You Are Enough

Confidence

Where Did You Learn to Feel Less Than?

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on May 9, 2025

The negative things we hear in toxic environments can chip away at our sense of worth and self-confidence. Catch and challenge the resulting self-critical thoughts.

The negative things we hear in toxic environments can chip away at our sense of worth and self-confidence. Catch and challenge the resulting self-critical thoughts.

People-Pleasing

You Can’t Make Everyone Happy

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on April 4, 2025

Your people-pleasing habits are likely wearing you down. Take a healthier perspective on asking for help and recognizing that we can only be 100% responsible for our own feelings.

Your people-pleasing habits are likely wearing you down. Take a healthier perspective on asking for help and recognizing that we can only be 100% responsible for our own feelings.

Boundaries

Who Do You Need to Evict From Your Mind?

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on February 15, 2025

You may be allowing others to take up too much of your mental space. You can reclaim this space by actively choosing who you spend your time thinking about.

You may be allowing others to take up too much of your mental space. You can reclaim this space by actively choosing who you spend your time thinking about.

Grief

Stop Telling Yourself to Get Over It

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on January 31, 2025

Be kind to yourself: Feel what you need to feel, fully, and let yourself rest.

Be kind to yourself: Feel what you need to feel, fully, and let yourself rest.

Growth Mindset

Don’t Stay in the Dark: Ask for Feedback

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on January 3, 2025

Feedback can shine a light on your behavior and how you are perceived by others. It helps build on your existing strengths to make them even better.

Feedback can shine a light on your behavior and how you are perceived by others. It helps build on your existing strengths to make them even better.

Bias

Women, Advocate for Yourself in 2025

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on December 18, 2024

Learn to recognize traps and reflect on your experiences of encountering bias as a woman so that you can intentionally choose how you want to move forward.

Learn to recognize traps and reflect on your experiences of encountering bias as a woman so that you can intentionally choose how you want to move forward.

Bias

You’ve Been Conditioned to Dislike Women

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on December 9, 2024

Biases, mental shortcuts, and cultural norms hinder the success of women. Questioning your snap judgements may help you notice your own biases.

Biases, mental shortcuts, and cultural norms hinder the success of women. Questioning your snap judgements may help you notice your own biases.

Imposter Syndrome

Women Are Not the Problem

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on November 21, 2024

Your feelings of self-doubt may be rooted in the systemic inequities and biases you have to navigate within a system that may be indifferent to your worth.

Your feelings of self-doubt may be rooted in the systemic inequities and biases you have to navigate within a system that may be indifferent to your worth.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Why Is It So Hard to Accept Help?

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on October 18, 2024

Our unhelpful thoughts can lead us to believe that we don't deserve help, or that it’s not okay to ask for help, or that help won't be given if we do ask for it.

Our unhelpful thoughts can lead us to believe that we don't deserve help, or that it’s not okay to ask for help, or that help won't be given if we do ask for it.

Anxiety

Avoidance Maintains Anxiety

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on September 7, 2024

Not all avoidance is bad, but it can be unhelpful if it keeps us feeling high levels of anxiety. Several strategies may help you reduce avoidance and learn how resilient you are.

Not all avoidance is bad, but it can be unhelpful if it keeps us feeling high levels of anxiety. Several strategies may help you reduce avoidance and learn how resilient you are.

Emotional Labor

Women Are Often Burdened With Interpreting Their Partner’s Feelings

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on August 16, 2024

Women in heterosexual relationships are often tasked with the work of interpreting their own and their partner's feelings, which can leave them feeling drained.

Women in heterosexual relationships are often tasked with the work of interpreting their own and their partner's feelings, which can leave them feeling drained.

Therapy

Why Your Therapist Won't Just Tell You What to Do

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on July 26, 2024

Therapists and coaches purposefully avoid giving advice as no one can fully know your lived experience. Therapy is about your identified needs, not your therapist's opinions.

Therapists and coaches purposefully avoid giving advice as no one can fully know your lived experience. Therapy is about your identified needs, not your therapist's opinions.

Grief

How to Talk to a Loved One Who Is Struggling

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on July 10, 2024

It can often be hard to know the “perfect” thing to say to a loved one who is struggling. Sometimes neither of you will know the “right answer" and that's okay.

It can often be hard to know the “perfect” thing to say to a loved one who is struggling. Sometimes neither of you will know the “right answer" and that's okay.

Stress

What’s Really Making You Upset?

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on June 20, 2024

Your regular feelings of stress may have deep roots. Recognizing those roots may help uncover your unhelpful behavior patterns and negative beliefs.

Your regular feelings of stress may have deep roots. Recognizing those roots may help uncover your unhelpful behavior patterns and negative beliefs.

Mind Reading

You Can’t Read Minds

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on May 31, 2024

Mind reading can have a negative impact on the way you view yourself, others, and the world. It’s important that you notice when you are falling into this thinking trap.

Mind reading can have a negative impact on the way you view yourself, others, and the world. It’s important that you notice when you are falling into this thinking trap.

Self-Esteem

It’s OK You Can’t Solve Every Problem

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on May 10, 2024

Consider these strategies when you start to solve someone else’s problem without being asked, feel stuck in your own problem-solving, or judge yourself negatively.

Consider these strategies when you start to solve someone else’s problem without being asked, feel stuck in your own problem-solving, or judge yourself negatively.

Self-Esteem

You Matter, Too

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on May 2, 2024

Putting yourself last can damage your self-esteem and well-being. Don't let feelings of guilt, shame, or heroism impede your self-care.

Putting yourself last can damage your self-esteem and well-being. Don't let feelings of guilt, shame, or heroism impede your self-care.

Social Comparison Theory

Stop Comparing Yourself Negatively to Others

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on April 19, 2024

Comparing yourself to others can steal your sense of joy. Focusing, instead, on how you can beat your own personal record may be more productive.

Comparing yourself to others can steal your sense of joy. Focusing, instead, on how you can beat your own personal record may be more productive.

Self-Talk

If It’s Too Cruel to Say to Others, Don't Say It to Yourself

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on April 9, 2024

Noticing how we speak to ourselves can help us recognize and challenge our patterns of self-criticism.

Noticing how we speak to ourselves can help us recognize and challenge our patterns of self-criticism.

Boundaries

You Are Enough, So Stick to Your Boundaries

Julie Radico Psy.D. ABPP on March 27, 2024

Notice when and why you struggle to set boundaries. In such situations, it can be helpful to consider: “What’s the healthiest decision I can make?”

Notice when and why you struggle to set boundaries. In such situations, it can be helpful to consider: “What’s the healthiest decision I can make?”