Author: w3ground

  • Compassion and Mental Health

    This article was originally published in the Mountain View Voice on January 13, 2015 This week is all about serving others and how, ironically, serving others is one of the top 10 best things you can do for your own mental health. In my work with clients, I consistently emphasize the significance of working to…

  • Quoted in Business Insider’s: 14 things that child therapists wish they could say to parents

    See Erinne Magee’s full article in  Business Insider. While most therapists make it a priority to reassure parents they’re doing a great job, they also try to help make the job of raising children a bit smoother by zeroing in on a handful of important reminders — some of which they don’t always get the chance…

  • Are Treadmills the New Prozac?

    Ok, so everyone knows that regular exercise is a must if you want to attain and maintain good physical health – it lowers blood pressure, decreases the risk of heart disease and various cancers, the list goes on and on. But did you know that exercising in accordance with the public health recommendations is actually…

  • Sleep Better, Feel Better

    Improving your sleep habits is perhaps one of the most important and transformative changes you can make. As a clinician, I can speak to the most reliable and well-researched methods for improving sleep quality. As a chronic sufferer of insomnia, I can share some thoughts on how to actually apply this information. To begin, let’s…

  • Quoted in Oprah Magazine article: Signs You Might Be in an Unhappy Relationship

    Committing yourself to someone every single day takes work and no partnership is perfect. If you’ve ever wondered whether or not you hate your spouse (seriously) you’re not the only one. But, there’s a difference between the standard marital ennui and finding yourself questioning whether you’re actually unhappy, or even in a loveless marriage. And if you are pondering that,…

  • Happiness Through Mindfulness

    As promised, each week for the next 10 weeks I’ll be discussing lifestyle changes that are likely to increase your overall sense of happiness and wellbeing. This week, I’ll be talking about mindfulness. The term mindfulness gets thrown around a lot, but what does it mean? I can’t speak to what folks like Oprah and…

  • 10 Tried and True Ways to Increase Happiness

    This article was originally published by the Mountain View Voice on Dec 19, 2014 If you follow along with my posts over the next 10 weeks and make the changes outlined therein, I can almost guarantee that you will experience increased happiness. The changes I recommend are based on my observations as a clinical psychologist…