by Theresa Nicassio, PhD, Psychologist
Ah! yes, New Year’s resolutions….
How is it that this well- intentioned cultural tradition has become so trivialized that it now primarily functions as a marketing tool and source of an annual round of chuckles and embarrassment?
Even worse: What I’ve discovered in my work as a psychologist is how much unnecessary suffering these “goals” can cause, resulting in self-deprecation and feelings of failure and despair after an exhilarating yet short-lived burst of hope and possibility thinking that the new year can bring.
The good news is that the problem is simply that most of us have not yet learned how to turn our hopes and dreams into reality.
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