Love Languages, Lost in Translation

Let’s revisit the love languages (made famous by Chapman a few years back). Y’all, the key is that you speak THEIR love language. Cross translate. Dr Alessandra talks about the “platinum rule” in relationships. The…

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Dating in 2025 – Apps and Trends

In 2025, where do you find your person? Is it on “the apps”? Probably. But where, which one? There are several well-known and popular apps. Here is my brief hot take on which to try,…

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Can AI Chatbots Replace Human Therapists?

Can AI chatbots replace human therapists? Dr Todd Giardina The big initial disclaimer has to be that this is referring only to virtual, text style therapy. While we may see speaking CGI avatars come along…

Is Women’s Health different? Should it be?

Did you know that once upon a time, if a woman exhibited any emotional distress, they would remove her “hysteria” by performing a “hysterectomy”? (Hence the term we still use for this procedure of…

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Grateful for the Things You Don’t Have?!

Are you grateful for the things you DON’T have? Do you have a toothache right now? No? Good. Be thankful for that! This is a form of gratitude meditation. Pausing to appreciate the absence of…

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Self Acceptance and Self Improvement

The key is to balance self acceptance and self improvement. The phrase in your head would be like “Wow I’m really successful. Doing great…And ya know, I want to see if I can get that…

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Daily Gratitude

Much has been said already about daily gratitude practice – at the start or end of the day – usually in a journal or private reflection. But let’s move that practice into the public sphere.…

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You’re Being Too Hard on Yourself

You’re being too hard on yourself. So many of us do it. We think it keeps us focused on self improvement. But it ends up poisoning your self love. And this makes it harder to…

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Let’s Talk About Gut Health. Sort Of

Trust your gut. I love this phrase, but some women take it too far in one direction or the other. I’ve had some patients “trust their gut” despite overwhelming facts to the contrary. And then…

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Mindful Moments

Here is a simple script for mindful moments. Let’s break it down. Notice your thoughts. “I’m sitting on a soft, blue chair. I like this chair.” Then, hear the judgment or value – remove that.…