Mindfulness

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How to Not Lose Your Mind When You’re Stuck in Shore Traffic

It’s Fourth of July weekend, people! Which means the inevitable Fourth of July Shore traffic is in many of our very near futures. To make […]

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The Checkup: The Game-Changing Mealtime Tweak to Try at Lunchtime

• If you’ve been known to shovel whatever is on your plate into your face in seconds, barely tasting what you were putting in your […]

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How to Stay Sane Through the Holidays (It’s Possible!)

There’s a misconception that the holiday season should always evoke visions of peace, joy and goodwill — but you know it’s more complicated. All of […]

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The Checkup: How to Stay Energized All Day (Without Downing Buckets of Coffee)

• Fall is a comin’. And while I am overjoyed about the changing leaves and the lack of strangers’ perspiration dripping onto me on the […]

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8 Reasons It’s Awesome (and Good for You!) to Eat Out Alone

My college roommates thought I was nuts for habitually schlepping a backpack full of reading material to a cafe near campus, where I would happily inform […]

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How to Not Lose Your Mind When You’re Stuck in Shore Traffic This Weekend

In our area, beach-bound Labor Day weekend traffic is, well, a given. It’s as inevitable as the sun burn you’ll get when you forget to […]

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5 Ways to Be Happier This Week

As a psychologist, I’m often asked for my professional opinion about how to be happier. There’s no easy answer, of course, but over the years […]

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Mindfulness: Hippie Nonsense or the Key to Happiness?

Much has been written about the concept of mindfulness in the past decade. Corporations have adopted mindfulness-training programs for employees. Elementary schools now teach mindfulness […]

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Free Monthly Mindfulness Meetup Kicks Off Tomorrow Night in Queen Village

Philly-based positive psychology expert and holistic wellness coach Pax Tandon is kicking off a free mindfulness meetup series on Tuesday, February 24th at Baked Sunless Tanning in […]

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How Yoga and Mindfulness Are Helping LGBT People Battle Depression

A recent, rather upsetting study out of Kings College in London reveals that people in the LGBT community are “one-and-a-half times more likely to suffer from […]

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The Checkup: 5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Prep for a Terrific Monday

• Don’t even think about getting out of bed today until you read this: 5 easy things you can do right now to set yourself for […]