by Dana Basu, PsyD | Feb 7, 2025 | Anxiety, Coping, Trauma
Why Perfectionism Feels Safe (But Isn’t) For some of us, perfectionism might feel like an old, familiar companion. Maybe you double-check every email before sending it. Or replay conversations in your mind, wondering if you said the “right” thing. Perhaps you hold...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Aug 31, 2021 | Anxiety, Coping, Emotional Regulation, Parent Mental Health
4 Ways to Reduce Anxiety Now Oh anxiety– a frequent (and unwelcome) companion for many. Those of you who experience anxiety routinely know how exhausting it can be. Although anxiety can be important and helpful, when it gets too high it often stops being helpful...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jul 3, 2021 | Anger, Anxiety, Coping, Emotional Regulation, Feelings, Parent Mental Health
Using Distraction Techniques To Cope with Intense Emotions We all have moments when our emotions become really intense and we’re desperate for strategies to help us calm that down. Distraction techniques are a set of helpful tools that can turn down the heat and allow...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Feb 25, 2021 | Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Regulation, Feelings, Guilt, Parent Mental Health, Resilience
Create Better Boundaries in 5 Steps We all need some form of protection as we navigate this world, and building and maintaining healthy boundaries is one important way of protecting and caring for ourselves. Find out more about boundaries, where they might be helpful,...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Feb 13, 2021 | Anger, Anxiety, Coping, Emotional Regulation, Parent Mental Health
Emotional Regulation for Parents Emotional regulation is the skill of managing our feelings so that they don’t spin out of control. As adults, we are constantly striving to keep our feelings in check — our anger, our anxiety, our sadness, our guilt, and even our...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jan 23, 2021 | Anger, Anxiety, Coping, Depression, Emotional Regulation, Parent Mental Health, Resilience, Thoughts
How to Get Unstuck Using The Power of Thought Ever had one of those days? Or weeks… or maybe even years? One of those periods of time when everything feels hard as hell. When it feels like the walls are closing in on you and there’s no way out. Most of us have been...
