Having a clutter free home is something many people strive towards. It’s more calm, orderly, and less overwhelming each time you walk in the front door. Seeing a clean countertop when I first walk out to the kitchen each morning or a bed that’s freshly made gives me a little more motivation even if I…
Invest in Yourself: Building a Self-Care Practice Part 1
This is a two-part post because let’s be real, it’s a lot and I don’t want you scrolling for years nor to overwhelm you. So, just a warning it’s a about a 4-minute read (3 minutes and 54 seconds to be exact). I invite you to settle in and talk with me about building a…
Resolve to Take the First Step
How are you doing on your goals for the new year? Just about everyone I know was fired up and ready to face new challenges, learn new things, and become a better version of themselves. However, it seems that the hard part is getting started. If you’ve had difficulty doing what needs to get done,…
A Rarely Used Therapy May Help Trauma Survivors
Awareness of the effects of trauma in veterans, survivors of natural disasters, wars, terrorism, accidents, crimes, and child abuse is growing. Regardless of when the terrifying events occurred or what form they took, trauma-related conditions often include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, insomnia, preoccupation with frightening thoughts, alcohol and drug addiction, difficulty with jobs and interpersonal…
Four Surprising Ways to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
A lot of us are suffering from lack of sleep these days. According the Centers for Disease Control, about 35% of adult Americans regularly get less than seven hours of sleep per night, with African Americans and other minority groups sleeping even less than that. Improving “sleep hygiene” is a good remedy—including going to bed at the…
Identifying Our Blind Spots Through Observation and Reflection
Kelly Boys, author of The Blind Spot Effect: How to Stop Missing What’s Right in Front of You, highlights the fact that blind spots have multiple dimensions, including cognitive (the way we think) and behavioral (what we actually do in response to stimuli). In an earlier post I explored these dimensions in more detail and…
How To Help A Relative With Their Anxieties And Depression
Do you know a friend or loved one who suffers from fear, anxiety, and depression and do not know what to do to help them? It can be frustrating to watch someone you know struggle with their mental health and not be able to do anything to relieve their suffering. With this in mind, here…
Finding the Silver Lining
Starting with an identity theft nightmare that also served as a wake-up call in 2015, my family and I have been on an intense mission to simplify our lives. We sold our home and two acres of land, let go of about 90% of our physical possessions, paid off all our debt, and removed everything…
Psychological Reasons Everyone Is Loving Wordle
Why have so many people become fans of Wordle? Social psychologist Matt Baldwin has some answers. Wordle, the free, once-a-day word game, has gained millions of fans since its public launch in October. Unlike most players, though, Baldwin understands why our brains crave it. Baldwin, a professor at University of Florida, points to several psychological…
Helping Our Teens Amid a Rise in Suicide Attempts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported a startling statistic on teen suicide: Emergency room visits for attempted suicide among teenage girls were up 51.6 percent in 2021, as compared to 2019. So, what’s going on, and more to the point, what is going terribly wrong for our teenage girls? What’s creating…
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