Online Anxiety Therapy for High Achievers
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD Recently, we started chatting about alcohol use and what puts people at increased risk of a problematic pattern of alcohol use. Today, let’s chat some about biology and mental health as it pertains to alcohol use, and then I’ll share with you some of my thoughts about recovery. Here are some […]
Alcoholism: Let’s Raise a Toast to Knowledge Part II Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD The concept of what alcoholism “is” has changed over time, including in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the controversial but widely used diagnostic manual for psychiatric conditions. The research has varied regarding how problematic alcohol use changes over time and whether it’s a
Alcoholism: Let’s Raise a Toast to Knowledge Part I Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD In my first post in this series, I confessed something has really been bothering me – the misuse of the word “bipolar” over the last decade. In that post, we chatted about what a manic episode really is, by definition. And then in my second post, we talked about depressive episodes
Bipolar Disorder versus “Bipolar”? Part III: Four Important Questions Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD In my last post, we started chatting about the difference between Bipolar Disorder and being “bipolar.” And we reviewed some of the diagnostic criteria for being manic. Today, let’s continue our discussion by talking about the other “pole,” the depressive side of the illness. Diagnostic Criteria: Depressive Episode A major depressive
Bipolar Disorder versus “Bipolar”? Part II: Depressive Symptoms Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD Friends, I have to be honest. Something is really bugging me, and has been for a long time. I hear people on TV, in the grocery store, and in my office say they’re “bipolar.” I even hear physicians tell me someone is “bipolar.” And even though I have a PhD and
Bipolar Disorder versus “Bipolar”? Part I: Manic Symptoms Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD We’ve established that you have some difficulties with time management. And we chatted about what can cause problems with time management and why the approaches you’ve tried in the past haven’t worked. Then, we talked about some specifics in terms of how to structure your priority list. Now, some final thoughts
Getting Your Life Together: Time Management IV Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD We’ve established that you have some difficulties with time management. And we chatted about what can cause problems with time management and why the approaches you’ve tried in the past haven’t worked. So now it’s time to get to the good stuff, a more effective approach. First, write down everything. Everything.
Getting Your Life Together: Time Management III Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD Did you take my quiz to assess your time management skills? If you discovered your time management skills are interfering with your life, you.are.not.alone. I get asked about time management all the time because a LOT of people are struggling to fit everything into their life. Here are some reasons we’re
Getting Your Life Together: Time Management II Read More »
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD I get asked very frequently about tips for improving time management. Our lives are so busy that it seems impossible to fit everything we want to do into the time we’re given. And, yet, at other times (especially for people dealing with depression), it seems like all we’ve got is time
Getting Your Life Together: Time Management Strategies I Read More »
https://youtu.be/YXu5DhyufJQ Hayden C. Finch, PhD, is a practicing psychologist in Des Moines, Iowa.
Solving Recurrent Problems: Using Action Talk Read More »