Self Improvement
Is My Pandemic Drinking Becoming a Problem?
October is National Emotional Wellness Month. As an alcohol counselor, I have to ask: how is your drinking these days? American adults are drinking 14% more often during the pandemic than 1 year ago, according to a recent report in the JAMA Network Open. Women, in particular, are drinking 17% more frequently than they were…
Read MoreFarewell, Strategic Accommodation: An Elegy to White Supremacy
What does it mean to live in survival mode, to survive as an Asian American in a racist country? As a child growing up in a white suburb during the 90s “colorblindness” era, I wasted many years strategically accommodating White Supremacy. Wasting energy. Wasting time. Diminishing myself to uphold White Supremacy. Again. And again. While…
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Forget About #QuarantineGoals. Focus on Your Values to Achieve Success.
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*Be sure to download our free workbook, “Envisioning Values-Based Living During Quarantine!” Are you struggling to feel productive while sheltering-in-place? If so, you’re not alone. Everyone is struggling to operate at 100% right now. And that makes sense. If you’re able to work from home, this is not a relaxing work perk – it’s a…
Read MorePracticing Community Stewardship in Times of Crisis
Ask yourself how you want to remember yourself during this time, years from now. Will you look back and cringe? Or will you remember how you stepped up to be there for others?
Read More3 Things People That Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions Know
I became a therapist after spending a little over a decade in gyms, supporting people as a personal trainer. It was such a fun job until the holidays hit, and the gym would become a ghost town for a good couple of months. However, we all knew that the New Year was right around the…
Read MoreWhat Alcohol May be Costing Your Relationship
A night of heavy drinking can destroy trust in your relationship. Get tips to navigate the morning after.
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