Jon Spayde
LATEST STORIES
When Fear Keeps You Home
Strategies for enjoying life in an uncertain world.
How to Overcome ‘Never Good Enough’ Thinking
Are you ‘never good enough’? Explore this 6 strategies for self-acceptance.
How to Deal With the Psychological Impacts of Identity Theft
Identity theft doesn’t just endanger your finances. It can undermine your feelings of safety, power, and trust. Here’s how to cope.
How to Release the Burdens of the Past
Painful events from childhood can linger, creating stress and anxiety today. Here’s how you can take empowered steps toward healing.
How to Embrace Milestone Birthdays
Whether you’re turning 30, 50, or 65, milestone birthdays can trigger more anxiety than excitement. Here’s how to approach each passing year with more equanimity.
Strategies to Cope With Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.
7 Ideas to Help You Stay Close With a Friend Who Moved Away
Maintaining relationships with friends and loved ones who live far away can be challenging. But you can bridge the gap — and perhaps become closer than ever.
How to Revive Your Relationships
Maintaining a ho-hum relationship can be more stressful than making a healthy shift. Here’s how to break free of relationship inertia.
How to Ask for Help
How to get more comfortable requesting (and accepting) help.
How to Deal With a High-Maintenance Friend
Have a pal who makes excessive claims on your time and attention? Here’s how to manage the relationship — without making yourself crazy.
9 Strategies to Become an Empowered Patient
Medical appointments can be intimidating. Here’s how to get the support you need from a doctor who makes you a partner in your own care.
Why Thinking Positively Doesn’t (Always) Work
How to stay emotionally authentic — without becoming a grouch.
The Art of Condolence
When an acquaintance has lost a loved one, it can be difficult to know what to say or do. Here’s some guidance on offering sympathy with grace.
10 Strategies to Help Give Up a Favorite Food
Deciding to forgo a food you’ve long savored presents practical and emotional challenges — even when you know it’s for the best. Here’s how to make it easier.
How to Cope With Losing a Pet
When a beloved animal companion dies, runs away, or is lost, the grief can be overwhelming. Psychologist Sandra Barker on how to cope.
10 Ways to Overcome Procrastination and Finish What You Start
Psychologist and author Neil Fiore, PhD, on how to make meaningful progress on your incomplete projects.
How to Deal With the Stress of Moving
Tips for navigating the stress of relocating and feeling at home in a new place from psychologist and psychotherapist Elizabeth Stirling, PhD.
Tips and Strategies for Being On-Time and Improving Punctuality
Are you always late? There’s hope for you yet. Here are some helpful insights for overcoming chronic tardiness.
What, Me Budget?
Smart Money Smart Kids coauthor and money expert Rachel Cruze on overcoming your resistance to living on a household budget and creating a financial plan.
How to Beat the Self-Employment Blues
Self-employment can bring some unique sources of stress. Business coach Barbara Winter offers strategies for handling them.
10 Strategies to Navigate the Stresses of Caregiving
Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one — without falling apart yourself.