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Creating Healthy Habits in Quarantine: Strategies
Part 1: A series on maintaining mental and physical health in isolation. If you all are like me, I’m sure you’ve been feeling a mix of confusion, powerlessness, helplessness, and an overall anxiety about the state of the world right now. And as many of us are...
Creating Healthy Habits in Quarantine: Relax
Part 2: Meditation and relaxation strategies. In my last blog post, I mentioned “taking care of yourself.” This looks different to different people and has become somewhat of a buzzword in pop psychology. I also know that meditation is everywhere right now....
Creating Healthy Habits in Quarantine: Your Sense of Self
Part 3: Maintaining your sense of self in isolation.
How Those in Recovery Are Staying Connected During COVID-19
I asked three people in recovery what they are doing to stay sober—and sane. I was at a typical New Years Eve party filled with people listening to upbeat music, wearing silly glasses, and congregating around the food. But one thing was missing from the party: there...
Why You May Never Be Truly Satisfied, and Why That’s Okay
Have you ever set a goal, achieved it, became content, and then went looking for the next thing? It’s fascinating how quickly our lives adjust to reaching a goal: We get our dream job and, soon enough, start wondering when the next promotion will come. We move into a...
Changing Our View on Addiction
Source: If I were to give you a pen and paper, how many types of addictions can you name? I'm not referring to "addiction" just in the traditional sense (i.e. alcohol and drugs). I'm talking about the ever-expanding use of the word (i.e. internet addiction, gambling...
What’s Your Definition of Happiness?
Learn from other people's happiness and see what reflects your own happiness. What's your definition of happiness? Research in the field of positive psychology often defines a happy person as someone who experiences frequent positive emotions, such as joy, interest,...
The Psychology of Forgiveness
A how-to guide on the science behind learning to forgive Forgiveness is a loaded word. It's been tossed around self-help circles for years, but little has been made of what the science behind forgiveness can teach us about our own lives. Let's start with what...
Can We Take the Eye Out of the Adolescent Storm?
The self-help industry is a $10 billion a year industry and Los Angeles is arguably the capital. Sunset Blvd provides all the yoga studios, kombucha shops, whole foods, and life coaches you need. I have seen of adults of all ages walking around with their morning...