

3 Important Reasons Why There Are Mirrors in Elevators

Tara Well Ph.D. on December 5, 2022 in The Clarity

Mirrors in elevators serve several important psychological functions.

Mirrors in elevators serve several important psychological functions.

The Eternal Well of Worry

Phil Stark, AMFT on December 5, 2022 in Dude, Where’s My Car-tharsis?

Anxiety is like the source of water in a well, in that no matter how much we worry about things, we'll never run out of things to be worried about.

Anxiety is like the source of water in a well, in that no matter how much we worry about things, we'll never run out of things to be worried about.

Emotional Crises at the End of Adolescence

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on December 5, 2022 in Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence

The end of adolescence means assuming adult independence, and this assumption can be emotionally trying to do.

The end of adolescence means assuming adult independence, and this assumption can be emotionally trying to do.

Why We All Should Get Screened for Anxiety

Ryan S. Sultán MD on December 5, 2022 in Talking Scientifically About Mental Health

Have you considered getting screened for anxiety?

Have you considered getting screened for anxiety?

The Irresistible "Side Quest": Should We Avoid Distractions?

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on December 5, 2022 in Intense Emotions and Strong Feelings

Side quests are a part of our lives, although we may consider them distractions.

Side quests are a part of our lives, although we may consider them distractions.

What’s So Hard About Saying 'This Is Hard'?

Sandra Parker Ph.D. on December 4, 2022 in Embracing Unrest

Why aren’t we all practicing self-compassion more?

Why aren’t we all practicing self-compassion more?

How Adolescence Intensifies the Parent-Child Relationship

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on December 4, 2022 in Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence

Because one function of adolescence is to gradually grow parent and child apart, there can be more times of emotional tension as this necessary separation occurs.

Because one function of adolescence is to gradually grow parent and child apart, there can be more times of emotional tension as this necessary separation occurs.

How to Make Retirement Your Golden Years

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on December 3, 2022 in Fixing Families

Like other life transitions, retirement brings challenges. Many struggle with a loss of identity and a sense of purpose. Here are tips on how to succeed.

Like other life transitions, retirement brings challenges. Many struggle with a loss of identity and a sense of purpose. Here are tips on how to succeed.

When Money Worries Keep You Up at Night

Odessa S. Hamilton MSc, MBPsS, FRSPH on December 2, 2022 in The Bridge

The cost of living crisis has caused a "cost of sleep" crisis, but neither are experienced equally in society.

The cost of living crisis has caused a "cost of sleep" crisis, but neither are experienced equally in society.

When Chronic Disease Overlaps with Anxiety

Sherry Grace Ph.D. on December 2, 2022 in Positive Mind, Positive Heart

Continuously worrying and have a chronic disease? Learn about the many links between anxiety and chronic disease, and how to recognize if you have an issue.

Continuously worrying and have a chronic disease? Learn about the many links between anxiety and chronic disease, and how to recognize if you have an issue.