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Easy Way to Like Yourself More

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-08-03T20:38:04+00:00August 4th, 2026|Categories: Addiction, All, Happiness, Health|Tags: acceptance, adaptive coping, cognitive flexibility, constructed self, distancing, happiness, mental health, multi-mind, persona, resolutions, self-worth, Social self|

A lot of our suffering is self-induced and occurs from our perception of personal shortcomings. It’s easy to be disappointed [...]

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Heartbreak of Change

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-07-28T14:32:23+00:00July 28th, 2026|Categories: All, Health, Psych Matters, Success, Wealth|Tags: acquiring knowledge and skill, change, growth, growth mindset, ignorance, incompetence, learning|

Whether we like it or not, we are almost constantly in a time of transition. For our patients, change, when [...]

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Well-being Hygiene

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-06-15T16:18:42+00:00June 16th, 2026|Categories: All, Burnout, Health, Success|Tags: agency, better sleep, control, happiness, sleep hygiene, taking action, well-being|

Earlier this year, I held a barbecue. After I finished the last of my grilling, I walked over to a [...]

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How to Understand and Treat Worry

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-06-04T20:29:02+00:00June 9th, 2026|Categories: All, Health, Psych Matters|Tags: acceptance and commitment therapy, anxiety, CBT, cognitive biases, mindfulness-based therapies, ruminations, threat assessments, worry|

I’ll start with my take-home message: chronic worriers do not want to stop worrying. Instead, they want to stop feeling [...]

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Losing Weight After a Lifetime of Failure

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-05-14T16:25:35+00:00May 19th, 2026|Categories: All, Health, Psych Matters, Success|Tags: being in the world, dieting, dieting failure, healthy eating, lifestyle change, movement, obesity, overweight, self-esteem, self-judgment, self-perception, self-worth, success, Weight loss, weight loss failure|

I received this request for advice from a reader in response to one of my earlier posts. “Jack, I’ve been [...]

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Career Advice in Hindsight

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-04-29T21:00:46+00:00May 5th, 2026|Categories: Career, Health, Success, Wealth|Tags: boldness, Career management, friendship, happiness, risk-taking, success|

I received an email with the following request: “I’m a resident, and I’m interested to hear what words of wisdom [...]

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My Inspirations for Successful Aging

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-04-21T18:32:27+00:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: All, Career, Health, Psych Matters, Success|Tags: aging, aging and mental health, behavioral health, cognitive engagement, growing old, healthy aging, inspiration, mentorship, purpose in life, resilience, social connection, successful aging|

A participant in one of the online reading groups I belong to asked me a question: “Jack, as an older [...]

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Avoiding and Recovering from Burnout

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2026-04-14T15:08:41+00:00April 14th, 2026|Categories: All, Career, Health, Psych Matters|Tags: avoiding burnout, Burnout, clinician burnout, resilience, wellness|

Burnout is “a psychological syndrome emerging as a prolonged response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job,”1 stressors that are often [...]

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