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Category: Stress

Do you have a difficult family member? Me too! Let’s talk

Do you have a difficult family member?  Me too!  Let’s talk

Now is the time of year that my practice is inundated with questions about how to handle the holidays and that one difficult family member.

December 10, 2020 by Dr. Carrie Relationships, Stress
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Psychological Flexibility for the Win!

Psychological Flexibility for the Win!

Psychological flexibility is the art of acknowledging and accepting reality, and then determining what your next strategic move is in response to that reality.

April 21, 2020 by Dr. Carrie Anxiety, Stress
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Running on Green

Running on Green

Years ago, I wrote a blog by this same title, and I came across my original post as I was cleaning out old files recently. How fun to see one of my original posts! How relevant the topic remains, hence my rewrite today on the same topic.   I had the pleasure of meeting famed…

October 3, 2018 by Dr. Carrie Focus, Happiness, Self Improvement, Stress
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Realistic Life Balance

Realistic Life Balance

The other day, a client asked me to explain, “how do you get to it all?” She wanted a concrete explanation of how to actually field the various roles and responsibilities life throws our way, while also maintaining some semblance of health, without a sense of constant overwhelm. She was talking about how to manage…

October 9, 2017 by Dr. Carrie Focus, Happiness, Relationships, Stress, Tips
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45 Ideas to Help Soothe, Inspire & Ponder

I turned 45 this year.  In honor of this big birthday, here are 45 ideas, thoughts, musings that I’ve gained over the years. In my lifelong quest for learning, I am always on the lookout for data that will help make me a better person, or (hopefully) contribute to making the world a better place.…

July 26, 2016 by Dr. Carrie Happiness, Inspiration, Relationships, Stress, Tips, Wisdom
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The power of getting to one task at a time: Using the “Understand, Apply and Shift” model of problem solving.

This week I realized that things were feeling a little out of control.  I took stock and realized that I have been slipping into the great American pastime of multitasking.  What this looks like for me is books piled on my nightstand (literally, I’m in the middle of 6 books right now), multiple projects that…

April 8, 2016 by Dr. Carrie Focus, Stress, Tips
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Holiday Joy!

There are all these articles out there about managing holiday stress (I’m pretty sure I’ve even written some of them!) and I started thinking about what a problem this is. Now, yes, for sure the holidays can feel stressful, filled with too much eating and spending, too many obligations and opportunities to be with family members who might…

November 23, 2015 by Dr. Carrie Happiness, Stress
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When Self-Love is Disguised as Self-Shaming

On Valentine’s Day this year I noticed a shift in the messages in the media. Instead of messages pressuring us to buy the perfect gift, organize the perfect date and buy our significant other flowers and chocolate, the blogs and media outlets I follow were full of messages about self-love. But the brand of self-love…

March 4, 2015 by Dr. Carrie Happiness, Stress, Wisdom
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Tips to sleep better during the holidays

Sleep. One of our most basic activities today but one that often gets neglected at times of high activity like the holiday season.  Getting an adequate amount of sleep can help insure you have the energy you need (and want!) to maintain a busy social calendar or simple cope with family and travel stress that…

December 23, 2014 by Dr. Carrie Depression, Happiness, Stress, Tips, Wisdom
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The Power of EMDR

As a practitioner of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for over 10 years, I can honestly say what excites me most about this treatment is how successful it is at bringing fast release from a patient’s distress-causing symptoms. From the work I’ve done in my practice, the power of EMDR has been tangible as…

May 20, 2014 by Dr. Carrie Depression, Happiness, Stress, Trauma, Wisdom
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