Rick Hanson, PhD is an author and teacher about the inner skills of personal well being, psychological growth and relationships. He explores the important of lightenening your load and avoiding picking up unnecessary...
Category - Emotional Health
Rick Hanson, PhD
Slow Down for Resilience
Linda Graham, MFT and author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster, shares one exercise from her book for improved resilience and well being. On my way...
Linda Graham, MFT
When Things Feel Sideways
I’ve been feeling a little sideways lately; bewildered, frustrated and a wee bit crazy. What appears clear as my hand in front of me is reportedly something different to a group of people, unfortunately who have...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Too Afraid to Care
Richard Nicastro, PhD explores the impact of having an avoidant attachment style in relationships and why a deep emotional connection can feel so scary to some. For those who have an avoidant attachment style, caring...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
Emotional and Relationship Health During Community Crisis
In Northern California, we have had three years in a row of major fires during October not only causing massive destruction but impacting large areas surrounding the actual fires by unhealthy air quality as smoke...
Stop Feeling Unworthy
Feeling unworthy and undeserving is pervasive. It can touch every aspect of your life; your sense of self, your relationships and more. Here’s what Tara Brach, PhD and Buddhist meditation teacher says about...
Why Stress and Anxiety are Sometimes Good
People generally think of stress and anxiety as negative concepts, but while both stress and anxiety can reach unhealthy levels, psychologists have long known that both are unavoidable — and that they often play a...
The Danger in Fake Positivity and Spiritual Bypassing
Vanessa Smith Bennett, AMFT, addresses fake positivity and encourages seeing negative emotions as an opportunity for growth, not something to avoid. These days, the realm of spirituality (and sometimes psychology) can...
12 Indications You are Living an Authentic Life
Authenticity in your daily living is a sweet congruence of your beliefs, values and actions. Your inner world and outer world align and there is a synchronicity or balance between who you truly are as an individual and...
Breaking up with Alcohol and Stepping into a Clear Life
Cecily Mak shares her personal journey and paradigm shift around the role of alcohol in her life. “Whatever you do, don’t tell people you don’t drink. They’ll think you’re weird.” Last night I attended an international...
Cecily Mak