by Ava Calabrese | Sep 10, 2026 | Good Therapy, Happiness, Health Psychology, Positive Psych, Self-Care, Well-Being
Sitting in class, you may feel confused, bored, or constantly on edge. Work can feel much the same. At home, everyday responsibilities—cleaning, organizing, or caring for the kids—may feel overwhelming, and you aren’t sure where to start. Sometimes, the overwhelm is... 
by Dr Aletta | Apr 12, 2026 | Adulting, Good Therapy, Happiness, Health Psychology, Parenting, Positive Psych, Relationships, Self-Care
Into Act III of my life, and I still struggle with adulting. Not kidding. It sucks. I tell myself I should be better than this, but I’m not. I’m like a lot, maybe most, human beings, I think. When the going gets tough, I want a blankie and something silly on TV to... 
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 | Sep 24, 2025 | Chronic Illness, Health Psychology, Self-Care
How to live a good, meaningful life despite having a chronic illness is a topic dear to my heart. In my mid-twenties I suddenly found myself in the hospital with undiagnosed kidney disease. From that point on my life took a completely unexpected turn. What... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 20, 2025 | Adulting, Good Therapy, Life Matters, Self-Care
When hard times hit us, it’s natural to freeze. The often overlooked third response to threat, after flight and fight, freezing, keeps us from having to make a decision when making a decision is itself terrifying. Decisions About My Life! I’m talking to myself, 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...
