Betterment of Mind, Psychotherapy with Cristina Aicher

04/22/2026

There is so much info out there, so many great influencers, so much great advise. You can’t keep track or all of it- don’t set yourself up for failure,- you can’t do it all- but you can learn to habit stack, game hack chores, learn what is helpful and what is not. But mostly- set attainable goals for yourself, live intentionally and - everything in moderation. You’ve got this! ❤️

04/12/2026

Is venting healthy? Not necessarily- it can prime us to make us hyper focus on the negatives in situations, it can make us re-live difficult moments and it can create more insecurities than it builds capacity. But that is if we are just staying at the level of venting that I coined “emotional w@n€ing”. Helpful venting is called processing- Processing is where we label our feelings- which lowers cortisol, and we can seek validation for our feelings. Once we feel our feelings are valid we can process more and take another look at the situation and possibly re-appraise, we can see that even if our feelings are valid we may have some choice in the situation. A choice to set a boundary, a choice to understand the intent was not corresponding with impact, a choice to not re-victimize ourselves.

03/04/2026

03/03/2026

New study from university of Toronto: People prefer an AI empathetic response to a human empathetic response. Does that mean we should give up trying to be social? Stop connecting with friends? Or - does it say something about our overall expectations to exactly how an apathetic response is given?

02/28/2026

02/26/2026

Protect your most powerful resource: your attention

05/02/2024

Therapy is about sorting our thoughts and feelings out so we can better predict, understand and regulate ourselves. No oracle advice, no magic button,- yet still magic and answers are often found in sessions

02/27/2024

Need some help reducing your screen time? Can't get anything done, because you spend too much time scrolling? Read my blog post on my website about how to moderate phone usage

The Digital Disconnect: How to manage your phone addiction In an age where smartphones have become extensions of ourselves, it's crucial to pause and reflect on the profound impact they have on our lives, particularly our sense of connection and belonging. We are all guilty, right? We sneak in a few...

07/24/2023

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06/06/2022

A recipe for “happiness”
Not trying to tell you that anxiety isn’t real or if you want to be happy, just think positive (toxic positivity is a thing, for sure!). Life is more complicated than that. But- there are steps we can make throughout our challenging lives that can ensure that we are more present with the positive aspects of what life has to bring,- and these steps are pretty well-evidenced in scientific research.