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A Simple Emotional Model of Depression. How looking at things simply can bring profound shifts.
When we block one part of our emotions, we block them all.
You Are Not Broken. A holistic psychiatrist’s view on navigating life’s struggles.
You are not broken. We are not broken. One of the most common and frustrating things I see as a...
From Busy to Calm, Finding a Flow
Image courtesy of @CollTemple Hey there! How's it going? I've been thinking a lot about the busy-ness of our world and the chaos it creates in our day to day life. I know you want to feel like you have more energy and free time, and you're probably wondering how you...
Accessing Your Inner Guidance and Ease
As I shared about last summer, I spent several weeks at a meditation retreat. During that time I kept hearing the message to go inside more. I have a tendency to get busy and I come up with a ton of creative ideas. It's very exciting and fun, but at the same time...
Emotional Freedom and Meditation
Today is my youngest sister's birthday. She died less than a year and a half ago. Has anyone close to you died? Does talking about death make you feel uncomfortable or nervous? Our society doesn't talk about it much, but it's a natural part of life. We will all die...
How to feel good in your body and let it show. Beauty from the inside out.
I had a powerful experience of tapping into and connecting with my inner beauty, even through resistance, and I saw how inner beauty can show up on the outside. As we all allow ourselves to step into our inner beauty and align with it, we allow others to see and feel...
Sharing my TEDx experience
TEDx Lincoln Square just published my recent article! The theme of the TEDx event this year is Looking Beyond. I wrote about Looking Beyond Life and Death, based on the death of two close family members within a few months of each other last year. Death is a...
Living With Intention
One of the questions I hear a lot from people is “How can I live with intention?” They get distracted and thrown off track from the things that are important to them. They feel blocks in the way. It feels hard to be present in the moment, and they feel a sense of...
Looking Beyond Life and Death
Looking beyond… is something I’ve done more of in the last year than I have in my whole life. As a psychiatrist I have spent many years consoling others in their difficult experiences, but nothing prepared me for my own unforeseen loss. On December 29th, 2016 my...
The Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is the day with the smallest amount of daylight, sometimes referred to as the “darkest day of the year” or the “shortest day of the year." It marks the start of the lengthening of the days and longer periods of sunlight. In the spirit of the...
The Perfectionism Trap, Why trying harder isn’t always better
Our lives are fast paced with so much available at our finger tips. You can buy almost anything on Amazon Prime and have it in your hands within 24 hours. It seems there are no limits on what we can have and do. The problem that comes with that is that we we can...
Three Ways to Instantly Feel Less Anxious
According to the American Psychological Association 75% of adults reported experiencing moderate to high levels of stress in the past month and nearly half reported that their stress has increased in the past year. As this stress builds up so does our anxiety. What...
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