Mental Filtering: Why you may only notice the Negative
Mental filtering is the cognitive distortion where we only see one aspect of a situation, usually the negative side of it when it comes to depression or anxiety. You focus on the negative and disregar...
5 Jan 202115min
How Loneliness Affects the Immune System
Loneliness impacts the immune system, mental health, and physical health in dramatic ways. But you can counteract its effects through intentional human connection. Loneliness contributes to depression...
29 Dec 202015min
Anxiety, Worries and What if’s-Rewiring Anxiety through Intentional Risk Assessment- Acceptable Risk
So here’s another of the most common questions I get on my “Rewiring the Anxious Brain” video- People asked “What if the dog bites you?” Now in that video I was explaining how when you avoid something...
28 Dec 202019min
How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated
Knowing how to get motivated is really important. How to stay motivated is even more important There are tons of videos teaching tips and tricks and rah rah motivation, but in this video I’m going to ...
26 Dec 202017min
Quick Coping Skill for Anxiety: Locus of Control Find a Way #WithMe
Here’s a quick activity that you can do to cope with anxiety and restore a sense of safety and calm, I do it all the time with my clients in session and you can feel a noticeable difference almost imm...
22 Dec 20209min
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Winter Blues- Treatment Options-Light Therapy for SAD
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression that is associated with changes in the seasons. (It also has the clever acronym, SAD). Or it’s called the Winter Blues. These symptoms often start i...
21 Dec 202015min
People Pleasing-Are you a People Pleaser? And How to Stop Being a People Pleaser
People-pleasing is when you feel like you have to change yourself to be loved or accepted by others. People pleasing is especially common among women, but anyone could be a people pleaser. When you ar...
17 Dec 202027min
Can You Be Successful if you Experience Mental Illness? OCD, John Green and Turtles all the Way Down
Can you be successful with OCD? John Green is the famous bestselling author of "The fault in our stars" "Looking for Alaska" and "Turtles all the way down. He's successful, smart, deep, and he also ha...
15 Dec 20206min
