wellness Archives - Alicia H. Clark PsyD

Feeling Envious And Irritated Lately? Try This One Thing

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:00:16 +0000

Feeling Envious And Irritated Lately? Try This One Thing It isn’t hard to be envious of friends and neighbors who seem to be weathering life a bit easier than you. And that envy isn’t helping you fend off irritability – in fact, it could be making it worse. Your social media feed seems full of…

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6 Honest Reasons Why Self Care Is So Hard (and Can Feel Lousy)

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:07:31 +0000

Not enough of us talk honestly about why self care is so hard. Be it getting to the gym, procuring healthy meals, keeping up with teeth-cleaning, check-ups, hair cuts, or simply getting to bed on-time, self care can sometimes feel like a long list of “have-tos” that should make us feel good, but instead feel burdensome. seem…

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Women’s Health – What 9 Psychological Diagnoses Actually Mean

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:25:47 +0000

Understanding what psychological diagnoses actually mean is a key part of being informed about mental health and wellness. In our culture of normalizing mental health symptoms, we have gotten more relaxed about using diagnostic categories more casually, and sometimes in error. Diagnoses like anxiety, depression, psychosis, obsessive compulsive disorder and addiction are some of the…

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SELF – 10 Health Issues That Can Make You So Damn Tired All the Time

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:52:17 +0000

There are a variety of common health issues that can make you tired, and fatigue can be debilitating, silently draining the precious energy you need to engage in life meaningfully. And getting enough sleep doesn’t always solve it. If you are struggling with fatigue, and are getting enough rest, you may want to check with…

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How To Use Anxiety To Your Advantage

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:11:56 +0000

Knowing how to use anxiety to your advantage can help you turn anxiety around in your life. At its worst, anxiety can feel like a private prison we carry around with us. Whether we fight it, give in to it, or simply try to avoid it, anxiety often feels like something that happens to us…

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How To Use Mindfulness For Anxiety (And Improved Wellness)

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 03:20:34 +0000

Before we can understand how to use mindfulness for anxiety, it is important to first understand what mindfulness is. One of the best definitions of mindfulness comes from Berkeley’s Center for Greater Good, “Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment” Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we…

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Vice – Why Food Tastes Better When You’re Hating Life

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:23:16 +0000

Turns out there is a lot of science and psychology behind comfort food cravings, stress eating, and why we reach for certain foods. It’s not surprising that our control over food diminishes when life gets hard. I was very pleased to join Brian Wansink and other noted experts to help understand what’s behind food cravings…

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SELF – Model Jordyn Woods On The 1 Thing People Get Wrong About Loving Your Body

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:56:18 +0000

Turns out there’s something people get wrong about loving your body. “Body positive” advocate and plus-size model Jordyn Woods told The Cut that she has been criticized by her fans for posting photos of herself at the gym. Woods recounts, “I remember one time I posted a picture in the gym and people were commenting…

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4 Ways to Heal Yourself from Exhaustion – EHarmony, YourTango

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:08:48 +0000

It’s a sad state of affairs that the average modern woman feels completely exhausted most of the time. The great irony is being in that exhausted space, the LAST thing you have time to do (or truthfully want to do) is take care of yourself. And I’m not just talking about doing chores like paying…

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10 Things Insanely Attractive Women Do For Themselves Without Fail – YourTango

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:01:08 +0000

Here’s the secret THEY know that you don’t … What’s the secret of true and lasting attractiveness? That’s what so many women (and men) want to know. It turns out that self-care has a great deal to do with it … but not in the way you might think. When different studies looked at the various qualities of attractiveness, “happiness” and “kindness”…

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