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Change is Hard
Life can be so chaotic and hectic. We often forget to pause and literally take a breath.
Dr. Elena Duong
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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When We “Should" Ourselves
We are our own harshest critics. We can have many internal rules of who we should or shouldn’t be.
Dr. Susanna La
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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Importance of Play
Have you heard of self-care? Self-care is often used to broadly describe things you can do to care for yourself.
Dr. Elena Duong
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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Mental Health & Nature
Are you living to work or working to live? It is difficult to sustain a balance between work and life.
Dr. Elena Duong
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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Simple Ways to Practice Radical Acceptance
Why is my life like this? Why are people like this? Why can’t things be different? Why me? These are common questions we tend to focus on...
Dr. Susanna La
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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Caring for Ourselves as We Care for Others
Today, we honor World Mental Health Day by acknowledging our health matters everyday. There is so much going on in the world right now,...
Dr. Susanna La
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Is Your Self-Care Working?
You might have heard about how important self-care is to living a healthy, sustainable life. Have you wondered whether your self-care is...
Dr. Elena Duong
Aug 25, 20233 min read
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Do You Have a Minute?
In the busyness that is life, we do not always have time for rest. Some of us are on the go from the moment we wake up until we go to...
Dr. Susanna La
Mar 20, 20233 min read
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Break Free From Your Fatigue Cycle
Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by tasks that seem easy to other people? Does it take you a lot of energy to get out of bed or...
Dr. Susanna La
Mar 4, 20233 min read
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New Year's Resolutions
As we are heading towards the new year, folks tend to reflect on their lives. It is normal to want to change some things about our lives,...
Dr. Elena Duong
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Gratitude: An Essential Emotion
Do you ever notice telling yourself, 'I’m not good enough because I don’t have this or that?' Do you find yourself mindlessly scrolling...
Dr. Susanna La
Nov 27, 20224 min read
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Self-Soothing With Your Senses
Do you have emotional pain and end up reacting in a way that makes things worse? Did you know there are simple yet powerful practices you...
Dr. Susanna La
Oct 21, 20223 min read
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Numb... is Also a Feeling
Have you ever felt numb, empty, and/or checked out? Have you been feeling too much for too long? Have you ever wondered why we experience...
Dr. Susanna La
Oct 14, 20223 min read
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Small Steps Towards a More Compassionate Self
In a previous blog about self-compassion (you can read more by clicking here), we defined self-compassion and provided examples of...
Dr. Susanna La
Sep 30, 20223 min read
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Making Meaningful Choices
Do you make choices out of habit, which may not be the best for you? Do you engage in helping or hurting (e.g., self-sabotaging)...
Dr. Susanna La
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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Charging Your Emotional Battery
Do you know what makes you more emotionally vulnerable? Did you know you can build up your own emotional resilience? When we are feeling...
Dr. Susanna La
Sep 16, 20225 min read
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Why Do We Have Emotions?
Do you hate some of your feelings? Do you try to avoid feeling? What do you think you would be like if you didn’t have any feelings? When...
Dr. Susanna La
Sep 9, 20223 min read
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Connecting With Your Inner Wisdom
Do you make decisions based on your emotions? Does your mood often influence how you act and respond? Or do you make decisions based...
Dr. Susanna La
Sep 3, 20223 min read
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Skills to Start Living Your Best Life
Do you struggle with overwhelming emotions? Do you find it difficult to maintain relationships? Do you engage in self-destructive...
Dr. Susanna La
Aug 27, 20223 min read
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The Importance of Completing Our Stress Cycle
Do you find yourself feeling constantly stressed? Do you go to sleep stressed and wake up stressed? Stress vs. Stressors Stress is a...
Dr. Susanna La
Aug 4, 20224 min read
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