by Dr Aletta | Mar 1, 2026 | Body/Mind, Depression, Health Psychology, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
It’s deep winter in the deep north. We’ve been going through the longest below 30F streak in years. The days are getting longer but somehow Western New York missed the memo. I like getting up early, I really do, but that means getting up in the dark. So I get out of... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 11, 2025 | Adulting, Good Therapy, Happiness, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
The first time a work of art I created garnered any praise, from someone other than my parents, was when I was in the first grade. The challenge Miss Ryon threw down to the class was to draw a garden from the eyes of a bug. Way before A Bug’s Life or Antz, in my own... 
by Dr Aletta | Apr 13, 2024 | Good Therapy, Happiness, Inspiration, Life Matters, Positive Psych, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Well-Being
I’ve recently embraced being an artist. Overall it’s been a mind-blowing journey but, me being me, it doesn’t take long for the path to be filled with rocks covered in anti-affirmation messages like: ‘You failed!’ Or, ‘You call yourself an artist?! Haha!’ Which brings... 
by Dr Aletta | Mar 24, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, Happiness, Life Matters, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress, Well-Being
There’s a place where resiliency is stretched so far that we break. Most of us are familiar with the frog in the pot story. The frog in the slowly heating up pot of water adapts to the temperature, making it work. Going from chilly cold to comfy warmth, the frog... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 10, 2023 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Self-Esteem, Stress
“The biggest source of stress inmy life is the screen, the blogging.” ~Jessica Valenti, founder and editor ofFeministing.com Editor’s Note: While the website being quoted in this blog post (Feministing.com) may have ceased publishing, it is... 
by Dr Aletta | Jan 31, 2023 | Happiness, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
Editor’s Note: If you arrived here without reading Word Of The Year, Gaslighting part one, that’s fine; however, you may want to check it out for some of the back stories on Gaslighting Relationships and why it’s such an important issue for you to...
