TEDxBU: Circumventing Emotional Avoidance

TEDxBU: Circumventing Emotional Avoidance

Check out my TED talk! Avoiding uncomfortable emotions is a human phenomenon—it prevents us from acting from our values, reaching our goals, and living the life we want. In this insightful talk, anxiety expert Michelle Maidenberg unpacks what causes emotional...
Are We Becoming Numb to School Shootings?

Are We Becoming Numb to School Shootings?

What we need to do now. Another school shooting, this one at Oxford High School in Michigan, where a 15-year-old killed three fellow students and injured seven others and a teacher. According to Education Week, in 2021 there have been 28 school shootings resulting in...
Beware of Your Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Beware of Your Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

It may be negatively impacting your behaviors toward yourself and others. Key points: A self-fulfilling prophecy is a set of beliefs and expectations that can negatively or positively influence our actions. Research on self-fulfilling prophecies such as the Pygmalion...
Mindfully Communicating to Children About 9/11

Mindfully Communicating to Children About 9/11

Help to foster valuable lessons amid devastating tragedy. This marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in New York on September 11, 2001. Kids all over the country will learn about, hear about, and observe tributes and commemorations marking this...
Getting Up When Life Smacks You in the Head

Getting Up When Life Smacks You in the Head

Five strategies for building resilience. In many ways, Summer 2020 beat me down hard: COVID was rampant, my kids were home, my business was slow, and my anxiety was high. However, last summer also lifted me up in ways I never would have expected. How? The resilience I...