Eight Fun Ways to Keep Your Summer Alive
Backpack-and-pencil time is just about here, but it’s not too late to treat yourself to a healthy dose of summer joy. There’s no need to feel bad about stretching that vacation feeling out as long as you can. These eight mini-vacations for the mind and spirit require no suitcases to pack (and unpack), no expensive […]
Seven Ways Fatherhood Rewired My Brain
It was midnight, and my son, Zade, was three months old in his crib, crying. I would rock him to sleep while singing “Hush Little Baby” and “You Are My Sunshine,” while begging the universe to quiet him down. Around two in the morning, he finally fell asleep, and I passed out on top of […]
Are AI Ways Better Than Human Judgment?
Do you feel smarter, yet find it difficult to carry on a simple conversation with your contemporaries? Do you feel bored too quickly because your mind is racing a thousand miles an hour? How about finding it difficult to make a personal decision without consulting artificial intelligence for help? I think it’s time to locate […]
Seven Ways to Spread Love in the World in the New Year
Each morning after meditation and prayer, I envision the encounters that I anticipate at home or at work, and I ask myself: “How do I need to manifest love for this particular person today?” As a medical school leader, I rarely hear the people around me talking about “love,” per se, but they often have […]
Four Ways for Parents to Manage Their Emotions
When toddlers melt down and teens snap back, it’s natural for us to have emotions. Some parents feel overwhelmed or out of control. Others try to push their emotions away. Emotions, after all, can be quite painful. Whether it’s joy, fear, rage, or anxiety, emotions affect parents every day. How we manage our emotions influences […]
Eight Ways to Support Your Employees in Uncertain Times
Employees who usually get along well are blowing up at each other. Managers are reporting that employees are having emotional outbursts in meetings and they’re not sure how to respond. That was the start of my call with a chief human resources officer (CHRO) at a reputable nonprofit recently. They reached out looking for resources […]
The Top 4 Ways to Improve Body Image
Body image is one of those quietly persistent struggles that many people carry daily, like background noise that affects everything but is rarely named out loud. As a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, I often hear clients say, “I just want to feel at peace in my body,” or “I don’t want how I look […]
Six Ways to Respond to Your Child’s Tantrum
My daughter Carys was two when she discovered the devastating injustice of gravity. She’d been carefully stacking wooden blocks into a tower. It was higher than any structure she’d built before, but the whole thing suddenly tumbled down. Within seconds, she was on the floor unleashing a wail that seemed to shake the windows. My […]
Four Ways Making Art Can Help New Moms
Maternal well-being is an important public health issue. A 2022 report by the World Health Organization explains that one in five women experience Mental health challenges during pregnancy and one year after the birth of a baby. There are many government policies, workplace benefits, and other supports that could help mothers during this transition—but a […]
Three Ways Cooking Is Good for Your Well-Being
Food is more than sustenance. Whether cooking at home or sharing a meal with others, I’ve learned that food can be a powerful pathway to greater well-being. Yet for many years, I’ve observed that food, particularly cooking, occupies a paradoxical space. On one hand, we romanticize cooking as a wholesome, nourishing activity. On the other, […]