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Mindfulness can help decrease anxiety by helping us learn to ruminate less on the past or the future. "Instead, we train to keep our minds in the present moment," Wolkin says.

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Listen to "Vitamin C" on Euphoria's soundtrack: According to neuropsychologist Jennifer Wolkin, Ph.D., listening to music you like activates the pleasure center in the brain, releasing dopamine and serotonin.

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A regulated parent is more likely to have regulated children, so Dr. Jen says “help your kids by helping yourself!” Make a list of self-care activities, and then make sure you’re practicing them regularly.

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Dr. Jennifer Wolkin, a neuropsychologist, told Scary Mommy, “When a child is forced to touch relatives, even hugs, they can start to believe that they aren’t in control of their own body. When we command ‘hug aunt so-and-so’ we aren’t asking for consent, and make it seem as though it doesn’t matter whether or not the child is comfortable.”

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Wolkin says you should “make your boundaries known by clearly stating them.” If someone brings up a topic you don’t care to discuss, simply say, “I don’t like speaking about this topic of conversation.” If you share your boundaries and they aren’t respected, Wolkin stated it’s perfectly fine to leave.

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The mother wound isn't an actual mental health diagnosis, according to clinical psychologist Jennifer Wolkin, Ph.D., but she describes it as a form of intergenerational complex trauma. "You are highly impacted by your mother's own trauma response. In a way, you bond with your mother's trauma, including her limiting beliefs and coping mechanisms," she explains.

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"We literally need gut-derived serotonin for our mental well-being, and the diversity of the bacteria in our gut, called the gut microbiota, is believed to influence serotonin levels," says Wolkin.

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“Putting together a metaphorical toolbox or a list of self-care habits that refuel and replenish when burnt-out can be helpful. And knowing when to use them, and actually using them is key,” Dr. Wolkin explains.

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“Give yourself a time-frame during which you ‘allow yourself to be anxious’ and then after that time is up, remind yourself you have allotted space for anxiety and you need to leave the anxiety for those specific times,” says Dr. Wolkin.

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“Introverts aren’t fuelled by social interactions, and are often drained by them,” says Jennifer Wolkin, PhD, an New York City-based licensed clinical psychologist. “However, it’s important to note that this doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy interactions, they just need to recharge and refuel from one interaction to the next.”

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“When we take care of ourselves, and take the time to tune ourselves as the precious instruments we are, everyone in the ‘orchestra’ benefits,” says Dr. Jennifer R. Wolkin, PhD

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Toxic positivity…is also reflected in social media memes instructing people to feel ‘good vibes only,’” Dr. Jennifer R. Wolkin, PhD

Prevention

There’s a point at which caffeine can be overstimulating and lead to adverse effects, like the jitters, says Jen Wolkin, Ph.D., a New York-based neuropsychologist and author of Quick Calm.

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“As humans, we don’t like uncertainty at the best of times, at baseline,” says Jennifer R. Wolkin, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Quick Calm.

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