How do I break it to my mother-in-law that we’re not coming to Christmas dinner? š¬š¬š¬
Families/Kids Mental Health Socializing Travel
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Hereās the bottom line: you are not in control of other peopleās thoughts, feelings, or actions. You can only control your own thoughts, feelings, and actions. And you do not have to sacrifice your comfort to make someone else happy. Be firm, be brief, focus on your own decisions rather than hers, and don’t Read more…
Iām feeling anxiousā¦ and bored at the same time. Is this normal? And is there a solution?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: Welcome to the paradoxical feeling of acedia ā an old word used to describe that very now feeling of apathetic restlessness. Good news: There are evidence-based ways to fight back. Background: Early Christian monks called acedia the ānoonday demonā ā the tough feelings you feel where you are alone, feeling listless and wonder why Read more…
A: Hereās the bottom line: you are not in control of other peopleās thoughts, feelings, or actions. You can only control your own thoughts, feelings, and actions. And you do not have to sacrifice your comfort to make someone else happy. Be firm, be brief, focus on your own decisions rather than hers, and don’t Read more…
Iām feeling anxiousā¦ and bored at the same time. Is this normal? And is there a solution?
Mental HealthLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: Welcome to the paradoxical feeling of acedia ā an old word used to describe that very now feeling of apathetic restlessness. Good news: There are evidence-based ways to fight back. Background: Early Christian monks called acedia the ānoonday demonā ā the tough feelings you feel where you are alone, feeling listless and wonder why Read more…
A: Welcome to the paradoxical feeling of acedia ā an old word used to describe that very now feeling of apathetic restlessness. Good news: There are evidence-based ways to fight back. Background: Early Christian monks called acedia the ānoonday demonā ā the tough feelings you feel where you are alone, feeling listless and wonder why Read more…
