One fundamental aspect of improving your mindset is learning to replace your reactions with responses. Reactions allow whatever you are dealing with to control your thoughts, feelings, and mindset. On the other hand, responses give you more control and power. Dr. Kim Lannon explains how to develop the skill of avoiding reacting and instead responding.

We all try to take care of everybody and everything all the time. That's adulting, right? That's life. But it can be overwhelming, and once it is, it drains the joy out of life and makes you less capable of helping out. And the spiral begins. Dealing with, or better yet, avoiding compassion fatigue is crucial, and Dr. Kim Lannon tells us how.

After "recovering" from a technically stumbling show opening, Dr. Kim Lannon explains the difference between sobriety and recovery and tells us how medically assisted treatments can often muddy the waters.

Narcissists constantly seek help, energy, and attention in relationships, often resorting to demanding behavior. If you find a narcissist demanding these things from you, it's crucial to understand your role in this dynamic and find ways to prevent feeling overwhelmed.

After Labor Day, many people find themselves in transition and faced with changes. The kids are heading back to school, or going to school for the first time. Maybe they are moving from middle school to high school, or high school to college. Changes in our lives often provoke mourning for old phases and grief about losing them. Dr. Kim Lannon talks about dealing with changes and the sadness they can bring.

As graduates face their first year in college, Dr. Kim Lannon, explains the importance of effectively advocating for yourself and your ideas. Often that impulse is suppressed in childhood, and that mentality can linger too long into adulthood.

The Olympics have been an incredible showcase of perseverance for American athletes. How have they developed that skill and what challenges did they face along the way? Dr. Kim Lannon tells us how to build and enhance that quality in ourselves.