Category: The Best Life

The Language of Depression

Do you know that research indicates that thinking more concretely can halve levels of depression? This research suggests that the way our inner voice talks

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A Makeover with Meaning

I visited my college roommate, Susie, last weekend and we gave her back deck a makeover. This space went from a plastic, dog-chewed wasteland to

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Rescue from Rumination

I’ve been getting angry about how much rumination sucks the life out of people. It goes something like this; a thought or question pops into

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Displacement

I grew up in Alabama and moved to a DC suburb in Northern Virginia the summer before my sophomore year. I got ready for school

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New Year, Same You

There’s always talk of resolutions and self-improvement this time of year. I’ve got my own list in the making. But I made the mistake of

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Negative Self-Talk

All of us have some type of inner chatter that we’ve learned to listen to and usually we take it very seriously. A fortunate few

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The Language of Depression

Do you know that research indicates that thinking more concretely can halve levels of depression? This research suggests that the way our inner voice talks

Read More »

A Makeover with Meaning

I visited my college roommate, Susie, last weekend and we gave her back deck a makeover. This space went from a plastic, dog-chewed wasteland to

Read More »

Rescue from Rumination

I’ve been getting angry about how much rumination sucks the life out of people. It goes something like this; a thought or question pops into

Read More »

Displacement

I grew up in Alabama and moved to a DC suburb in Northern Virginia the summer before my sophomore year. I got ready for school

Read More »

New Year, Same You

There’s always talk of resolutions and self-improvement this time of year. I’ve got my own list in the making. But I made the mistake of

Read More »

Negative Self-Talk

All of us have some type of inner chatter that we’ve learned to listen to and usually we take it very seriously. A fortunate few

Read More »