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Dealing with Uncertainty: How to Cut Through the Mental Chatter

For every worry, every uncertainty, and every catastrophe that pops into your head, say this out loud: If that happens, I will deal with it. I will help myself, and I will also ask for the help I need. We all like to be sure of ourselves and our place in the world. We like

Choosing the Right Coping Strategy

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And the wisdom to know the difference.” The words of the serenity prayer may be familiar to ...

Thanksgiving Tip: Savor the Joy, It’s Good for You

What is your unique, ideal vision of the Thanksgiving holiday? We have some tips to help you enhance that experience and maintain the positive impact. The latest in neuroscience shows that when you ...

Six Essential Steps to Finding the Therapist That’s Right for You

Maybe you’re at the place of wondering whether talking to a professional therapist could behelpful to you. Perhaps you’ve tried making changes on your own but keep getting stuck and feeling ...

What do genes really mean?

It seems like everything is “genetic” these days—from having a sense of purpose in life[1] to political affiliation[2], and it’s a term that often gets mentioned when describing the causes of ...

Redefining Recovery as the Glory of Winning: A Clinical Perspective

Athletes have a singular focus. They strive to win. When I work with them on the psychological aspects of their sport, I am awed. They have great capacitiesfor endurance, optimism, ...

Poem: The Man in the Arena

It is not the critic who counts; nor the one who points out how the strong person stumbled, or where the doer of a deed could have done better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the ...

What Happens When You Leave the Isolation of Anorexia Nervosa Behind: A Clinical Perspective

As I sit with clients who face the steps of recovery from anorexia nervosa, it is the desires to be close, to offer closeness, to be held, to hold, to be understood, and to understand that are some ...