6 Things I Do During the Workday So I Don’t Spend My Whole Night Thinking About Work
Struggling to stop thinking about work after hours? In this post, NYC therapist Julie Newman shares six simple habits she uses during the workday to reduce rumination, mentally disconnect from work, and prevent burnout so you can actually relax and recover in the evening.
5 Things I Do After Work So I Don’t Spend My Whole Night Thinking About Work
Closing your laptop doesn’t always mean your brain stops working. Here are five simple rituals I use as therapist in New York after work to help my mind disconnect, reduce rumination, and prevent career burnout.
8 Little Things I Do Because I Refuse to Spend My Weekends Recovering From My Workweek
You’re not just exhausted from working. You’re exhausted from ruminating about work.
Replaying conversations. Overanalyzing emails. Catastrophizing about next week. Staying mentally “on” long after you’ve closed your laptop.
As an anxiety and burnout therapist in NYC, I see this constantly with high-achieving professionals. In this post, I’m sharing 8 small but powerful habits I use (and teach my clients) to contain rumination, regulate anxiety, and stop spending weekends recovering from the workweek.
5 Things I Do Every Sunday as a Burnout Therapist in NYC (So the Sunday Scaries Don’t Ruin My Weekend)
Struggling with Sunday scaries? A NYC burnout therapist shares 5 strategies to manage work stress and prevent burnout. For more personalized support, click for more information about our offerings of in person therapy in Midtown Manhattan & virtual therapy across New York State.
Hills I’ll Die On as a Breakup Therapist in NYC
Breakups are just about losing your partner. They can reactivate old emotional wounds, trigger attachment patterns, and keep your nervous system stuck in stress. As a breakup therapist in NYC, I help high-functioning professionals process grief, regain emotional regulation, and reclaim control over their healing. Discover why a breakup can actually be the best thing that ever happens to you and how therapy can help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
5 Things That Finally Helped Me Stop Avoiding Conflict (and Have the Relationships I’ve Always Wanted)
Conflict used to feel like a threat to my relationships. Learning how to tolerate discomfort (and speak up anyway) changed everything. Here are five things that helped me stop avoiding conflict and feel closer to the people I care about.
Understanding & Managing the Mental Load in Relationships: A Relationship Therapist in New York’s Perspective
If you're carrying the invisible weight of remembering, organizing, and managing everything at home, you might be experiencing the mental load. And it can lead to resentment, burnout, and feeling alone in your relationship. This blog explores why the mental load shows up, how to communicate about it, and tools like Fair Play to help you share responsibilities more fairly and intentionally. Therapy in New York can provide guidance and support, helping you navigate these dynamics, set boundaries, and build a more balanced, fulfilling relationship.
Overanalyzing, People-Pleasing, and the Fawn Response: How to Reclaim Your Energy
If you’re exhausted from overthinking, worrying you upset someone, or constantly trying to keep the peace, this post is for you. Learn how fawning develops, why it’s tied to attachment patterns, and how relationship therapy and attachment therapy in New York can help you reclaim your energy, tolerate stress, and build healthier relationships.
If I Could Talk to My Picker
If you’ve ever said, “My picker is broken,” this post explains why and what’s really happening in your brain when it comes to attraction and attachment. Learn how your attachment style, nervous system, and past experiences shape who you date, and how attachment therapy in New York can help you build healthy relationships and ease relationship anxiety.
3 Signs of the Fawn Trauma Response: Why People Pleasing Happens and How Therapy in NYC Can Help
Many people think of trauma responses as fight, flight, or freeze. But there’s another response we don’t talk about enough: the fawn response. Fawning often looks like people-pleasing, chronic self-doubt, or prioritizing everyone else’s needs over your own. While these behaviors may have once helped you feel safe, they can lead to burnout, anxiety, and struggles in relationships. The good news is, with therapy, these patterns can shift. In this post, I’ll share three hidden signs of the fawn response and how attachment-based, psychodynamic therapy can help you create healthier, more secure relationships.
4 Simple Shortcuts to Make Up After a Fight
Fights happen in every relationship, but how you repair afterward matters most. Learn 4 practical strategies to reconnect, reduce tension, and strengthen your relationship. Explore how relationship therapy, psychodynamic approaches, and attachment-based therapy in New York can help couples manage conflict and build more secure, fulfilling relationships.
How to Move On After a Breakup: From Heartbreak to Hope
Breakups can leave you feeling lost, anxious, and uncertain about the future. If you’re struggling with relationship loss, heartbreak, or attachment challenges, therapy can help. Using psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches in New York, I help clients process emotions, manage triggers, and build healthier relationships while rediscovering their sense of self.