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Dr Jennifer Hartman

Coping with Coronavirus Stress and Anxiety

March 24, 2020 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

Life in the time of coronavirus. We are living through a remarkably stressful time, with global scope and interventions unlike any health crisis we have ever seen. With so many rapid changes occurring related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are understandably feeling anxious and stressed.

Filed Under: Anxiety, Blog, Breath Work, Emotions, Exercise, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-care, Self-compassion, Stress Resilience Tagged With: Anxiety, coronavirus, coronavirus anxiety, coronavirus stress, stress, stress resilience

The Lazy Psychologist in the Kitchen: Turkey Quinoa Meatloaf with Veggies

September 1, 2019 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

After a long time away, the Lazy Psychologist is back in the kitchen! As we move into Fall and get closer to the season of overindulgence, it seems like a good time to bring you another delicious, healthy recipe. If you’re a new reader, you may be wondering why on earth I’m posting a recipe to my mental health blog.

Filed Under: Blog, Food Affects Mood, Recipe, Self-care, Wellbeing, Wellness Tagged With: food affects mood, Healthy recipe

The Tabby Buddha: Cody’s Story

May 3, 2019 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

In this blog post, I share a personal account of how a very special tabby cat made a big difference in my life. Why share a story about a cat on my mental health blog? Well, dear readers, Cody was no ordinary cat. His story is an inspirational one, filled with themes of beating the odds, resilience, and the importance of an easygoing attitude.

Filed Under: Animal Companions, Blog, Wellbeing, Wellness Tagged With: Animal companions, Cats, Health, mental health, Wellness

Overcoming The Hump Effect

March 28, 2019 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

You know you’ve got to get going on that unexciting task. It just has to get done, and soon. So why are you having SUCH A HARD TIME getting started? You’re dragging your feet and having an internal tantrum that could rival a three year old: “But I don’t wanna do it! I don’t wanna!” And then you’re probably arguing with your tantruming inner three year old, “I have to get this done! Get over it! Why do I do this to myself? I’m being a total idiot!

Filed Under: ADHD, Blog, Executive Functions, Expectations, Motivation, Self-compassion, Wellbeing, Wellness Tagged With: ADHD, chores, Errands, Executive functions, Hump effect, Motivation, Self-compassion, stress

Start 2019 Off In A Healthy Way By Writing a Positivity Journal

January 1, 2019 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

Happy New Year! Let’s commit together to starting 2019 in a healthy way. I’d like to invite you to join me in writing a positivity journal for six weeks, from early January through Valentine’s Day. It takes just 5-10 minutes a day and offers the possibility of improving your mood by training your brain to focus on the positives in your life. Are you curious to see what changes could happen for you?

Filed Under: Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Emotions, Gratitude, Journal Writing, Positivity, Self-care, Wellbeing, Wellness

Radical Self-Care: The Practice of Being Good to Yourself Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

November 15, 2018 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

Have you ever gotten really frustrated with yourself for making a mistake or struggling mightily with with something? Have you ever had difficulty accepting some part of yourself or your life that you don’t really like? Have you ever felt so beaten down and overwhelmed by your life that it seemed like you could barely see straight,

Filed Under: Acceptance, Blog, Compassion, Emotions, Self-care, Self-compassion, Wellbeing, Wellness

Holding Mind in Mind: A Mindful Mentalization-Based Skill to Improve Relationships

April 27, 2018 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

Have you ever tried to hold someone else’s mind in your mind? Let’s do it together right now. Imagine that one of your good friends or close family members is having a good day. Maybe they had a big success at work, maybe they got a good report from their doctor, or maybe they just had one of those days where everything seems to go smoothly—ahhh, those days are nice when they come along, right?

Filed Under: Blog, Compassion, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships, Wellbeing, Wellness Tagged With: Compassion, Meditation, Mentalizing, Mind in mind, Mindfulness, Mindfulness for relationships, Relationships

Anxiety is a Pushy, Self-Important, Exaggerating, Pain-In-The-Patootie

March 25, 2018 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

Anxiety can take a perfectly lovely, intelligent, capable person and turn them into a cowering, fearful mess. In fact, anxiety is infamous for its tendency to grossly over-exaggerate potential danger. To make its point, anxiety will hijack your nervous system and convince you that your life is in immediate peril, even when it’s clearly not. That’s just not nice. I think we can all agree that anxiety is a pain-in-the-patootie.

Filed Under: Anxiety, Blog, Emotions, Mindfulness, Wellbeing, Wellness Tagged With: Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive defusion

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