
If You Hate Meditation, Try Mindfulness Instead
Even if you hate meditation, you probably have heard about the benefits of practicing it – it can help reduce anxiety, increase self-awareness, practice kindness,
Cultivate moments of joy.
Practice the art of acceptance.
Learn to be kinder to yourself.
Even if you hate meditation, you probably have heard about the benefits of practicing it – it can help reduce anxiety, increase self-awareness, practice kindness,
Believe it or not, one of the most common themes that comes up in therapy is how to stop worrying about others, and focus on
We are coming up on a year of social isolation. The general assumption is that as more of us get vaccinated, life will become one
It is a rainy day in Brooklyn. I am sitting at my kitchen table, drinking an iced coffee, listening to Taylor Swift’s brand new album, Folklore, on repeat. It was unexpectedly released last night, and I have now found myself, unexpectedly, overwhelmed with emotion.
There has been a lot of talk about productivity these days, and most of the chatter is about two opposite ends of the spectrum –
I can’t believe we are heading into our 4th week of quarantine. There is just so much to miss. And the heaviness that is lingering
If you’re feeling stuck in life, there is one major commonality that you may be experiencing, that many of my clients also experience when they
There are endless reasons as to why many people hate the holidays. It can be the most wonderful, yet the most stressful, time of the
Most people believe that therapy is reserved only for individuals who are experiencing extreme dysfunction. But what about those people who are able to function
Last week I had the privilege of attending a talk with Eckhart Tolle at the NYU Skirball Center. His ability to command a room with
Back in mid-October, I quit social media, cold turkey. I had been thinking about it for a while. Then finally, on a random Thursday, mustered
Do you hate Valentine’s Day? I spent most of my 20s dreading this holiday. And over the years, I have developed methods to not only
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