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When and How to Say “No” to Caregiving

By Deborah Colgan

Being able to say, “No, I can no longer continue to provide care in this way,” may not only save the caregiver from emotional and physical burnout, but can also open up opportunities of shared caregiving responsibilities with others while deepening the level of honesty and openness in the relationship.

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Burnout Is a Serious Problem—How One Start-up Founder Beat It to Have a ‘Healthier, Balanced Life’

Research shows that entrepreneurs are more likely than most to suffer from mental health conditions—a factor of their high-stress jobs and the psychological traits that steer people toward starting a business in the first place.

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Tom Huddleston Jr.
2021
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4 Effective Ways to Overcome Mental Health Issues for Entrepreneurs

Mental health issues can turn your life upside down. These four tips will help you manage those negative feeling and learn to overcome those over time.

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Justin Wong
2021
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Redesign Your Mind: How to Get Rid of Your Mental Straightjacket

In Redesign Your Mind I describe personality as being made up of three constituent parts: original personality, formed personality, and available personality.

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Eric Maisel
2021
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A Social Psychologist Explains Why We Should Ask for Help More Often

People wildly underestimate the odds that others will help us, says social psychologist Heidi Grant. From strangers to colleagues to friends, we think people are likely to reject our request, and that leads to people not asking for help as much as we should.

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Angela Chen
2018
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8 Reasons Introverts Might Find It Difficult Asking for Help

We identified 8 reasons why this might be true for many introverts.

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Andy Mort
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Why Is Asking for Help So Difficult?

In a society largely based on helping yourself — just go to any bookstore or library and browse the voluminous self-help section — it may seem odd to promote the idea that we need to learn better ways to ask for and receive assistance. But a small movement is saying just that.

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Alina Tugend
2007
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Why Is It So Hard to Ask for Help?

We all have moments in our lives when we require the assistance of others. We don’t ever know all there is to know or have the skills to do everything proficiently or successfully. We certainly don’t expect that of others, either.

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Laurie Leinwand
2016
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Dear Therapist: I Survived Cancer, but Now I’m Afraid My Husband Resents Me

“For your husband, your illness may have made him acutely aware of not just your mortality, but also his own.”

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Lori Gottlieb
2019
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I Was Ghosted By My Friends When I Got Cancer

You not calling, as a friend, can actually compound the grief and loss they are feeling. Just pick up the phone, even if you get it wrong, just have a conversation and do your best. Your friend with cancer is still the same person they were before.

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Sarah Graham
2020
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Interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing

There’s growing evidence that signals sent from our internal organs to the brain play a major role in regulating emotions and fending off anxiety and depression.

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David Robson
2021
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