Empower Your Mind

Boundaries

How to Stop People-Pleasing Without Feeling Guilty

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on March 5, 2025

Struggling to say no without guilt? Learn how to break free from people-pleasing and set boundaries that protect your time, energy, and success.

Struggling to say no without guilt? Learn how to break free from people-pleasing and set boundaries that protect your time, energy, and success.

Motivation

Why You Need a Support System to Get Unstuck

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on February 19, 2025

Building a strong support system can provide the clarity, motivation, and tools to move forward and thrive.

Building a strong support system can provide the clarity, motivation, and tools to move forward and thrive.

Self-Help

Redefining Success: Create New Metrics for a Meaningful Life

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on February 5, 2025

Are you chasing success but still feel unfulfilled? Learn how to redefine success on your own terms and create a life that aligns with your values and true desires.

Are you chasing success but still feel unfulfilled? Learn how to redefine success on your own terms and create a life that aligns with your values and true desires.

Emotion Regulation

Why We Need to Talk About Our Emotions With Young People

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on January 15, 2025

Emotional awareness is key to success in relationships, stress management, and resilience. Help your teen or young adult develop this vital skill.

Emotional awareness is key to success in relationships, stress management, and resilience. Help your teen or young adult develop this vital skill.

Motivation

How to Get Unstuck and Achieve Your Goals This Year

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on January 1, 2025

Feeling stuck in your goals? Discover research-backed strategies to regain momentum, stay motivated, and turn your aspirations into achievable milestones.

Feeling stuck in your goals? Discover research-backed strategies to regain momentum, stay motivated, and turn your aspirations into achievable milestones.

Motivation

Boost Your Motivation by Changing Your Environment

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on December 10, 2024

Feeling stuck or unmotivated? Simple changes to your environment can reset your mindset, boost creativity, and reignite your energy.

Feeling stuck or unmotivated? Simple changes to your environment can reset your mindset, boost creativity, and reignite your energy.

Emotional Intelligence

How Emotional Intelligence Shapes Healthier Relationships

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on October 16, 2024

This Netflix show highlights key relationship skills that teens can use to better understand, manage emotions, and build healthier connections.

This Netflix show highlights key relationship skills that teens can use to better understand, manage emotions, and build healthier connections.

Anxiety

How to Stop Spiraling Into Anxiety

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on October 2, 2024

Feeling stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts? Learn how to recognize spiraling, stop it in its tracks, and regain control with simple, effective self-regulation tools.

Feeling stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts? Learn how to recognize spiraling, stop it in its tracks, and regain control with simple, effective self-regulation tools.

Motivation

From Stuck to Thriving: Key Actions to Unlock Your Potential

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on September 18, 2024

Feeling stuck in life? Learn the mindset and actions that can help you break free, flourish, and create lasting positive change. It’s time to unlock your full potential.

Feeling stuck in life? Learn the mindset and actions that can help you break free, flourish, and create lasting positive change. It’s time to unlock your full potential.

Parenting

3 Ways to Get Your Teen Excited About School

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on September 4, 2024

Discover how to reignite your teen's passion for learning with practical tips on engaging in school, making education meaningful, and setting them up for future success.

Discover how to reignite your teen's passion for learning with practical tips on engaging in school, making education meaningful, and setting them up for future success.

Motivation

Stay Aligned and Motivated When Life Changes

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on August 21, 2024

Feeling stuck and unmotivated after life changes? Adapt your mindset and routines to align with new goals and regain balance.

Feeling stuck and unmotivated after life changes? Adapt your mindset and routines to align with new goals and regain balance.

Resilience

Saying Yes to Yourself Could Be the Best Decision You Make

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on August 11, 2024

Betting on yourself can transform your life, boost your confidence, and lead to extraordinary growth and success.

Betting on yourself can transform your life, boost your confidence, and lead to extraordinary growth and success.

Coaching

Unveil Hidden Powers: Find and Use Your Special Sauce

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on July 24, 2024

Discover your "special sauce" and unlock your hidden strengths! Learn how to identify and leverage your unique skills to achieve any goal with this transformative exercise.

Discover your "special sauce" and unlock your hidden strengths! Learn how to identify and leverage your unique skills to achieve any goal with this transformative exercise.

Productivity

Unlock Peak Productivity: Secrets to Consistent Success

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on July 10, 2024

Discover how to overcome obstacles, maximize productivity, and achieve a balanced life with expert strategies. Unlock the secrets to success and transform your daily routine.

Discover how to overcome obstacles, maximize productivity, and achieve a balanced life with expert strategies. Unlock the secrets to success and transform your daily routine.

Burnout

The Power of Knowing When to Quit

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on June 26, 2024

Too much grit can be harmful, recognize when it's time to move on.

Too much grit can be harmful, recognize when it's time to move on.

Motivation

From Small Steps to Big Wins: The Importance of Celebrating

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on June 12, 2024

Goal achievement and productivity aren't just about reaching the goal. It's also about celebrating the wins along the way. Many want to skip this step, resulting in burnout.

Goal achievement and productivity aren't just about reaching the goal. It's also about celebrating the wins along the way. Many want to skip this step, resulting in burnout.

Happiness

Happiness Crisis: Why Our Youth Are Struggling

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on May 7, 2024

The recent World Happiness Report revealed a shocking decline in happiness among today's youth. Teens are at midlife-crisis levels of discontent. Adults need to create change.

The recent World Happiness Report revealed a shocking decline in happiness among today's youth. Teens are at midlife-crisis levels of discontent. Adults need to create change.

Self-Talk

Puppy Chaos to Peace: Mastering Mindset by Reframing

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on April 24, 2024

A Personal Perspective: From puppy havoc to harmony in just a few short days. How can reframing transform your mindset, and what steps can you use for any adverse situation?

A Personal Perspective: From puppy havoc to harmony in just a few short days. How can reframing transform your mindset, and what steps can you use for any adverse situation?

Career

Navigate Career Chaos: 5 Steps to Find Clarity Now

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on April 10, 2024

How can you find clarity amidst career chaos? Learn practical steps to regain focus and direction so you know your purpose and have a clear path forward.

How can you find clarity amidst career chaos? Learn practical steps to regain focus and direction so you know your purpose and have a clear path forward.

Motivation

Unmasking Laziness and Demystifying Low Motivation

Melanie A McNally Psy.D. on March 27, 2024

Feeling stuck? Motivation likely isn't the problem. You may be low in one of these key areas. Unveil strategies to reignite your passion and achieve your goals effectively.

Feeling stuck? Motivation likely isn't the problem. You may be low in one of these key areas. Unveil strategies to reignite your passion and achieve your goals effectively.