Most people have a goal of feeling happy. While there’s nothing wrong with that, it is important to acknowledge all of your feelings. To allow yourself…
Cultivating Joy
Is joy feeling like a foreign experience? Are you feeling guilty when joy comes naturally because you know others are suffering? Or because you are suffering…
Common Emotional Experiences Explained, and How to Feel Better
Common Emotional Experiences reported by many during COVID19 Frustration due to Difficulty Concentrating Many people are reporting difficulty concentrating, difficulty completing simple routine tasks, and “cognitive…
Visualize and Take Small Action
In my part of the country, we’re “opening up”, but things are far from “normal”. So much loss. Loss of loved ones. Job loss. Loss of…
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) –
Psychoneuroimmunology – the study of the relationship between psychological processes, the immune system, and the nervous system. I became interested in this field in 1994. I…
Stop Chasing Happiness.
All my life, people have asked me what I do to be “so happy”. One of those things is give up the pursuit of happiness, and…
For your own good – please do not be part of this 9%
Part of my job of being the best psychologist I can be is reading through lots and lots of research articles. I’m grateful for the technology…
Deep Breathing – A Simple, Powerful Exercise for Physiological and Emotional Health
Deep Breathing – A Simple, Powerful Exercise for Physiological and Emotional Health Are you feeling emotionally and physically exhausted? You are not alone. There is a…
Building Resilience – Reflect on What You Have Overcome
Happiness is fleeting. It is not possible, and I would argue that it is not even desirable, to maintain a constant level of happiness. But that…