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Can Brain Science Help Us Break Bad Habits?

A New Yorker article on why willpower alone may not break bad habits, and how strategies can help, including for ADHD.

  • Blog
  • Adhd
  • Anxiety Stress
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What to Expect From Couples Therapy, and When to Start

A GQ guide outlines what to expect from couples therapy and why starting earlier may help. Couples therapy at PPG.

  • Blog
  • Couples Relationships
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Marriage Therapists Who Follow Their Own Advice: The Gottmans

A New York Times article on John and Julie Gottman, married psychologists behind the Gottman method of couples therapy.

  • Blog
  • Couples Relationships
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How to Make Tough Decisions Easier: Fear of Better Options

A New York Times article on easing tough decisions: fear of better options (FOBO) and defining your minimum outcome.

  • Blog
  • Anxiety Stress
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing
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· Emily Bly

Parenting the Fortnite Addict

  • Blog
  • Parenting
  • Teens
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Reading Aloud to Young Children: Benefits for Behavior and Attention

A New York Times article on how reading aloud to young children may support behavior, attention and emotional well-being.

  • Blog
  • Parenting
  • Adhd
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· Emily Bly

Can Learning to Disagree Help Kids? Adam Grant in The New York Times

A New York Times opinion piece by Adam Grant suggests kids can benefit from learning to disagree. A parent perspective from PPG in Westchester, NY.

  • Blog
  • Parenting
  • Teens
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· Emily Bly

Fight or Flight: Working With Our Responses to Fear

A New York Times article outlines the fight-or-flight response and ideas for helping our reactions match the situation.

  • Blog
  • Anxiety Stress
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Strengthening a Marriage: What Eli Finkel’s “Love Hacks” Suggest

A New York Times article on psychologist Eli Finkel’s marriage tips: touch, handling conflict, and celebrating wins.

  • Blog
  • Couples Relationships
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· Emily Bly

What Is Post-Traumatic Growth? Trauma and Meaning

A New Yorker article on trauma explores post-traumatic growth, how some people find meaning after adversity.

  • Blog
  • Trauma
  • Grief Loss
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· Emily Bly

How People Learn to Be Resilient

A New Yorker article explores resilience as something people can learn, shaped by how we perceive events and frame our stories.

  • Blog
  • Anxiety Stress
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing
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· Emily Bly

The Dance of Relational Trance: A Talk by Tara Brach

A Tara Brach talk on pausing and deepening attention when we become emotionally reactive in relationships.

  • Blog
  • Couples Relationships
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing