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Building Self-Esteem When You Feel Worthless: 9 Small Steps That Make a Big Difference

by Dana Basu, PsyD | Dec 10, 2024 | Mental Health Basics, Resilience, Thoughts, Trauma

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of low self-worth, you’re not alone. Many people find it challenging to see their own value, especially when negative self-talk takes over. Building self-esteem doesn’t happen overnight, but it also doesn’t have to be overwhelming....

How to Uncover Your Calm

by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 26, 2019 | Coping, Mental Health Basics, Parent Mental Health

I’m going to be honest. Meditation has never been my thing. I feel guilty just saying that, as a psychologist, who regularly recommends meditation to my clients. But I’ve never practiced what I preached. Until now. _____ Several months ago I joined a women’s wellness...

How to Work Through Different Perspectives in Your Marriage

by Dana Basu, PsyD | Mar 15, 2019 | Mental Health Basics, Parent Mental Health, Relationships

“What in the hell are you doing?” I hear a little voice in my head saying as I watch my husband Avi thump our sleepy nephew on the back over and over again. I decide to edit out the “hell” part, but move forward with the inquiry regarding his current behavior. “I’m...

If You’re Happy, But Don’t Know It

by Dana Basu, PsyD | Dec 10, 2018 | Childhood Mental Health, Mental Health Basics

Life wouldn’t be life without the wave of emotions we all feel. We need to experience the lows of sadness and anger in order to appreciate the highs of excitement and joy. But knowing our emotions isn’t something that inherently comes with the package. While we all...

Why You Should Let Your Child Be Disappointed

by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 24, 2018 | Childhood Mental Health, Coping, Mental Health Basics

Boo loves to ride tricycles. She does so practically every day when she’s at school, and she also loves to ride when visiting her cousin’s house. I had been thinking about getting her one, but wanted to wait a bit and give it to her as a Christmas gift. In the...

If You Teach Your Kids One Thing, Teach Them This

by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jul 21, 2018 | Coping, Mental Health Basics

At any given moment, can you identify what you’re feeling? And not just “bad,” “ugh,” or “like crap,” but I mean really put a word to your emotional state? Words like “guilty,” or “lonely” or “vulnerable,” or even “hopeful.” Being able to label your feelings with a...

Building Self-Esteem When You Feel Worthless: 9 Small Steps That Make a Big Difference

How to Uncover Your Calm

How to Work Through Different Perspectives in Your Marriage

If You’re Happy, But Don’t Know It

Why You Should Let Your Child Be Disappointed

If You Teach Your Kids One Thing, Teach Them This

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