by Dr Aletta | Apr 30, 2018 | Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Self-Esteem
Quick! What comes to mind? Going for an advanced degree? Diving off the high dive? Learn to speak French? Ask that cute boy out? Wear that dress in that bold color? Quit that soul-killing job? When I see people frozen in their anxiety I often ask this question. I...
by Christine Frank | Apr 9, 2018 | Adulting, Self-Esteem, Stress
Being ghosted is a new concept that has emerged from modern day dating, and it’s not here for the better. How do you know that you’ve been ghosted? Maybe you’ve been going out with someone pretty regularly for weeks, or even months. You’ve been having a great time...
by Christine Frank | Mar 10, 2018 | Body/Mind, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-Esteem, Stress
Yoga has a reputation for being one of the best ways to take care of your body, mind, and spirit. Or in other words, yoga incorporates Holistic Wellness. Its practice originated in India over 5,000 years ago, and its ancient techniques have reaped all kinds of...
by Dr Aletta | Dec 12, 2017 | Self-Esteem
When it comes to the sexual assault/harassment awakening in America, it takes effort to find a corner of our lives that it doesn’t touch. If you’re a man, a woman, a parent, a young person, older one, a supervisor, a line worker, a political leader, a...
by Dr Aletta | Aug 21, 2017 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem
You Can’t Eat Ice Cream This Way My first impulse is to bury my head in the sand but it’s really hard to eat ice cream that way. Beware of Exploding Head Second impulse is to read and watch the news; everything related to the troubles: what is going on...
by Emily Becker | Apr 7, 2017 | Mental Health, Positive Psych, Self-Esteem
In my last post I wrote about the importance of checking in with yourself emotionally; however, emotions are only one piece of self-awareness. “Know thyself,” asks a bigger question. This bit of wisdom from ancient Greece is often attributed to Socrates, but is likely...