Stories by Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen breaks the glass on 5 body hacks that pull the plug on overwhelming emotion

When your motivation is lower than a gravedigger at the end of his shift, it can be hard to turn things around. Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers five ways to skunk your funk

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 6 reasons why, instead of shooting for the stars, we aim straight for our foot

Your heart races, you feel lightheaded, your sweat glands work overtime—is this the end? Nope, it's a panic attack.  The Savvy Psychologist has 6 ways to fight this disabling disorder

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen puts to rest four common travel anxieties

This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers up 5 ways to fatten up our quickly-thinning patience

Worry and anxiety can eat away at kids’ comfort and confidence, especially at stressful transition times like going back to school or to summer camp. Here are 5 helpful tips to ease the mind of an anxious child

The term “separation anxiety” usually conjures the image of a tearful toddler, or worse, a whimpering dog, but millions of grown-ups live with separation anxiety, too

From Clarence Thomas to basically all of Uber to Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment is as rampant as it is repugnant. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen examines the psychology of sexual harassment

Dr. Ellen Hendriksen reveals why we choke, and how to come through in the clutch

This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen shows you how to vanquish childhood fears and phobias

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 7 ways to stretch your self-control

Trust is easy to break, hard to rebuild. By request from listener Kate, this week Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 5 steps to put the pieces together again

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 7 in-the-moment tips to deal with a tidal wave of tasks

Are you a perfectionist? Most perfectionists don’t identify with the label. But Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers nine signs that might make you come out of the (perfectly organized) perfectionist closet.

Pop psychology tells us that complaining is a sort of catharsis—that by getting our feelings out rather than bottling them up, we’ll feel better. But it turns out this is largely a myth.

This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen reveals three toxic thinking habits that keep you feeling insecure, plus offers three ways to feel more confident.

Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen offers five tips to deal with the common challenge of chronic pain

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen tackles how to deal with the content of today’s fast and furious news

The Savvy Psychologist interviews the author of The Power of Different: The Link between Disorder and Genius

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers tips on how to tell the difference between satisfied solitude and fearful avoidance

Like grit, executive functioning, and mindfulness, resilience is a buzzword these days. But what does it really mean to be resilient?

This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen explains what news overload is doing to us and how to take control.

It’s the most dramatized of the personality disorders, but one of the least understood. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen clears the air with nine signs of borderline personality disorder.