Stressed people have lots of thoughts, and many of them are scary or disturbing.
This makes people want to push away a thought, but our minds don’t work this way.
The only way to know whether you’ve pushed away a thought is to check in your mind whether the idea is there or not and, in an […]
Are you a parent struggling to help your child manage clutter and stay organized?
Do you feel overwhelmed by the challenges of keeping your child focused and on track?
Join us for the next episode of Experts in Learning Differences: A Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology […]
Are you a parent struggling to help your child manage clutter and stay organized? Do you feel overwhelmed by the challenges of keeping your child focused and on track?
Join us for the next episode of Experts in Learning Differences: A Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and expert in Behavioral […]
If you’re an athlete, you likely do resistance exercises to strengthen your skeletal and core muscles.
The diaphragm is a muscle too. The diaphragm tightens during inhalation so a strong diaphragm reduces breathing effort and improves your performance.
Alternate nostril breathing is a resistance training technique to strengthen your inspiratory muscles and it’s easy to do.
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Did you know that anxiety disorders and OCD work differently in children than in adults? This may seem intuitively obvious but is not reflected in most treatments for child anxiety and OCD. Current treatment protocols conceptualize anxiety disorders and OCD as the result of an overactive threat detection system. This understanding falls short when we […]
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Taking steps towards increased awareness for OCD and related disorders.
Please join us at the annual OCD walk, sponsored by OCD SF Bay Area, where Joan Davidson serves on the Board of Directors.
The One Million Steps for OCD Walk provides a supportive community, increases awareness, and […]
We all had our fair share of struggle this past year-plus. But it’s hard to argue that parents of young children had it particularly rough. Workloads doubled, tripled, or quadrupled overnight for parents who suddenly found themselves not “just” parenting and working their regular jobs, but now also acting as stand-in teachers and childcare providers. […]
It’s winter. It’s cold! Our animal friends are hibernating. Many humans also feel the pull to do less physically this time of year. But I’m here to tell you, this is a trap! With shorter days and colder temperatures keeping us indoors, our moods are already fragile. Doing physical activity helps for several reasons. […]
We're encouraged from childhood to be the "best," but unrealistic expectations can lead to depression, anxiety and negative self-image. Here are videos and other resources to help you understand and manage the problem of perfectionism.
