You thought you’d be so excited about getting back out there—going back to work at the office, seeing friends in person again, going to bars and parties—but the truth is, you just really couldn’t care less. After all this time, now’s your chance and you have zero motivation. What’s going on???

Now that things are opening up and going “back to normal”, the rhythm of our lives is changing again. This gives us a chance to re-evaluate how we want to spend our time. Doing a time audit can help you figure out how to spend your time in a way that expresses your own personal values.

Hip hip hooray! We can begin to go back to normal life again! Except… now that the long-awaited moment is nigh, people are apprehensive about returning to some of the activities they engaged in pre-covid. How can this be true? After over a year of severely restricting our interactions with others, why are so many people worried about what the future holds?

Lately I have been hearing a lot about “relationships that aren’t relationships”. In other words, you spend all your time together, and are physically and emotionally intimate, but the other person says “We are not in a relationship!”

Going home for the holidays this year is more complicated than ever. Here are 3 things you can do to find some new positives about your family visits.

We believed things would be over soon, we believed our leaders would protect us, we believed it wouldn’t happen to us, we believed things would be “normal” by now. We were wrong.

Things were forever changed.

Now there is a new year ahead, vaccines that bring us hope, and the possibility of a new beginning in 2021— a “new normal”. Here is a 3-step-plan for crafting New Year’s Resolutions that really work!

Sometimes wisdom comes from the most unexpected places. Here I talk about how what Blair Braverman learned from driving sled dogs in the frozen Alaskan wilderness can teach us to be more resilient right here in California!

Every year the holidays bring us a complicated soup of emotions—joy, but also trepidation. Happiness, but also stress. We look forward to it, and we dread it.

This year it’s worse.

Now, as we are all thinking about the promise of a new year, it’s a great time to think about what we have learned during this year of global pandemic, and what changes we would like to take with us into the “new normal”.

Does heading home for the Holidays Give You the Heebie-Jeebies? Are you still recovering from Thanksgiving? Spending time with your family doesn’t have to drive you nuts! A little planning beforehand can make all the difference!

The Holidays are even more stressful and complicated than usual this year thanks to covid-19. Here are three things you can do to maximize the good parts and minimize the challenges of this holiday season so you can actually enjoy yourself with your family this year!

Going home is always complicated. Being with your family of origin is going to bring up all kinds of old feelings and behaviors; it’s practically inevitable. You can, however, use this as a chance to learn something about your younger self, and to understand more about why you are the way you are.

Here are 5 scientifically-proven ways to help you manage the stressors and find lasting calm in this topsy-turvy world.

Do you and your partner argue over how much time one of you spends on the phone or computer? Here are two changes you can make to improve your time together and still get the downtime you need.

Have you acquired some bad habits during the COVID-19 quarantine? Here is a science-based plan to help you change your habits once and for all!

Are you up late worrying about coronavirus, racism, job security, political instability, or why you are even still awake? Here are 20 creative and reliable ways to help you get a good night’s sleep.

You can’t be a privileged white person and not screw up. You can’t. You were raised in a culture where racism is so pervasive that no matter how hard you try, you will undoubtedly say something that comes across as thoughtless or even cruel. Here is a 3-step plan to help you find your own way as an antiracist ally.

It wasn’t your plan to spend ALL afternoon, or day, scrolling through social media, but it keeps happening anyway. Here are 5 strategies to help you spend your time doing things that are important to you, rather than wasting time on social media.

While stuck at home on quarantine during this pandemic, it is a good idea to clear out all your extra “stuff". Tidying up your space can reduce stress and give you a strong sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

As the shelter-in-place program continues, many people are experiencing frustration, anger, depression and anxiety. Here are five ways to combat social distancing depression, reconnect with hope, and find peace during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While Instagram makes it look like everyone else is using this quarantine to be super productive, it’s ok to stay in your pajamas all day, or even all week. Now is the time for “good enough”. Here are some concrete ideas about how to be kind to yourself and work towards self-acceptance today.

Are you going crazy from staying home during the coronavirus pandemic? Here are 10 concrete ideas you can implement to save your sanity and your relationships with your roommate and/or your partner.

The problem with working from home is that while it may protect our physical health, it can take a real toll on our mental health. Isolation can lead to loneliness and depression, and can trigger addictions and eating disorders. Isolation with a partner can strain relationships much more than you might realize before you are actually caught in this situation.

You’re driving yourself crazy thinking about what might be happening—your brain in spinning out and you want to make it STOP!

Here are some things you can do right now to feel better about the break:

Whether you’re in a relationship or not, Valentine’s Day is more for Hallmark, and restaurants, and florists, than it is for you! Even people who are in a happy relationship are often disappointed on Valentine’s Day! If you are single, Valentine’s Day can be a depressing reminder that you haven’t yet met The One. Here’s something you should know:

Do You Have the Valentine's Day Blues?

Valentine's Day often makes men in couples nervous and single women sad. Teenage girls have high expectations which are rarely met. Many people end up feeling let down one way or another.

So what can we do on Valentine’s Day to honor the spirit of the day and ignore the media blitz? Read on...

It’s not just me–I’ve noticed that in the last few days friends, family, and clients all seem to be in a funk. So much so, that it started me thinking, is there something about this time of year?

Here are some surprising ways you can think differently about what you're feeling, and hopefully lift the funk!