Frame of Mind Mental Health

01/21/2025

Let's talk about New Year's goals that actually stick.

Sustainable change happens when we work with—not against —our natural tendencies.

Pair what you need to do with what you enjoy doing (ie: call a good friend or listen to a favorite podcast while taking a walk).
Associate a new and desired behavior with something you already do habitually ie: put your daily vitamin next to your toothbrush so that you remember to reach for the vitamin when you engage in the daily habituated task of brushing your teeth).

Let's make our natural tendencies work FOR us, rather than fight against them.

Let's talk about New Year's goals that actually stick.

Sustainable change happens when we work with—not against —our natural tendencies. We're wired for pleasure-seeking and pain-avoidance, yet most resolutions require pain-tolerance and pleasure-avoidance! No wonder we don't stick to them. We can't. Not for long, anyway. Changing our habits, even for the better, is painful since it requires us having to work and pay attention to do something differently than what we're used to.

Instead, pair what you need to do with what you enjoy doing (ie: call a good friend or listen to a favorite podcast while taking a walk).
Associate a new and desired behavior with something you already do habitually. Such association offers a natural reminder, which builds natural habit change (ie: put your daily vitamin next to your toothbrush so that you remember to reach for the vitamin when you engage in the daily habituated task of brushing your teeth).

Let's make our natural tendencies work FOR us, rather than fight against them.

01/14/2025

Opened my digital to-do list this morning to face a daily itinerary 26-items-long. Panicked.
Closed my digital to-do list.
Re-opened my digital to-do list.
Re-assessed it as a To-Don’t List.

• It is just as important to prioritize the things you will NOT do, as the things you will.

What's on your to-don't list today?


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01/09/2025

Ever wonder why January 1st feels more powerful than January 17th? Enter "The Fresh Start Effect."

Our brains love those moments that stand out on our mental calendar. New Year's, birthdays, even Mondays create a psychological clean slate that boosts our motivation.

But you don't need to wait for big milestones. Any moment can be your fresh start—a new hour, a new meeting, or simply the decision to begin again.

What's your next fresh start moment?

01/07/2025

Branching out with speaking engagements and employing all the socials!
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victoriadrobmentalhealth
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-drob/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriadroblpc/

I pull from a variety of different therapeutic modalities to offer relief from usual and unusual life circumstances. My approach is highly tailored to each individual and the situation at hand.

05/16/2024

This week, I was invited to present at Thumbtack and BNY Mellon. One was a company ERG on the subject of the immigrant experience and the mental health challenges of living between cultures. The other, a bookclub panel discussion of How Women Rise.
Which mental health topics would be of interest to your company, team, or organization?

02/19/2024

Frame of Mind Mental Health is in conversation with a remarkable teacher, mother, wife, and overall thoughtful and mindful individual, Anastasia Bard

Here in Part 1, we address Anastasia's questions on:
*conversing with your teenagers
*building and maintaining functional family relationships
*how to encourage others to seek therapy
*and ensuring a connected partnership amidst busy lives and parenting

Frame of Mind - In ConversationIn part one of this episode, Victoria Drob, LPC talks with Anastasia.Topics covered are:00:00 - Intro00:45 - Navigating Conver...

12/18/2023

How do you find the right therapist? How do you prep for your first sesion?

A brief on how to find a therapist, how to determine if a therapist is right for you, and how to prepare for an initial therapy session.Some helpful resource...

12/12/2023

Welcome to my channel - link in comments - for a new series of videos, "Frame of Mind Brief." Here, I address your submitted questions on all things therapy to demystify and destigmatize the field. Videos currently posted answer your questions on:
🧠"When should you seek a therapist?"
🧠 "What happens in a therapy session?"
🧠"How to support teenagers in conversation?"

Got another question you'd like to ask a licensed therapist? Please submit in the comments below.

12/11/2023

This week's question is one of the most common ones we see in social settings. "When should you seek a therapist?"

12/05/2023

This week's Brief explores what happens in the therapeutic setting and asks the question "What are some misconceptions about therapy?"

Victoria Drob, LPC answers the question of "What are some preconceived notions that people might get wrong about therapy" and explains the benefits of the th...

11/29/2023

Starting a new series of short videos: Frame of Mind Briefs.
Licensed therapist Victoria Drob, LPC offers answers to audience-submitted questions on various mental health topics.

First topic: How to support teenagers in conversation.

Licensed therapist, Victoria Drob LPC, offers perspectives and suggestions on being a supportive listener for your teenagers.

08/30/2021

Improvement in quality of life and well-being isn’t achieved by overhauling everything. Or anything, for that matter. There’s no one big magical thing, but rather thousands of little things found in small actions, habits, and mindset changes. Success is found in progress, not perfection.

Aim for - Close 2 of your opened tabs

*Free up mental and digital space by handling or absolving yourself of two things you've been meaning to give some attention to