tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20456227530396502072010-10-22T10:18:01.891-07:00Marin Psychologist BlogThis blog shares comments and suggestions about stress, mental, and physical health based on my experiences as a professor, researcher, and clinical psychologist in private practice in Mill Valley, CA. For more information about my practice, please visit my website at http://www.melanieagreenbergphd.comMelanieGreenbergPhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035956342075292683melaniegreenberg@comcast.netBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045622753039650207.post-9733897758841665332010-10-21T18:51:00.000-07:002010-10-21T18:51:27.308-07:002010-10-21T18:51:27.308-07:00Where Did All the Time Go?As Americans, we live in a society characterized by pleasure-seeking and overconsumption. We are currently suffering many of the negative effects of overconsumption, including landfills and the obesity epidemic. In the midst of all this abundance, there is one thing most of us are starving for. More time! More time to sleep, more time with our families, more time to get our errands done. More MelanieGreenbergPhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035956342075292683melaniegreenberg@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045622753039650207.post-7742559229948954052010-10-11T23:19:00.000-07:002010-10-11T23:19:54.246-07:002010-10-11T23:19:54.246-07:00Psychological Effects of the Recession in the Bay Area and Coping TipsThe worldwide recession has changed the way we do business here in California. We used to take for granted the fact that our education would buy us opportunities for advancement in our jobs and adequate healthcare. This is no longer true. With many high tech and sales jobs being outsourced, companies merging, cutting costs, laying off employees, and consolidating jobs, many of us are earning lessMelanieGreenbergPhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035956342075292683melaniegreenberg@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045622753039650207.post-13469724892687878722010-10-07T18:40:00.000-07:002010-10-07T19:37:55.832-07:002010-10-07T19:37:55.832-07:00Six Ways to Deal With AnxietyWe all know the uncomfortable feeling of anxiety. Our heart races, our fingers sweat, and our breathing gets shallow and labored. We experience racing thoughts about a perceived threat that we won't be able to handle. That's because our "fight or flight" response has kicked in, resulting in sympathetic arousal and a narrowing of attention and focus on avoiding the threat. We seem to be locked inMelanieGreenbergPhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035956342075292683melaniegreenberg@comcast.net0