

Can Exercise Cure Anxiety?
Most of the clients I see are reticent to take medication. Either they're worried about side effects, don't want to pay the money, or...

Will I Always Have Anxiety?
I’ve written before about the problems that can arise when meditating with anxiety. However, meditation is a powerful tool for...

Anxious Thoughts Are Not the Problem
Humans have tens of thousands of thoughts every day (the number is up for debate). Some are helpful, some are unhelpful. An example of...

Where Positive Thinking Gets It Right
The "positive thinking" movement has a long history, and make no mistake, I'm a big fan of positive thinking just like I'm a big fan of a...


Three Great Anxiety Apps to Try
I'm a big fan of life hacks, simple things that make life easier. Technology—love it or hate it—can help all of us manage stress and...


When Meditation Backfires
Meditation has gotten about as trendy as cupcake shops in the 2000s, and for good reason. Meditation has been shown to improve...

What the Hell Phenomenon: How Judgment Prevents Change
The phenomenon is real. You're trying to make a change in your life. Maybe it's drinking less or shopping less often. Maybe it's a new...

"Just Relax" and Other Panic Attack Mistakes
Friends and family mean well when they see you in the throes of a panic attack. As scary as a panic attack is to experience, they can be...


Perfectly Miserable: How Perfectionism Fuels Anxiety
Listen around for a day or so, and you're likely to hear someone laugh that he or she is a perfectionist. People throw this word around...


Anxious and Introverted: In Defense of Introverted Males
In the not-so-distant past, our society valued the “strong, silent type,” a type of man who speaks infrequently but can be relied upon as...