Mindset Blog

Anxiety: Why Humans Experience Anxiety

November 15, 2013

Below is a funny little video I found about Mindfulness. When I show it to my clients, they just smile because they know the “science guy” is talking about them. Some of us think and…

Be yourself!

November 04, 2013

I love this quote. I found it recently by reading Brené Brown’s “The Gift of Imperfection.” She quotes E.E. Cummings and she talks about the need to be authentic and how we need to embrace…

2 min read

CBT Trumps Antipsychotic for Augmentation, Amending Current Guidelines

October 31, 2013

An Update from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health): Exposure / Ritual Prevention Therapy Boosts Antidepressant Treatment of OCD This is another study that confirms Exposure and Ritual Prevention (a specific form of cognitive…

OCD & Perfectionism

October 18, 2013

[View original article published in Psych Central here] Patty was feeling frustrated and depressed. No matter what she tried, she felt she was stuck. As a young child, she remembers she would come unglued if…

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If you have a mental illness, don’t be embarrassed!

October 11, 2013

October 10th was designated as Mental Health Day. Every day is a mental health day for me when I see my clients try to make their life better despite their suffering. If you suffer with…

How to Make Stress Your Friend

September 23, 2013

I r ecently discovered a talk given by Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist. Her topic was stress. I felt validated as I have been telling my clients who experience stress to make it their friend.…

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Some Quick Parenting Lessons for the Duchess of Cambridge

August 29, 2013

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7 Ways to Help Your Anxious Child

August 27, 2013

When children are afraid about the unknown (new school, new grade, new house, etc), how do you handle it? Do you reassure them and say, “it’ll be okay, don’t worry about it” or do you…

Anxiety in the United States

August 12, 2013

Take a quick look at America’s state of mind: Most likely you know more than one person who is suffering from anxiety. Are they doing anything about it? Are they getting the right help? Show…

Got anxiety? Don’t relax!

August 06, 2013

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Improve Your Mood in a Hurry

June 06, 2013

[View original article, published in PsychCentral, here] One week not long ago, I found myself busier than normal and unable to do my daily workouts. I didn’t worry because I knew I would get back…