Feeling Meh? 10 Science-Based Tips for Getting Your Mojo Back!

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Feeling Meh? 10 Science-Based Tips for Getting Your Mojo Back!

You thought you’d be so excited about getting back out there—going back to work at the office, seeing friends in person again, going to bars and parties—but the truth is, you just really couldn’t care less. After all this time, now’s your chance and you have zero motivation. What’s going on???

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Are You Anxious About Getting Back to “Normal”

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Are You Anxious About Getting Back to “Normal”

Hip hip hooray! We can begin to go back to normal life again! Except… now that the long-awaited moment is nigh, people are apprehensive about returning to some of the activities they engaged in pre-covid. How can this be true? After over a year of severely restricting our interactions with others, why are so many people worried about what the future holds?

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Why We Feel Depressed and Confused This Holiday Season

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Why We Feel Depressed and Confused This Holiday Season

Every year the holidays bring us a complicated soup of emotions—joy, but also trepidation. Happiness, but also stress. We look forward to it, and we dread it.

This year it’s worse.

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Looking Back at 2020: 8 Things I Learned About Life During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Looking Back at 2020: 8 Things I Learned About Life During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Now, as we are all thinking about the promise of a new year, it’s a great time to think about what we have learned during this year of global pandemic, and what changes we would like to take with us into the “new normal”.

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How to Stop Wasting Time on Social Media When You Are Sheltering in Place…

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How to Stop Wasting Time on Social Media When You Are Sheltering in Place…

It wasn’t your plan to spend ALL afternoon, or day, scrolling through social media, but it keeps happening anyway. Here are 5 strategies to help you spend your time doing things that are important to you, rather than wasting time on social media.

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Is Minimalism Good for My Mental Health?

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While stuck at home on quarantine during this pandemic, it is a good idea to clear out all your extra “stuff". Tidying up your space can reduce stress and give you a strong sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

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5 Ways to Combat Social Distancing Depression

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5 Ways to Combat Social Distancing Depression

As the shelter-in-place program continues, many people are experiencing frustration, anger, depression and anxiety. Here are five ways to combat social distancing depression, reconnect with hope, and find peace during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Don’t Be Sucked in by Coronavirus Productivity Porn

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Don’t Be Sucked in by Coronavirus Productivity Porn

While Instagram makes it look like everyone else is using this quarantine to be super productive, it’s ok to stay in your pajamas all day, or even all week. Now is the time for “good enough”. Here are some concrete ideas about how to be kind to yourself and work towards self-acceptance today.

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Here's How To Have a Great Valentine's Day!

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Here's How To Have a Great Valentine's Day!

Do You Have the Valentine's Day Blues?

Valentine's Day often makes men in couples nervous and single women sad. Teenage girls have high expectations which are rarely met. Many people end up feeling let down one way or another.

So what can we do on Valentine’s Day to honor the spirit of the day and ignore the media blitz? Read on...

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Are You Where You "Should" Be Right Now?

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Are You Where You "Should" Be Right Now?

3 Ways to Stop “Should-ing” On Yourself!

We all have ideas in our head, often just below our conscious awareness, of what each stage of our lives should look like. When we actually get there, reality rarely matches the construct we’ve been carrying around as “truth”.

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5 Ways to Beat Loneliness

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5 Ways to Beat Loneliness

You can be lonely even when you are surrounded by people; in fact, sometimes that can feel the most lonely of all!

There’s a lot going on in Los Angeles, but people are much more isolated than it appears. Here are some suggestions for ways to meet people in the big city.

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How Can We "Arm" Teachers to Best Help Our Children?

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How Can We "Arm" Teachers to Best Help Our Children?

As a therapist married to a teacher, I have been asked about, and certainly been thinking about, the issue of arming our teachers. Every way you turn right now there is angry debate about guns. Many children and parents feel both helpless and afraid.

One way to combat this feeling of helplessness is to get involved with your child’s school and advocate for programs that provide Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

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