The Biggest Mistake You Might Be Making
If you’re overwhelmed, chances are you’re making this mistake. I continue to make it even though I know about it because it’s a tough one to get right.
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Stress
What’s In Your Cup?
Whatever is in your metaphorical cup will stay in your cup as long as you keep it upright. But what happens when your cup spills? What happens when you’re stressed and overwhelmed? What’s going to spill out?
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Calling All Wannabe Journalers
When life gets overwhelming, journaling is a proven skill to get through it. Now, I like the idea of journaling…but I suck at it. I never know what to write, so it usually just ends up being a ridiculous and unhelpful list of what I ate: “June 4. Had some microwaved scrambled eggs and some
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Are You Tired of Feeling Like It’s All Too Much?
There’s just too much to get done in a 24-hour day or even a lifetime. How can anyone possibly do it without getting overwhelmed? Here’s how.
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The Biggest Mistake Every Perfectionist Makes
As a recovering perfectionist, having “mistake” and “perfectionist” in the same sentence already gives me anxiety. It’s as if there’s something syntactically wrong with that sentence. But the truth is, despite their many differences from each other, almost all perfectionists make one mistake, and it’s huge. But before we get into the
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5 Ways Climate Change Affects Your Mental Health
It used to be “global warming.” Now it’s “climate change.” I’m not a climatologist or a politician, so I don’t really care about all that business. I mean, the whole idea of how ozone affects ocean currents, which somehow causes asthma, is just not something I’m all that interested in. As a psychologist, what I
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High-Functioning Depression: Unfulfilled Despite “Having It All”
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD When you think of someone who’s depressed, what comes to mind? Someone in bed crying? Someone who can’t get off the couch? Someone who’s stopped going to work? The old Zoloft commercial (remember the groaning blob that was constantly under the raincloud)? Maybe the image of depression in your mind looks
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How to Get Motivated
By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD We all struggle with lack of motivation at times, and some of us more than others. We’re not motivated to go to the gym, to really (I mean truly) manage our finances, to catch up with our friends, to check in with our partners about our relationship, to fold the laundry,
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#TipTuesday: How to Use Breathing to Tolerate Distress
https://youtu.be/gOelNuD4PA4 Hayden C. Finch, PhD, is a practicing psychologist in Des Moines, Iowa.
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#WellnessWednesday: How Much Exercise Do We Need for Mental Health?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3ILKRVQFzw Hayden C. Finch, PhD, is a practicing psychologist in Des Moines, Iowa.
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