Sep 5, 2019 | Living Well
Imagine talking to a psychiatrist about why you’ve been feeling so stressed out lately. You finish explaining what’s been going on in your life, and how you feel like you are living in a constant state of tension. After asking questions and listening intently, she...
Aug 14, 2019 | Living Well
After weeks of temperatures in the 80s and 90s in my home state of Colorado, we recently had a day where the temp dropped into the 70s. I swear you could hear the collective ‘ahhh’ from all of my neighbors. In the dog days of summer, we rotate between a...
Jul 31, 2019 | Living Well
When you’re feeling depressed, it’s natural to experience low motivation—it’s a cardinal symptom. The things we once enjoyed are no longer engaging to us.Maybe it’s a social activity like going out for dinner with friends, or a physical one like a long outdoor run....
Jul 24, 2019 | Living Well
Have you ever seen a butterfly caught in a spider’s web?They fly right into the invisible threads, and before they know it, they’re stuck—trapped in the sticky strands, rapidly fluttering their wings.It’s just as easy for us to get caught in thinking traps. Thinking...
Jul 10, 2019 | Living Well
One day last fall, I logged onto Facebook to find a long status update from a friend that began “feeling frustrated.” She reported that it took six phone calls and transfers to different offices before she found a new psychologist. She was told things like: We’re...
