Why Am I So Hard on Myself About Feeling Anxious?
You felt anxious. Again. Maybe you snapped at someone you love, bailed on plans you wanted to keep or laid awake at 3 am running through every possible way a
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How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself When You Slip Up
There’s something about good mental health that I think is often misunderstood. A lot of people believe the goal is to have no more bad days. No more triggers. No
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Making a Change When You Need It
I’ve sat with many people who were ready to make a change but couldn’t figure out why they kept getting stuck. Smart, capable, motivated people who read all the books,
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Why Do You Worry at Night (And How to Get Some Sleep)
Ever since having kids, sleep’s been harder for me. Trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep—and it’s only gotten worse with age (like everything else). I spend a lot of time
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Make Doing Something Hard Easier: How to Scale the Change
I recently read a Substack article by Jud Brewer, MD, PhD, who wrote Unwinding Anxiety and The Craving Mind, about distress tolerance and the value of teaching it to our
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Doing Hard Things: Tipping Points & Needle Movers
Have you ever found yourself surprised by something you’ve accomplished? Maybe you ran 1.25 miles instead of your 1-mile goal. Maybe, after years of telling yourself that you’re not someone
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A Process to Completely Change Your Life
If you’ve spent any time scrolling through self-help content, you’ve probably seen countless promises about how to completely change your life in 30 days, 7 steps, or one transformative moment.
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Making the Change? Whatever It Is, You’ll Need This.
There are many ingredients to change, and this is one that we don’t often think about. If you’re looking to make a change in your life, you’ll want to read this.
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11 Ways We Keep Ourselves Feeling Mentally Stuck
I don’t know about you, but I do not like feeling uncomfortable. Who does? It’s our natural tendency to try and avoid discomfort, whether it’s anxiety, boredom, sadness, or uncertainty. It’s
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What to Do When You Feel Stuck in Life
Many of us, from time to time, feel stuck in life. There’s the momentary inability to move forward with a specific goal and there’s the longer-lasting sense that you can’t
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