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Career
How to Get Back in the Game After Job Loss

Sherrie Bourg Carter Psy.D. on November 24, 2014

Getting your head back in the game after losing a job can be a challenge. Here are 14 simple strategies to help you pick yourself up and move on ... and up!

Getting your head back in the game after losing a job can be a challenge. Here are 14 simple strategies to help you pick yourself up and move on ... and up!

Anger
What to Expect When You're Not Expecting a Pink Slip

Sherrie Bourg Carter Psy.D. on November 24, 2014

Losing a job can have a crippling effect on your self-esteem, confidence, and energy level, which are the worst things to lose when you're trying to regroup and find a new job. In this two-part series, you'll learn what to expect after job loss and what you can do to move beyond the initial shock to a healthier mindset that will propel you toward a brighter future.

Losing a job can have a crippling effect on your self-esteem, confidence, and energy level, which are the worst things to lose when you're trying to regroup and find a new job. In this two-part series, you'll learn what to expect after job loss and what you can do to move beyond the initial shock to a healthier mindset that will propel you toward a brighter future.

Stress
Outside the Box Stress Relievers

Sherrie Bourg Carter Psy.D. on September 18, 2014

No one has the patent on relaxing. What is relaxing and stress reducing to one person may be mind-numbing and irritating to the next. The key to successful relaxation and stress relief is not doing "what everyone else is doing." It's finding what works for you, and sometimes that requires thinking outside the box.

No one has the patent on relaxing. What is relaxing and stress reducing to one person may be mind-numbing and irritating to the next. The key to successful relaxation and stress relief is not doing "what everyone else is doing." It's finding what works for you, and sometimes that requires thinking outside the box.

Anger
Getting Past the Unfairness of Life: 3 Reasons, 3 Ways

Sherrie Bourg Carter Psy.D. on September 16, 2014

Although life's challenges may change the way you view the world, that change doesn't need to be permanent. You are ultimately the one—in fact, the only one—who chooses how you decide to react and respond to the unfairness of life.

Although life's challenges may change the way you view the world, that change doesn't need to be permanent. You are ultimately the one—in fact, the only one—who chooses how you decide to react and respond to the unfairness of life.

Stress
Tired of Being Tired? 7 Surprisingly Simple Energy Boosters

Sherrie Bourg Carter Psy.D. on July 30, 2014

Fatigue is one of the most common complaints among high-achievers, but contrary to what many think, it doesn't just impact energy level. Read on to learn how fatigue impacts all that you do and learn surprisingly simple ways to combat it.

Fatigue is one of the most common complaints among high-achievers, but contrary to what many think, it doesn't just impact energy level. Read on to learn how fatigue impacts all that you do and learn surprisingly simple ways to combat it.

Sleep
10 Frightening Costs of Sleep Loss

Sherrie Bourg Carter Psy.D. on July 19, 2014

Researchers have discovered that what we do to our minds and bodies when we skimp on sleep doesn't just impact us in the here and now. The consequences are far-reaching, and in some cases, deadly.

Researchers have discovered that what we do to our minds and bodies when we skimp on sleep doesn't just impact us in the here and now. The consequences are far-reaching, and in some cases, deadly.

Career
The Toxic Naysayer: Has One Infected Your Team?

Sherrie Bourg Carter Psy.D. on May 16, 2014

The fastest way for a group to lose momentum, productivity, and good team players is by having a toxic naysayer trying to derail your plans and goals every step of the way. Here are some helpful strategies for defusing naysayers and keeping your team on a positive and productive track.

The fastest way for a group to lose momentum, productivity, and good team players is by having a toxic naysayer trying to derail your plans and goals every step of the way. Here are some helpful strategies for defusing naysayers and keeping your team on a positive and productive track.