depression

October 15, 2011

Habits are helpful – except when they’re not

“Helping people is my hobby. I don’t care if they want help or not.” The teaser from Dr. Ravi’s latest movie, “Help Me Help You,” got […]
November 15, 2011

For the holidays, go for satisfaction

How do you engage with the holidays of this season? Do you claim enthusiasm as your birthright? Do you hold an attitude of take ‘em or […]
January 9, 2012

Try kindness for a change

Listen on iTunes The words “bad” and “habit” are linked in a way that is unfriendly – and not helpful when it comes to problem habits, […]
January 16, 2012

Honoring your privacy

Listen here on iTunes When people are working on personal growth, it brings up vulnerability. As a therapist, Habits Into Health host Michael Anne Conley is […]
January 30, 2012

Insight not enough for behavior change

Listen here on iTunes Insight isn’t enough to create behavior change, because personal growth starts at different level than what’s obvious on the surface. Habits Into […]
February 1, 2012

Women: reduce your stress to deal with alcohol, cocaine use

If you’re a woman, your use of alcohol and cocaine impacts your brain differently than it does for the guys in your life. This has been […]
February 15, 2012

One great way to stop depression

By Michael Anne Conley, LMFT Positive psychologist Martin Seligman and his team of researchers a few years ago discovered an important antidote to feeling down in […]
March 12, 2012

1st Path to Emotional Sanity

  Listen here on iTunes In the process of changing ourselves, we all need reinforcement, especially on days when the pressures of life create situations or […]
March 15, 2012

Three Ways to Help The Problem Drinker in Your Life

By Michael Anne Conley, LMFT We’ve all heard that you can’t change others, but you can change yourself. This is never truer than when people you […]