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The Paradox of Opening to Pain

If something hurts us, we should avoid it, right? If you put your hand on a hot stove, it physically harms you, you experience pain, and...

Getting into Action - Dealing with Depression

What causes depression? The simple medical answer given is often something along the lines of "a chemical imbalance in the brain's...

Safety Through Gratitude

In this day and age, it seems that it is increasingly difficult to feel safe. Part of this can be chalked up to the ubiquitous...

Coping with Quarantine: Watch your Thinking

During this quarantine, do you find yourself stuck in your head a lot?Chances are that if you are like most people, you have been...

Coping with Quarantine: Routines and Rituals - Morning&Evening

In our last post we talked about how getting into a rut and routine without variety might be a bad thing during this pandemic. Doing the...

Coping with Quarantine: Dealing with Worry and Finding Flow

The world we live in. As both mandatory and voluntary quarantines, social distancing, and shelter-in-place orders continue, many people...

Understanding and Coping with Depression (1) - Not a Walk in the Park...

Depression or major depressive disorder is a remarkably common problem, with lifetime prevalence rates between 10-20%. Meaning, that 1 or...