Why Don’t You Stress Eat Broccoli and 10 Tips to Help Stop Emotional Eating
I actually like Broccoli, if you have never roasted it, you need to try it, and you’re welcome. However, this isn’t what my head is craving when I am stressed, depressed, or just bored with life. I crave sweet treats and lean toward things like Pop-Tarts or brownies if I am really indulging my emotions.…
Read MoreExcerpt: A Harm Reductionist’s Guide to Dealing with Despair
Now is when we are most vulnerable to severe consequences from drinking: when we feel terrible but tell ourselves a story that we are drinking to celebrate.
Read MoreChicago Tribune Features Therapist Tiffany Fang’s Powerful Reflection One Year After the Atlanta Shooting
Watch Tiffany Fang narrate her piece in a video produced by her team at Loyola University (Watch the video now). Read Tiffany’s widely shared op-ed on the Chicago Tribune (You can find the full article here): “One year ago, six Asian women were killed by a white gunman in Atlanta. They were working. He could…
Read MoreWishing You The Best of Luck!
Good luck! Best of Luck! May good luck and fortune follow you where ever you go! Sending good luck vibes your way! February first kicked off the first day of Chinese New Year and, good luck talk is in the air. This annual fifteen-day festival ushers China and Chinese communities worldwide in the new year.…
Read MoreA Reflection on Modern Dating: For Best Results Stay True to You!
December is a particularly difficult month to be single. It is a season of sensual, sensory overload: matching pajama sets, clinking mugs at the Christkindl Market, Starbucks peppermint mocha, and familial inquiries, “anyone special in your life this year?” If you are noticing within yourself a desire for physical touch, connection, and/or companionship, you are…
Read MoreSee No, Hear No, Fear No Spiders
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown. H.P. Lovecraft I like to think of October as the most haunted time of the year and the month that contains my favorite holiday, Halloween. This whole month is about listening to…
Read MoreBetter Balance Makes For Better Gaming
The first game that really grabbed me was The Legend of Zelda. I am part of the gaming generation that played the original eight-bit version on the first Nintendo. I remember losing an entire Saturday morning, playing with my brother solving puzzles, and conquering level bosses. Of course, that is until the Nintendo would freeze,…
Read MoreWant a Better Night Sleep? These Tips Will Help
Sleep has never come easily to me. I remember nights when I was in high school where my mind would chase dozens of thought rabbits down their holes. I remember the frustration and sitting awake wide-eyed when the first hints of sunlight would brighten the morning sky. As an adult, I feel that I had…
Read MorePandemic Pounds a Problem? Take These 3 Steps to Reclaim Your Waistline
The pandemic has not been kind to our waistlines. In fact, the “APA’s survey of U.S. adults, conducted in late February 2021 by The Harris Poll, shows that a majority of adults (61%) experienced undesired weight changes—weight gain or loss—since the pandemic started, with 42% reporting they gained more weight than they intended. Of those,…
Read MoreWhat Simone Biles Tells us About Putting Our Mental Health First
The camera zooms in on Simone Bile’s face. She is the picture of concentration and focus. She is lined up for the beat board and launches herself down the mat. She hits the vault, tucks tight, and stumbles a bit on her landing but recovers into a solid finish. Suddenly she walks away. Not only…
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