American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Goal Attainment Strategies
Striving to attain an important life goal is hard, usually requires multiple steps carried out over an extended period, and [...]
Distressing Thoughts: Approaches to Addressing Them
I received a request from a resident to “explain psychotherapy in a big picture way.” Haha. Sounds like fun. I [...]
Strategies to Avoid Burnout
Take a centering moment before every patient appointment. Stand there alone in the hall or your office, for the length [...]
Inadequate? So What?
Life is complicated. We constantly need to learn something new. Too much, though, is new. Always new. The new does [...]
Motivational Strategies
A few years ago I ran across something written by Angela Duckworth, the psychologist who is well-known for her research [...]
The Often Missed Emotion Regulation Strategy
First, a brief intro to emotions. Emotions are multi-faceted and full-body experiences whose role encompasses the following: Readying behavioral responses [...]