Angela Joyner PhD

Want More Time? Change Your Mind. If time were an animal, it would be on the endangered species list. At least that’s how it seems: Too much to do, too many places to

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Angela Joyner PhD

Ancient Romans named the month of January for Janus, their god of gates, doors and beginnings. Always pictured with two faces—one looking toward the future, the other back at the past—Janus is a

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Angela Joyner PhD

Two bricklayers are working alongside one another at a building site. A man walks by and asks one of them what they’re doing. The first bricklayer replies, “I don’t know and I don’t

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Angela Joyner PhD

Whether you’re letting go of a cherished idea or person or a vision of how life was supposed to be, it can feel excruciating to leave something or someone behind. It can feel

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Angela Joyner PhD

Mary thinks she’d be happy if she could just change her weight, her looks and her job. Sean believes that he’s an okay person except for certain personality traits, such as anxiety, impatience

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Angela Joyner PhD

In today’s “go, go, go” society, we idealize the pink Energizer Bunny® that beats his drum non-stop. As the battery commercial says, “He keeps going and going and…” And so do we. We

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Angela Joyner PhD

Much like a computer responds to commands, your brain can be programmed to accept any changes you might want to make in your life. However, many of your current behaviors stem from unconstructive

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