Blog: Growth
10 Favorite Books Read in 2019
This week marks the completion of the 3,000 hours required for licensure as a psychologist, which also marks the end of my role as the Inner Fökus blogger-in-chief! Thank you...
10 Favorite Books Read in 2019
This week marks the completion of the 3,000 hours required for licensure as a psychologist, which also marks the end of my role as the Inner Fökus blogger-in-chief! Thank you...
From Ignorance to Bigotry
Thank You Note A huge thank you to Dr. Ashleigh Louis for giving me the chance to shed light on narratives that are usually unheard or even silenced. A Kind...
From Ignorance to Bigotry
Thank You Note A huge thank you to Dr. Ashleigh Louis for giving me the chance to shed light on narratives that are usually unheard or even silenced. A Kind...
Our Growth Never Gets Old
“Ugh. I’m so old. I’m such a fart.” This refrain has become a ubiquitous catchphrase of mine over the last year or two. It punctuates my social circles, it initiates...
Our Growth Never Gets Old
“Ugh. I’m so old. I’m such a fart.” This refrain has become a ubiquitous catchphrase of mine over the last year or two. It punctuates my social circles, it initiates...
Mindful and Effective New Year's Resolutions
The start of the new year is often synonymous with making resolutions and goals. We begin the new year by creating long lists of behaviors, habits, and thoughts we’d like...
Mindful and Effective New Year's Resolutions
The start of the new year is often synonymous with making resolutions and goals. We begin the new year by creating long lists of behaviors, habits, and thoughts we’d like...
10 Favorite Books Read in 2018
At the beginning of every year, I enjoy looking back on the previous year and reflecting on what went well, what didn’t go so well, what I learned, and what...
10 Favorite Books Read in 2018
At the beginning of every year, I enjoy looking back on the previous year and reflecting on what went well, what didn’t go so well, what I learned, and what...
Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets: How They Differ and ...
As a guest writer for Dr. Louis (and also her sister), I want to thank you all for reading this article. I am honored to write a segment about growth...
Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets: How They Differ and ...
As a guest writer for Dr. Louis (and also her sister), I want to thank you all for reading this article. I am honored to write a segment about growth...
Yin and Yang: Finding the Balance Between Accep...
In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang refer to the complementary yet opposing forces that are both interconnected and interdependent and that together create all aspects of life. Just like a...
Yin and Yang: Finding the Balance Between Accep...
In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang refer to the complementary yet opposing forces that are both interconnected and interdependent and that together create all aspects of life. Just like a...
5 Everyday Ways to Promote Mental Health Awaren...
Stigma refers to the negative view of people who demonstrate a particular quality or who face particular circumstances. In terms of mental health, it is the shame and judgment that...
5 Everyday Ways to Promote Mental Health Awaren...
Stigma refers to the negative view of people who demonstrate a particular quality or who face particular circumstances. In terms of mental health, it is the shame and judgment that...
Pitfalls in Thinking Part 4: False Dichotomy
Dichotomy refers to things or ideas that have two opposite parts or two things that are very different from each other. Dichotomies are usually expressed with words such as “either”...
Pitfalls in Thinking Part 4: False Dichotomy
Dichotomy refers to things or ideas that have two opposite parts or two things that are very different from each other. Dichotomies are usually expressed with words such as “either”...
Pitfalls in Thinking Part 2: Confirmation Bias
Are left-handed people more creative? Will gun control help make our country safer? Does the average welfare recipient abuse drugs and alcohol? Are people with mental illness violent? These questions...
Pitfalls in Thinking Part 2: Confirmation Bias
Are left-handed people more creative? Will gun control help make our country safer? Does the average welfare recipient abuse drugs and alcohol? Are people with mental illness violent? These questions...
Pitfalls in Thinking Part 1: How Our Minds Get ...
Let’s face it, we can’t trust our minds to give us totally reliable information much of the time. Instead, we are susceptible to a variety of short-comings that affect our...
Pitfalls in Thinking Part 1: How Our Minds Get ...
Let’s face it, we can’t trust our minds to give us totally reliable information much of the time. Instead, we are susceptible to a variety of short-comings that affect our...