Does Chilling Out Stress You Out?
Does going on vacation stress you out? You are not alone. I have a number of patients who have difficulty winding down. As one patient explained, “The more I try not to think about...
Why Learning From Failure Is the Key to Success
Without any experience in retail and very little cash, Sara Blakely founded Spanx when she was 29 years old. How did she do it? Was it her parents’ kind words and doting support? Not...
A Case for Sweeping Negative Emotions Under the Rug
Suppressing negative thoughts might improve mental health. This isn’t a typo. Nor is it a lingering belief from my WASPY upbringing. It’s the findings of a new study published in Science entitled Improving mental health by training the...
A Brazen Way to Get an ‘A’
The following was reportedly a bonus question on a University of Arizona Chemistry midterm:
“Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?”
Here is a brazen response from a creative student.
Please read to the...
What Happy Couples Do Differently When Tensions Arise
Life often feels like a game of Wac-A-Mole or, as one patient put it, like an endless wave of attention-requiring energy-draining drudgery: "I basically crisis-surf all day." Not surprisingly, when people report a lot...
5 Ways to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
"If they only knew ... I am a total fraud and everyone is about to find out."
If you have ever felt this way, you are familiar with imposter syndrome — that gnawing feeling of...