Meaning, motivation, happiness, & well-being - Jen Zamzow, PhD

Why You Might Still Languish After Covid

March 30, 2022 by Jen Zamzow Leave a Comment

The past two years have been hard. The good news is that as Covid cases continue to fall and restrictions are lifted, a lot of things are going to get easier.

Here’s the not-so-good news: Our belief that things should be easier can make us feel worse if they’re not. As difficult as the pandemic has been, there has been one saving grace: We can at least understand why life is hard right now. When we feel sad, disappointed, anxious, lonely, or languishing we know what to blame. Life isn’t supposed to be easy in a pandemic.

But what happens when we no longer have the pandemic to blame for how we’re feeling? What if things improve, but we still feel like we’re languishing?

It’s Okay to Grieve

April 10, 2020 by Jen Zamzow 2 Comments

We’re all feeling a lot of things right now. Some of these feelings are easy to pick out—Anxiety. Fear. Loneliness. Disappointment. We’ve felt them before, we know how they work.

Other feelings, however, look a bit different than we’ve seen in the past. They’ve taken on a new shape. They’re harder to recognize, but they’re there.

One of these feelings is grief.

How To Make Your Goals Achievable

January 6, 2020 by Jen Zamzow 9 Comments

If you’re like most people, you probably have a vague idea of what you’d like to achieve this year. Maybe you want to get in better shape or get more organized or save more money.

But how do you turn that vague desire into an achievable goal?

How do you figure out how organized you should get or how much money you should try to save?

You Are Stronger Than You Think

November 15, 2019 by Jen Zamzow 6 Comments

Imagine that you magically wake up tomorrow as a stronger and more resilient version of yourself. How would you live differently? What would you do if you knew that you would recover from failures or setbacks?

Would you take more chances? Finally finish that project or make that call or have that conversation?

What have you been putting off or passing up because you don’t think you’re strong enough to deal with the rejection or disappointment?

What if I told you that you are stronger than you think you are?

And it’s not magic. You actually are stronger than you think you are.

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