Do you have an inner critic? According to some estimates, we experience between 50,000 and 70,000 thoughts a day. Although many of these are neutral, many of them can also be self-attacking and even self-sabotaging. Luckily, according to today’s guest, negative self-talk frequently turns out not to be totally true. That is, we’re often way … Continued
A 2017 survey by the National Safety Council found that 76 percent of Americans feel tired at work. And, 4 to 5 percent of drivers per month report falling asleep or nodding off behind the wheel. That’s alarming given that it is estimated that drowsy driving is responsible for 91,000 crashes per year. So, what … Continued
By making some simple adjustments in our lives, we can boost our brains’ health and help ensure that we maintain our cognitive abilities and memory capacities well into old age. So, if you’re curious about how exercise can help produce new brain cells or how brushing your teeth may help your memory, you’ll want to … Continued
If you’ve ever set a New Year’s resolution, you know that one of your biggest potential enemies is procrastination. You may put off starting, get distracted or side-tracked, or find that doing a bunch of smaller tasks is getting in the way of focusing on your bigger, more important goal. If this sounds familiar, you’re … Continued
This episode, we discuss burnout: What is it and what can we do about it? And, we particularly zoom in on how burnout is affecting the healthcare community, as it continues to struggle against the realities of COVID-19, as well as how burnout is affecting college students, as they struggle with record rates of loneliness … Continued
As we pass Thanksgiving and head for the new year, families and friends often spend a lot of time together. With such togetherness comes love, camaraderie, and support, of course. But, togetherness can also bring discomfort, disagreements, and animosity. And, whether we want to admit or not, sometimes we’re not completely innocent bystanders. We’re human, … Continued
This episode, we discuss burnout: What is it and what can we do about it? And, we particularly zoom in on how burnout is affecting the healthcare community, as it continues to struggle against the realities of COVID-19, as well as how burnout is affecting college students, as they struggle with record rates of loneliness … Continued
In honor of the convergence of Father’s Day and LGBTQ Pride Month, on this episode we’ll be talking about gay fathers and LGBTQ parents in general. In addition to the challenges faced by all parents, gay parents face significant additional challenges, whether we’re talking about the complications of adoption or surrogacy, or many other issues. … Continued
Whether you want to call it post-middle age, the second middle-age, or the new middle-age, life can, should be, and often is fulfilling, meaningful, and vibrant as people enter the second half of their lives. But, the post-midlife years also can be filled with distinct challenges, including ones related to our relationships, our work, and … Continued
In a society that devalues ideas, perhaps it’s not surprising that the thought processes of children receive little interest. Yet, as psychologist Susan Engel argues, children are constantly constructing ideas, often collaboratively, although this impulse is frequently dampened by the wider world. And she suggests that we ignore the mental processes of children at our … Continued
