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Depression

Depression is a Lying, Manipulative, Thieving, Self-Important A-Hole

November 3, 2016 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

Depression is kind of an a-hole. There, I said it. Please pardon my crude language but I think it’s an apt description. Depression can turn a perfectly lovely, capable, intelligent person into an irritable, lethargic, confused, pessimistic mess. It is notorious for telling very convincing lies, and these lies are often big whoppers packing a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Depression, Exercise, Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychotherapy, Yoga Tagged With: Depression, psychotherapy

Why Am I Not Exercising When I KNOW It’s Good for Me? The Motivation to Exercise

June 29, 2016 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

The results are in and the findings are clear: exercise is good for us. Yes, I know, right now, there is a decent chance you thinking to yourself, “Thank you, Dr. Obvious. We’ve known that for a long time.” Go with me for a moment! My job today is not just to peddle the idea […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Blog, Exercise, Motivation, Wellbeing, Wellness Tagged With: ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Exercise, Motivation

This Blog Is Gonna Have Typos: Reflections on Perfectionism

May 27, 2016 by Dr Jennifer Hartman

I often joke with my patients that there is evidence of my perfectionism hanging on my office wall in the form of my higher education degrees. You don’t have to attend graduate school, however, in order to be a perfectionist. Perfectionists tend to buy into the belief that they can always be better and do […]

Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Blog, Compassion, Mindfulness, Perfectionism Tagged With: Acceptance, Anxiety, Compassion, Depression, Mindfulness, Perfectionism

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