by Kat Zommers | May 16, 2023
Mindfulness Resources Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your...
by Kat Zommers | May 10, 2023
Parents in general, but especially mothers, are saturated with an abundance of guilt. I hear it all the time from patients who feel that they’re not being mindful enough, attuned enough, or equipped enough to deal with the challenges presented by mothering their...
by Kat Zommers | Apr 25, 2023
Recently the New York Times published an article, “Lean into Negative Emotions. It’s the Healthy Thing to Do.” It spoke to current research, suggesting that our perspective on our emotions can substantially affect our mental health. I wasn’t surprised to see this...
by Kat Zommers | Mar 14, 2023
Our kids are not even close to being okay. I’m astonished at how many patients I’m currently treating that have been directly or indirectly impacted by suicide or Fentanyl poisoning. Recently, a patient’s high school senior experimented with an opioid and never woke...
by Kat Zommers | Feb 15, 2023
We form positive and negative habits throughout our lives. And once a habit is formed, it’s hard to break free of it. It’s as if our brain stops fully participating in decision making and relies on our automatic routines. Our brains form neural pathways that get...
by Kat Zommers | Jan 5, 2023
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, Americans born in 2021 can expect to live for just 76.1 years, the lowest life expectancy since 1996. This is the biggest two-year decline—2.7 years in total—in...
