Kill It Now! How Mental Filtering Warps Your View of the World

Posted on August 26, 2025November 24, 2025 by drDyona

Picture this. You've finally been asked to give a presentation in front of your regional boss (and all your peers) the next time she comes into the office. You've been working overtime to impress the higher-ups at your company and...Read More

Kill It Now! How Emotional Reasoning Keeps You From Enjoying Life

Posted on August 12, 2025November 24, 2025 by drDyona

One of the most common distortions I see in people who struggle with depression, anxiety, and even imposter syndrome is emotional reasoning. A cognitive distortion is a thinking error that you and I make that keeps us stuck, unhappy, and...Read More

Beware The Treadmill! How to Be Happy & “Stay Happy” Once & For All

Posted on August 6, 2025August 9, 2025 by drDyona

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You have a specific goal, milestone, or achievement you have in mind for yourself. Let's say for example you want to: Get a job in a specific field.  Get married.   Have a baby.  Purchase a...Read More

Mistakes That Stand in the Way of You Having A Beautiful Relationship: Lessons from Married At First Sight

Posted on June 21, 2023August 4, 2025 by drDyona

If you were raised on a steady diet of Disney, then you probably have heard the expression, “And they lived happily ever after...” But since about 40-50% of first marriages end in divorce, it’s obvious that “they lived happily ever after” isn’tentirely true—or...Read More

Young, beautiful, but dead at 32. What happened, why women keep dying, and how we are to blame

Posted on June 15, 2023August 4, 2025 by drDyona

I was walking past my TV when the headline caught my eye. Jacky Oh, dead at 32. While I didn’t know a lot about her, the part of the story that made my heart drop was when I saw that...Read More

Get Rid of Your ‘Bad Luck’ and Start Living an Awesome Life Now! Pt. 4

Posted on May 11, 2023August 4, 2025 by drDyona

If you haven’t already, check out parts 1, 2, and 3 on getting rid of your bad luck. Moving on to the final factor...  You are what you_____?  Does your self-talk tend to be negative or positive?  Imagine you’re going in to interview for...Read More

Get Rid of Your ‘Bad Luck’ and Start Living an Awesome Life Now! Pt. 3

Posted on April 11, 2023August 4, 2025 by drDyona

If you haven’t already, check out parts 1 and 2 on getting rid of bad luck. The second factor that keeps you stuck is one you probably do every day without realizing it.  Fill in the blank  Look back over the past few hours...Read More

How Suffering Can Create A More Amazing, Powerful You

Posted on March 16, 2023August 4, 2025 by drDyona

“I don’t get it!” “Get what?” I replied, turning towards my friend. “Why does everything in life have to be so hard all the time?! Why do bad things keep happening to Christians? Everybody else has it easy. Why is it us...Read More

Dead at 49. The Challenge of Trying to Prevent Suicide

Posted on February 21, 2023August 4, 2025 by drDyona

I was scrolling through Twitter when I first saw the headline: Kyle Jacobs, songwriter and husband of country singer Kellie Pickler, dead at 49 Now while I hadn’t watched American Idol in years, I remembered Kellie Pickler’s name well enough...Read More

Get Rid of Your ‘Bad Luck’ and Start Living An Awesome Life Now! Pt. 1

Posted on February 15, 2023August 4, 2025 by drDyona

Do you ever feel like bad things always happen to you? Are you convinced that you’ll never be happy because good things only come to everyone else? Then you would definitely relate to Mona. I was recently re-watching Half & Half, a...Read More