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A recently published interview in the New York Times with George Saunders feels, true to form, literary on the surface but lands squarely in psychological territory. In the interview, Saunders suggests that much of our suffering comes from three core delusions — assumptions so baked into our operating system that … Continue reading “Three Delusions That Quietly Run Our Lives”

Psychology has spent a lot of time studying how we can bridge the gap between what we know medically and what people are actually able to do in daily life. Through evidence-based approaches like stress management, habit change, sleep improvement, and values-driven motivation, behavioral medicine, a discipline within the field … Continue reading “Listen to Your Heart”

Flourish and Nourish was left off of the Wednesday Wellness email.  It is Monday  2/9 in Conference Center 103/104 See attached for information. Flourish & Nourish sessions are casual spaces for health care providers and learners to come together, share a meal, and connect about the joys and challenges of clinical … Continue reading “GME Wellness Wednesday-February”

This week, Andee Tagle and Lennon Sherburne from NPR’s “Life Kit” explain how many people get stuck in a cycle of sleep anxiety — worrying about not falling asleep, which then makes it harder to do so — and offers practical, expert-backed strategies to break that cycle. It highlights four … Continue reading “A Guide to Better Sleep”

In this NPR Life Kit interview, Stanford behavior scientist BJ Fogg explains that habits are behaviors we do automatically, and that building them is less about willpower and repetition and more about smart design: choosing behaviors you genuinely want, making them extremely easy, and fitting them naturally into your existing … Continue reading “A Habit Back on Track”