About Happiness
Is your definition of happiness making you unhappy? [...]
Calm Commute
Traffic delays and unruly passengers can make getting to work or any where rough. Try to get there calmer with a peaceful playlist to bring tranquility to everyone in the [...]
Take It Outside
Today I have a very quick tip. Take it outside. Your exercise routine. Your phone conversation. Your cup of tea. Only 5 minutes in nature can boost your mood and your [...]
Impossible People
Difficult people are going to pop up from time to time. And you are going to have to deal with them. If you have a job that requires working with the public it will [...]
Could You Benefit From A Little Time Alone?
Sharing a TED Talk by Susan Cain. When psychologists look at lives of most creative people, what they find are people who are very good at advancing ideas also have a serious [...]
The Happy Secret to Better Work
Sharing a TED Talk by researcher Shawn Achor about positive psychology. If you can find a way to become positive in the present, then your brain works even more [...]
Relaxing Your Way
A friend says, “Hey you need to relax. Come on over and we will sit on the patio with a glass of wine, chewing the fat.” I am a therapist! How is sitting [...]
Keep Calm & Distract Yourself
When your thoughts are stuck in a stress loop. Your thoughts keep circling around the same thought or worry and you can’t seem to switch gears. Try doing some [...]
Embrace Your Moods
Embrace your moods. All of them? Yes, all of them. One of the gifts humans have is the ability to be sensitive to their moods, to be empathic to others, to listen to [...]
The Fear Cure
If you are suffering from fear and looking for ways to get back into the game and do the things your dreaming of, then I recommend “The Fear Cure” by Lissa Rankin [...]
The Mental Health Companion 