This podcast is for anyone looking for ideas to improve their mental health and wellness. I am not therapist/psychologist but a college professor interested in helping students (and everyone) with quick tips and tricks to make life just a little bit easier/happier/calmer etc.
In this episode, I talk about how I was feeling very frazzled yesterday after a long, hard week of far too many things going on, and how I am de-frazzling myself today. I define what “frazzled” means (from children’s author Sandra Boyton), I talk about the book Rest: Why you get more done when you work less, by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, and about advice from Gretchen Rubin, one of my favorite authors. I give lots of ideas for what I will do today to de-frazzle, including re-reading a favorite book and following some traditions like Friday night movie night! Action item: when you are feeling frazzled, reachfor things that provide you with true comfort, not just numbing, or at least, just take a minute to breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, breathe out for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds (box breathing).
14 Oct 2026
Week 194: "Deep Play" tips and tricks
In this episode, I talk about the 4 characteristics/featuresof “deep play” and why deep play is so important to those of us who would like to have long and happy career paths. The definitions come from the book Rest: Why you get more done when you work less, by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang and theexamples are from the book and from my own life. Action item: pay attention to whether what you are already doing in your free time has at least 1 of the 4 characteristics of “deep play” and if not, try to incorporate more deep play activities into your daily life, even just a few minutes at a time!
7 Oct 2026
Week 193: Life is just hard- resilience helps
In this episode, I talk about how life is hard and that is OK- if we can learn to be more resilient, we can truly change our lives and the world. I talk about the Stockdale Paradox, which involves resilience and hope, I define hope and resilience using Brené Brown’s work (and her book the Gifts of Imperfection), and give us some solid action items for cultivating more hope and resilience in our lives during a particularly tough time. Action item: pick one of the 5 areas of resilience to work on this week : 1) be resourceful and havegood problem solving skills (don’t just give up- try another way!) 2) seek help when you need it 3) practice managing your feelings in a proactive way -like through meditation 4) work to strengthen your social support network- check in on a friend you haven’t heard from in a while or 5) connect with others- give your kid or cat or best friend a hug!
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