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Dealing with Irritability During COVID-19
Let's be humble and honest: COVID has been hard for all of us. I've noticed that I am much more irritable at times. I have been short-tempered at work, impatient with my family, and even fallen victim to road rage. How can we acknowledge that this irritability has affected all of us and take active steps to try and remedy it?Acknowledge Your FeelingsIt is okay to feel more annoyed than [...]
Regaining Self-Acceptance
As millions of Americans embrace the holiday season, it also becomes evident that the prevalence of loneliness seems to become acute among young adults. You can read more about the loneliness epidemic here. Key experts and healthcare leaders gathered together in our nation’s capital to address this growing epidemic, and you can watch it here. 19th Surgeon General Vivek Murthy cited that Americans are “facing an epidemic of loneliness and [...]
Are You Feeling Inadequate and Insecure?
When was the last time you felt inadequate or insecure? In the context of this question, the word inadequate refers to feeling that you are not good enough. Slightly different, the word insecure refers to not feeling confident in yourself. Both inadequacy and insecurity can revolve around how we look or how skilled we are in certain areas. Here are some examples of what I often hear: I’m not [...]
Mastering the Art of Practicing Mindfulness
Energy and focus are in high demand in an era that requires constant upkeep with change, demand, accountability, and urgency. Energy to be fully focused and present when emails continue to pile within the inbox, the longsuffering patience needed to navigate workplace conflict with other colleagues and employers, the need for empathy when experiencing resistance from your inner circle whether at home or at work, authentic self-control needed to [...]
Pursuing Happiness with Flow: At Work – Part II
Please read Part 1 here. For many, when developing their work-related ambitions and climbing through the corporate ranks to clinch their inner potential, the common motivation is the pursuit of personal life satisfaction along with a state of active fulfillment. Yet, Americans are experiencing disdain toward working long hours for the next promotion or the expected bonus. Tensions with family dynamics arise and working longer hours becomes less gratifying. [...]
The Healing Power of Play: It’s Not What You Might Think
I don’t think anyone would be shocked to hear that we live in a broken world. As I look around, I see people who have experienced pain or hurt, illness, loss of a loved one, a traumatic event, and the list goes on and on. For the sake of clarity, let’s call these “adverse life events”. It’s not just in my line of work that I hear stories of [...]