by Ann Lo | Dec 16, 2025 | Psychology
Hitting goals feels great — temporarily. But lasting well-being comes from living your values. A meta-analysis found values-guided behavior predicts life satisfaction better than just goal pursuit (Schwartz, 2010). Skill: Draw a 2×2 grid: What I want vs Why I want it.... 
by Maria Meinerding | Dec 15, 2025 | Self Discovery
A lot of people wake up and think “meh” even when nothing is wrong. That’s not laziness — it’s a quiet form of disengagement. Research shows that when values don’t align with actions, people report lower life satisfaction (Sheldon & Elliot,... 
by Becca Graham | Nov 8, 2023 | Work Life Balance
11/08/23 By Dr. Becca Graham The concept of burnout was not one I understood quickly. Like many folks growing up in America with hustle and grind culture, I was not taught about burnout, not even when I became a therapist and experienced it within a field that has a... 
by Eli Reding | Nov 15, 2022 | Self Discovery
Since becoming a therapist in 2012, I have consistently struggled to replicate in my personal life what I preach in my professional life. While we go through lots of training on how to help others and how to recognize our own limitations as therapists, the lessons of... 
by Chelsea Sanders | Aug 7, 2022 | Self Discovery
Written by Dr. Chelsea Sanders How Fear Shows Up in Daily Life Fear shows up in a lot of sneaky ways for some really important reasons, but if we aren’t aware of it, it can dictate our lives in ways that don’t actually serve us. How does fear show up for you? Think...