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Is Depression Just Sadness in Disguise?
Is Depression just sadness in disguise? This is a question I have pondered for some time. The push to diagnose and pathologize human emotions is a topic that I feel strongly about. Having been a therapist for over 15 yea4rs, 13 of which were spent working in healthcare, I saw a huge shift over time…
Read MoreChoosing Happiness
Choosing happiness…you may be thinking “Happiness is a choice.” To which I say YES! The topic of happiness can be controversial. We often think happiness is bestowed upon us if we are “lucky” enough to be able to “afford”it. This comes from or capitalistic culture that socializes us to think that happiness comes in the…
Read MoreLet Go, Let Flow: Take Five Thousand
Let Go, Let Flow…such a beautiful sentiment right? Oh so yogic and spiritual in nature. The sentiment brings up an image of me, walking down the beach, with a cool breeze in my hair as it bounces and behaves like this girl in this 1980s Pert shampoo commercial… Ah yes, to have bouncing and behaving…
Read MoreGut-Brain Connection: How the Gut Affects the Brain
It’s the New Year and everyone has health on their mind. Hence our discussion on the gut-brain connection. This is also why I put this ad in the January Wellness Issue of the local Scout Cambridge magazine… In my efforts to help people become happier and healthier, I often am teaching them about the connection…
Read MoreFOMO: How the Fear of Missing Out Has You Missing Out
Fear of Missing Out has become the new red alert. The kids call if FOMO but it is by no means just a Millennial thing. This can’t be blamed on the youth. FOMO is when we become fearful that we are not exactly where we are supposed to be or not exactly the the right…
Read MoreHeart to Heart: Reduce Stress By Connecting with Your Heart
Having a “heart to heart” conversation with someone often carries this negative connotation. Generally it happens when we may be about to break up with a significant other or tell a friend that she/he did something that bothered us. But think about those people wtih whom you have these conversations. Usually they are people…
Read MoreStressed Out Millennial….Some Words of Wisdom from a Gen Xer
Got Stress Millennials???? I am hearing screams of a Hell’s Yeah coming from the masses! These days I am surrounded by young people and most of them are stressed to the MAX. Whether they are clients or people I meet networking who are college students, just getting out of college and into the work force…
Read MoreFive Steps to Managing Burnout from Stress
Overcoming stress burnout feels like a lofty goal for some these days. It seems that everyone is so overwhelmed with the pressures of daily living that the concept of overcoming the accompanying stress feels like just another thing on the proverbial “To Do” list. Most people are just trying to keep their head above water.…
Read MoreLove More, Worry Less
Love More, Worry Less….I think as I leave the day long loving kindness workshop I attended at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC) In Cambridge, MA this past Saturday. I’m irritated on the T today and I remember to breathe and say the three statements from the workshop… May I be safe and protected May I…
Read MoreLive with Purpose
Live with purpose. What does it mean to live your life with purpose? This TED talk by Rick Warren really captured my attention. It made me start thinking…. Yeah Steph what is your purpose? To which I come up with many things….some of which I am not always fully embracing which explains A LOT. Warren…
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