How To Cope With Anxiety About Climate Change
September 26, 2022
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Worried about our warming planet? You’re not alone. Psychologists call this eco-anxiety and it’s common. This post discusses ways to make climate anxiety more manageable, so that you... Read More...
What Positive Psychology Can Teach Us About Coping with Adversity
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While it may seem counterintuitive to focus on the positive in these times of stress and uncertainty, researchers who study positive psychology have found that cultivating positive emotions can be a... Read More...
Bouncing Back When Things Get Difficult: The Psychology of Resilience (Positive Psychology Series #5)
October 9, 2018
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How much do you agree with the following statement? “Setbacks don’t discourage me. I don’t give up easily.” Psychologists who study resilience have found that some people are able to succeed... Read More...
4 Simple But Powerful Ways to Work with Fear
February 28, 2017
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A short summary of spiritual teacher Michael Grady’s excellent talk entitled “Facing Fear with an Inquiring Mind.” The key point being that fear isn’t something to get rid of;... Read More...
Fear of Fear
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Fear of fear is the most destructive force within us and around us. It is understandable to not want to be afraid. It is uncomfortable at the least and terrifying at its worst. And yet, we human... Read More...
Silencing Your Inner Critic
December 10, 2015
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Your inner voice is comprised of the self-talk that you engage in on a daily basis. For many, this internal dialogue can be quite critical, contributing to negative emotional states and behavior,... Read More...
Finding the Right Balance: How to Regulate Emotions
December 1, 2015
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Emotion regulation is the process of changing the emotion we experience—whether we are trying to amp up the experiences of a positive emotion or lower the amount of a negative emotion. According to... Read More...
The New Comfort Foods: Healing Stress With Nutrition
August 12, 2015
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Stress is an inevitable part of being alive and may manifest as anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, and emotional eating. While we live in a fast-paced, high-pressure world , we also have many... Read More...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) – “PLEASE Mastery” Technique for Emotion Regulation
July 17, 2015
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This article describes a practical psychology tool taught in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) known by the acronym “PLEASE”(Mastery). It’s designed to help with emotional... Read More...
Are You Overestimating How Much Things Affect You?
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If you’re like many of us, you’d probably guess that major life events will have strong, relatively long-lasting effects on your emotions. But this is often not the case. Affective forecasting is... Read More...

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