Behavior
Can Love Actually Last?
Dr. Ellen Hendriksen looks at the many permutations of love, including everlasting love, which, it turns out, doesn’t just happen in fairytales
Stories by Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen
Behavior
5 Ways to Challenge Your Perfectionism
A little perfectionism can get you a long way, but too much holds you back like a 300-pound bouncer trying to break up a bar fight
Public Health
How to Quit Opioids
Dr. Ellen Hendriksen dives into the history of the epidemic and asks behavior coach Eric Zimmer for his most vital advice on addiction recovery
Behavior
How to Conquer Your Fear of Driving
For many of us, heading out on the highway feels like an ordeal. Today, Savvy Psychologist covers fear of driving and how to kick it to the curb
Behavior
How to Stop Worrying
Worrying doesn’t prevent things from happening, it just means you suffer twice if they do
Behavior
3 Secrets to Beat Performance Anxiety
Performance anxiety makes us second-guess everything from how to shoot a free throw to what to say next in an interview
Mental Health
5 Unofficial Types of Depression
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen covers five of the most common faces of depression
Behavior
How to Fight Toxic Masculinity
The code of toxic masculinity requires that men are dominant over everyone else, have no needs, show no emotion and are always #winning
Behavior
Adulting Tips: 5 Psychological Secrets
Whether your graduation is coming up or twenty years behind you, we all have moments when we wonder whether we’re cut out for this adulthood thing
Mental Health
The Mindset of Eating Disorders
Savvy Psychologist reveals four psychological drivers behind anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia and other forms of disordered eating
Behavior
Failure to Launch Syndrome
Call it failure to launch or Peter Pan syndrome, it’s the phenomenon of adult children not making the transition to adulthood. The Savvy Psychologist explores why Peter Pans stay on the launchpad...
Mental Health
5 Surprising Causes of Burnout
Are you stuck in a job so demoralizing or stressful, you look at Sisyphus and think, “That doesn’t look so bad.” The Savvy Psychologist explains 5 surprising causes of burnout...
Behavior
How to Know if You’ve Met the One
Savvy psychologist Ellen Hendriksen shares six ways to know if you’ve met the love of your life
Mental Health
How to Disclose a Mental Health Issue
Should you tell your best friend? Your date? Your impatient boss? This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen walks you through this tough decision
Behavior
Awe: The Most Incredible Emotion and Its Spectacular Effects
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen explores the 4 grand effects of this unique emotion
Behavior
7 Strategies to Maximize a Break without Losing Focus
We reward a productive stretch with a “quick break” that morphs into a two-hour social media sinkhole. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen helps us maximize our breaks and recharge without losing momentum...
Behavior
How to Be Happy When the World Makes You Depressed
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 4 tips to be happy in a world that can feel like a “Mad Max” chase through the headlines
Behavior
7 Beliefs of Emotionally Healthy People
How does our outlook on life, the world, and the future affect our health and well-being?
Behavior
Will Cosmetic Surgery Make Me Happier?
Individuals who undergo cosmetic surgery expect to look better, but they also want to feel happier and more confident. Does it work?
Behavior
How to Deal with People Who Talk Too Much
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 5 tips for when Jeff from accounting stops by to give you the play-by-play of his morning
