As one stressful day leads to another, it may feel like you’re walking through a fog of stress and worry.
Try this simple trick to climb out of a stressful moment to see things as they really are.
When people are stressed and worried, they often try to get their worry thoughts out of their minds.
This never works, but what can work is a little perspective.
There’s no better way to create perspective than humor.
If you have ever taken an improv comedy class, you likely learned the concept of ‘Yes, and …’
In Yes, and […]
When you’re stressed, you tend to get stuck in one worry thought after another. A fun way to get unstuck from a concern is to take the long way around it.
Here’s how to do it.
Describe the stressful thought or worry with a longer, wordier description.
For example, to take the long way around the worry: “What […]
Whether you call them therapeutic homework, action plans, or exercises, these out-of-session activities can help teens in several ways:
As a teen, you’re going through a lot. School is becoming more challenging, your friendships and other relationships are more complicated, and your emotions may feel overwhelming at times. And while every teen has a passing case of “the […]
In the third book of her Right Now series, […]
In the second book of her “Right Now” series, Dr. Daniela Owen, Ph.D. explains the choice that we all have when we face our fears and provides simple examples of how to overcome our anxieties in such situations.
“Right Now, I Am Brave” is a mindfully written self-help guide to aid children with […]
Dr. Daniela’s Owen, Ph.D., an assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, has published her first book specifically to help children deal with the complications of stress and anxiety from the COVID Epidemic.
This book is a mindfully written self-help guide to aid children in dealing with stress and anxiety, by uncovering […]