Newsletter Topic: The surprising connection between what you eat and how you feel Everyone knows they “should be healthier.” But most people don’t realize how directly their diet affects their mental health. Hey all, I sat down with a guy in my office a while back who was struggling with low mood and anxiety/panic attacks that he couldn't get reprieve from. He’d tried therapy. He’d tried medication. He’d started exercising. Nothing was really working. So we looked at his eating habits. “I...

“When marriages fail, it is not increasing conflict that is the cause. It is decreasing affection and emotional responsiveness...” ― Sue Johnson Hey all, I was working with a couple months back... They'd been fighting about the same thing for three years. Dishes in the sink. Sounds trivial, right? But it wasn't really about the dishes. It was about the fact that every time he left them there, she felt invisible and her time was being disrespected. And every time she brought it up, he said...

Part 3 of 4: The science behind lasting relationships "Happy couples aren't smarter, richer, or more psychologically astute than others. But in their day-to-day lives, they have hit upon a dynamic that keeps their negative thoughts and feelings about each other from overwhelming their positive ones." ― John M. Gottman Hey all, Over the past two weeks, we've covered Gottman's Four Horsemen. If you missed out here are the links below. Part 1: Criticism and Contempt Part 2: Defensiveness and...