Change can be hard. People express resistance to change, both consciously and unconsciously, especially when it comes to behaviors. Stanford psychiatrist Dr. David Burns, who wrote the best selling book Feeling Good, explains why this resistance occurs and how to overcome it. And it is the key component to his...
Personal Responsibility
I struggle with the idea that some people genuinely need help and others genuinely need to take personal responsibility. At what point do you say “OK, you have the help you need, and now it’s on you”? Do you keep helping them and providing help for them for a significant...
The Different Kinds of Empathy
I recently listened to a podcast (one of my favorite!) from The Model Health Show with Shawn Stevenson. He interviewed Dr. Austin Perlmutter, New York Times best-selling co-author of "Brainwash" (one of my favorite books!). They discussed many things on the episode, from diet to immune function to greater mental...
The Multitasking Myth
It’s often said that multitasking is not good in terms of performance or results. We should focus on one thing at a time if we are to be efficient and get more things done. We shouldn’t try to take on too many things at once, or we won’t finish anything....
Stress and the Passage of Time
There are quite a few sources of stress out there, like a job, a co-worker, a quota given or a deadline. It seems the older we get, the more stressors we encounter. Time compounds, and so does the stress. In fact, many times, it is time itself that is causing...