Amy Goldman, LCSW

01/03/2025

10 Ways to be healthy in the new year!

Adopting even just one of these easy strategies can make a meaningful difference in how you feel and function.

11/02/2024

https://www.mindful.org/mindful-strategies-to-ease-election-anxiety/?utm_source=Mindful+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEEKENDWELL-BEING_MORGALWAYSON_11022024&utm_content=weekend-wellbeing&mc_cid=1f430cdae9&mc_eid=80dffa50df

When we feel anxious we become reactive and are more likely to oversimplify life through a narrow lens. Here are 7 mindfulness techniques to combat the negative political rhetoric.

10/04/2024

https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-24355/stress-less?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20241003&utm_term=9742303&utm_campaign=%%Newsletter_ID__c%%&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=lifekit
8 skills to manage stress

08/11/2024

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/12/676129459/get-started-exercising?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240811&utm_term=9646056&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=

How to start an exercise routine that you'll actually stick with.....

08/05/2024

Feeling Overwhelmed? Try the RAIN Meditation

You can take your time and explore the RAIN meditation as a stand-alone practice or move through the steps in a more abbreviated way whenever challenging emotions arise.

08/05/2024

The Brain Science of Attention and Overwhelm

We’re living in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous times. Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explains ten ways your brain reacts—and how mindfulness can help you survive, and even thrive.

06/30/2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/26/g-s1-4136/stuck-in-a-rut-how-to-appreciate-your-life-again-according-to-science?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240630&utm_term=9559842&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=

Stuck in a rut? How to appreciate your life again, according to science

03/10/2024

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/10/1236802998/mindfulness-mbsr-jon-kabat-zinn-public-health?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240310&utm_term=9326256&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=

Jon Kabat-Zinn, who brought mindfulness meditation into mainstream medical settings, discusses how the centering practice can help with some of today's widespread social problems.

03/03/2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/20/1196978652/life-kit-supercommunicators-charles-dughigg?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240303&utm_term=9311702&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=

Called 'supercommunicators,' these people have the exceptional ability of creating authentic connections with others — just by listening and talking.

02/18/2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/13/1196978629/resolve-fight-conflict-couples-relationship-marriage?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240218&utm_term=9282797&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=

The Gottmans have been studying marriage and relationships for 40 years. In a new book, Fight Right, they explain how successful couples resolve their conflicts.

01/07/2024

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/04/1221730997/want-to-stress-less-in-2024-a-new-book-offers-5-resets-to-tame-toxic-stress?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240107&utm_term=9196026&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a Harvard physician and researcher, is out with a new book of science-backed strategies to reduce stress and build resilience.

11/19/2023

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/08/23/1193148718/why-a-strangers-hello-can-do-more-than-just-brighten-your-day?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20231119&utm_term=9093835&utm_campaign=health&utm_id=8179212&orgid=95&utm_att1=

Researchers are exploring the impact of interactions with strangers and casual acquaintances. Their findings shed light on how seemingly fleeting conversations affect your happiness and well-being.