Hello,
Happy Memorial Day!
I hope this newsletter finds you safe and well... of course I always hope my newsletter finds you safe and well, but in the current situation of quarantine for covid19, there's an extra emphasis on those wishes. I know many of use are actually doing very well and even thriving in lockdown, while others are finding it more challenging... sometimes we might even vary day-to-day. I just want to say that I'm here for you with lots of resources below-- a new blog on quarantine coping, a video on how to drink moderately, and a FREE livestream event coming soon.
See below for details on the resources above, plus a summary of this month's media highlights. As always, please feel free to hit "reply" to let me know how you're doing, if there are any topics you'd like to see covered, or any suggestions in general! I also hope you'll link up with me on social media, if you wish:)
Thank you again for reading!
Warmly,
Dr. Chloe Carmichael PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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AKA How to Find Your Drinking Sweet Spot
New York City is a city that loves to drink. We meet friends for happy hours, we eat at business dinners where a sommelier serves amazing wine, we go to trendy lounges that serve artisanal cocktails, we attend networking events with open bars, and many of us love a nice quiet drink with a delicious meal and a lively social scene seated at a restaurant bar. The beauty of it is that for many of us, all this drinking actually leads to great things: successful business dinners, mingling with new and interesting people, a sense of relaxation that happens effortlessly as alcohol immediately creates a mild euphoria that makes us open up, laugh more, and shuts off our incessant internal monologue. Alcohol has clear benefits for many of us, both personally and professionally. With all this drinking, we could probably benefit from some tips from mindfulness to enjoy moderate drinking even more!
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Dr. Chloe will be providing high-value techniques to help you cope with COVID more effectively! S hare this free stream with your friends to help them cope during this time too!
In the meantime, you can read some of Dr. Chloe's tips for coping with quarantine life below:
Coping with Quarantine Life: 4 Simple Tips from a Clinical Psychologist!
Quarantine life has been called “the new normal” over the past couple of months. Although it may be “normal” in the sense that it’s become common, it is understandably not feeling at all normal to us in terms of our wellbeing: in fact, quarantine life can pose some very unique challenges. While I can’t take that stress away, as a clinical psychologist I can offer some practical tips to handle quarantine life from a cognitive, behavioral, and emotional perspective . Some of the tips I offer will be exercises or other behaviors you can try, and some of them will be just simple ideas on perspectives that may be helpful. Many of the ideas and exercises will actually be helpful to you even after quarantine , so take heart in knowing you’re increasing your proverbial toolbox in ways that will be useful even when COVID19 is a thing of the past, at least in terms of pandemic levels. If you’re open to ideas on personal growth, then you’ve come to the right place! Read the full article.
QUOTES & TIPS ON ANXIETY, AND STRESS
 How To Manage Anxiety While Quarantined, According To Therapists One of my quotes: "Anxiety often presents as a sense of unease that you can't trace to anything in particular... We have a tendency to push overwhelming topics to the backs of our minds, which feels even more poignant currently. The solution lies in finding a method for tapping into those worries, that works for you."  Bathing routines have changed during coronavirus. Here's what your shower time can do for your mood One of my quotes: “If you're skipping showers out of frustration with COVID-19, then every time that you notice you're un-showered, you will be reinforcing negative feelings about quarantine.”  8 Therapist-Approved De-Stress Tactics One of my quotes: "Talking things over with a friend puts your internal experience into words, which helps with problem solving." |  Here's Why Quarantine Hair Transformations Are Taking Over Social Media, According To Experts One of my quotes: "Changing our hair and posting pics on social media also invites more social media interaction, which may feel helpful to us right now, since quarantine decreases our natural habits of connection with others."  Stressed? Focus on What You Can Control One of my quotes: "Many of us tend to use denial around stressors... To a certain degree, learning to focus on the goal (rather than the stressor) can be helpful so that we can overcome stressors rather than focus on them." |
DR. CHLOE FOR WIKIHOW
How to Reduce Anxiety Associated with Social Media Addiction
Social media can be a great platform for keeping in touch with friends and networking with potential professional collaborators. For individuals with social media addiction, though, any social media account can be a source of great anxiety. Feeling like your life is boring or inadequate and fearing that you're missing out on something exciting are common experiences for individuals with social media addiction. If you have social media addiction, you can break out of your online cycle by combating the symptoms of your anxiety and reducing or altogether eliminating your social media usage.
How to Be a Better Boyfriend
Maintaining a healthy relationship takes patience and effort, especially as the "honeymoon phase" starts to wear off. If you are worried that your boyfriend abilities have been slacking lately, or if you simply want to learn how to be an even better boyfriend, this article will point you in the right direction!
How to Know if You Love Someone
Figuring out whether you're actually in love can seem intimidating, but don't worry! We've done the research, and for most people, the best way to figure out if you're in love or not is to step back and view your relationship objectively. Once you figure out how this person affects your emotions, think about how you act around them. Are you extra generous, willing to go the extra mile, and genuinely thrilled about their successes? It could be love!
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