Dr. Yesel Yoon writes about perfectionism, burnout, and navigating life transitions
Changing Your Self Talk: Want to see real results? Change how you talk to yourself. We’re often our harshest critic and fall into a trap of negative self-talk. This will leave us unmotivated, with lower self-esteem and fear of trying new things. Switch your self-talk from criticism to self-compassion. In this blog post, I discuss the benefits of positive compassionate self talk and give examples of how to switch your self-talk.
It’s important to your mental health to give yourself credit for what you have achieved in your career this year. While this year has been a difficult one with job losses, changes and lack of rewarding experiences, it’s still possible to notice the achievements you have acquired. I contributed to an interview for a HuffPost article written about how to give oneself credit for career growth in 2020: How to avoid comparing and despairing over your career right now.
Is there such a thing as a bad feeling? Do you try and push away difficult emotions but notice they don’t really go away? We all feel a range of emotions but sometimes struggle to let them out and deal with them. In this post, I respond to common myths about emotions, discuss why emotions are important to attend to, and how to tame the more difficult emotions we struggle with. Included are some cameos by Mr. Fred Rogers as he asks the important question: What do you do with the mad that you feel? Learn what to do with all of your feelings.
Changes happen all of the time. When our routines are disrupted, it can lead to more anxiety and stress. But what if these disruptions could lead to more creativity, positive change, and better solutions for your life? I write about a slightly different perspective about routines than I normally do and include points by Tim Harford from a TED talk on Creativity. I challenge you to embrace disruptions and see how change might be a good thing. Read more to learn how embracing change is possible.
We often get messages about peak performance and productivity, and pursuing our passions, but we don’t get the healthy ones that will help us prevent burn out and cope with overwhelming stress and anxiety. Whether you are an entrepreneur or any sort of professional who has experienced burnout, today’s blog article is for you. I share lessons I’ve learned by becoming a psychologist in private practice and how I’ve dealt with the ups and downs of burn out, pressures to perform, and pursuing a career passion. Read more to feel less alone and get encouraged about the normalcy of these challenges.
