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Anxiety

Practical Tips for Dealing with Anxiety

Anxiety has a way of showing up at the worst times – before a big presentation, at 2 am, or sometimes for no apparent reason ...
Depression

Tips for Dealing with Depression

Depression isn’t a straight line with steady forward progress. Some days it may feel like your emotions are manageable, but other days it may feel ...
Depression

Postpartum Depression with Dad

Becoming a father can be exciting, meaningful, life-changing, and generally amazing. It can also be stressful, overwhelming, exhausting, and emotionally challenging. Whew! That’s a lot ...
Depression

Bringing a Baby Home

Bringing a baby into the world can be beautiful, overwhelming, confusing, exhausting, and emotional — sometimes all in the same hour. But if you’re a ...
Depression

Pain x Resistance = Suffering

Christopher Germer, a well-known psychologist often illustrates our instinctive response to pain through a simple formula: pain x resistance = suffering. This concept is also ...