Anxiety, Authenticity, Buddhist Psychology, Career, Depression, Featured Post, Find A Therapist, Masculinity, Mindfulness, Mindset, Perfectionism, Self-Image, Social Anxiety, Therapies
Burnout is real. The problem is what happens when the word becomes too easy to use. Dr. Michael Brustein, PsyD Clinical Psychologist, NYC 5 min read Burnout has fallen in with a bad crowd. Narcissism, gaslighting, OCD — words that once had a more specific meaning and...
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. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) promises something appealing: change your thoughts, change your life. But there’s something the technique can’t do alone A woman sits in therapy, convinced she’s “completely worthless” after losing her...
Anxiety, Authenticity, Buddhist Psychology, Career, Depression, Featured Post, Find A Therapist, Masculinity, Mindfulness, Mindset, Perfectionism, Relationships, Self-Image, Social Anxiety, Therapies
Social Anxiety and the Fear of Being Seen In many careers, the ability to speak in front of others—confidently, fluently, as though you belong there—is the difference between visibility and invisibility. You don’t get promoted for thinking well in silence. You...
Anxiety, Authenticity, Career, Mindset, Self-Image
When Anxiety Isn’t About the Presentation You lie awake at night. But not because of tomorrow’s meeting. You’re successful. Your relationships are stable. Your life looks good on paper. Yet something feels persistently off. Maybe you wonder if this is really what you...
Anxiety, Authenticity, Depression, Perfectionism, Self-Image, Therapies
A deep dive into how the search for ‘What’s wrong with me?’ becomes a scroll-fed identity crisis—and how CBT therapy for anxiety or depression offers a slower, saner alternative. 1. The moment the room disappears You open TikTok to...
Anxiety, Authenticity, Mindset, Perfectionism, Self-Image
Our fitness routines might be the most honest stories we tell about ourselves. At first, it seems like a joke headline, or a BuzzFeed quiz: “What your gym routine says about your personality.” But then you notice the spin class filling up at 6:00 a.m.—the same...
