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I’m a psychologist by training, and a certified executive and performance coach by practice, and the Senior Director of Psychology and Performance at EXOS. I also moonlight as a writer and speaker. My integrated approach is big on science, low on bullshit.

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DR. SARAH SARKIS

Bare that naked truth ✨👊🏼

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Bare that naked truth ✨👊🏼 📷 : @warrior_goddess_training #ownit #insidejob #dothework #selfcare #selfconfidence #selflove #acceptyourself #youdoyou #selfdevelopment #personalgrowth #selfmastery #therapymemes #psychologymemes #psychologist #therapyiscool #iamworthy #emotionalwellbeing #knowyourtruth #optimist #optimismquotes #positivepsychology

Once you make the distinction, it's life ...

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Once you make the distinction, it's life changing, isn't it? ✨ 📷 : @markmanson @minimalistmomlife #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery #selfcare #selfconfidence #selflove #acceptyourself #youdoyou

I discussed this play between intuition and ...

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I discussed this play between intuition and anxiety in my most recent monthly newsletter, which was centered on the unconscious. 🧠 If you'd like to read more on the topic, check out my blog post (in bio), "Blind to our Own Blindness" 💡 📷 : @ted @timferriss #beyondfear #embraceyourfears #limitlessliving #courageousliving #bebold #peakperformance #selfconfidence #riseup #personalgrowth #doitanyway #therapyquotes #psychologyquotes #encouragement #yougotthis #nofail #optimalperformance #dailymotivation #motivatingquotes #trainyourbrain #executives #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #flow #grit #resilient

Shaming and blaming yourself isn't ...

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Shaming and blaming yourself isn't productive. Shame stagnates, rather than motivates. ✨ 📷 : @theeqschool #insidejob #dothework #selfcare #selfconfidence #selflove #acceptyourself #youdoyou #selfdevelopment #personalgrowth #selfmastery #therapymemes #psychologymemes #psychologist #therapyiscool #iamworthy #emotionalwellbeing #knowyourtruth #optimist #optimismquotes #positivepsychology

No one has it all figured out. Embrace your own ...

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No one has it all figured out. Embrace your own beautiful experiment. ✨ 📷 : @lowkeyhappiness #mentalhealthblogger #performanceblog #performancecoach #peakperformance #optimalperformance #excellence #everydaygreatness #successquotes #psychologymemes #psychologist #brainscience #trainyourbrain #executives #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #flow #grit #resilient

What other people think of you is not under your ...

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What other people think of you is not under your jurisdiction. Is people pleasing a behavior you notice in yourself? ✨ 📷 : @melrobbins @the.holistic.psychologist #awareness #cultivatingawareness #selfmastery #personalpower #ivegotthepower #yougotthis #youdoyou #competitiveadvantage #optimalperformance #optimalwellbeing #peakperformance #brainscience #learnthelessons #selfdevelopment #performancequotes #peoplepleaser #peoplepleasing #peoplepleasernomore #ownyourtruth

So much of our lives don't make sense until ...

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So much of our lives don't make sense until we're able to look back and see the bigger picture. In what ways could proximity be altering your current perspective? ✨ 📷 : @deltavenus #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery #allaboutperspective

Notice who supports your growth - and who ...

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Notice who supports your growth - and who doesn't. ✨ 📷 : @quotesbychristie #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework

Struggle can’t be skipped, cured, or medicated ...

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Struggle can’t be skipped, cured, or medicated out of us. Suffering, like happiness, like contentment, like love, is fleeting. ✨ Further reading on the blog --> "Struggle: The Remedy is in the Wrestle" (link in bio) 🌿 #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery #everythingsgonnabeok #therapymemes #therapyiscool #bostontherapist #motivatingquotes #whenyourestruggling #riseandshine #dothework #cestlavie #psychologyquotes #performancecoach

It reveals everything. And training for the big ...

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It reveals everything. And training for the big adversity happens in the ordinary adversity. ✨ 📷 : @24lettersnet @ryanholiday #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework #adversity #dailystoic #ryanholiday

Don't believe everything you think. ✨
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Don't believe everything you think. ✨ 📷 : @adamgrant #awareness #cultivatingawareness #selfmastery #personalpower #ivegotthepower #yougotthis #youdoyou #competitiveadvantage #optimalperformance #optimalwellbeing #peakperformance #brainscience #learnthelessons #selfdevelopment #performancequotes

Inside > Outside ✨👊🏼

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Inside > Outside ✨👊🏼 #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery

Are you consciously choosing? Or choosing by ...

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Are you consciously choosing? Or choosing by default? It's an important distinction. ✨ #habits #habitchange #makingachange #trainyourbrain #brainscience #psychology #psychologymemes #clinicalpsychologist #performancecoach #peakperformance #optimalperformance #selfdevelopment #personalgrowth #abetterme #selfimprovement #neurobiology #neuroplasticity #therapyiscool #mentalhealthblog

Isn't it amazing how a challenge can feel ...

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Isn't it amazing how a challenge can feel overwhelming one moment, then completely doable the next, based on your frame of mind? ✨ What practices do you have in place to bring yourself back to a place of calm when turbulent waters hit? 🌿 #selfcare #awareness #mindfulness #mindfulliving #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealthawareness #lightenyourload #weightless #selfdevelopment #personalgrowth #therapyquotes #mytherapistsays #psychologists #mentalhealthblogger #mentalwellbeing #healthandwellnessblog #grit #struggleisreal #strugglin #thestruggle #lifestruggles #mindfullife #mindfulliving #peacefulmind

Don't let it stop you - there's so much ...

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Don't let it stop you - there's so much more waiting on the other side. 👊🏼 📷 : @josh_littauer #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework #mindset #getstarted #entrepreneurquotes #motivationquotes #dailyinspo #gottastartsomewhere #performancecoach #dreambig #goalgetter #goaldigger #peakperformance #psychologist #therapyiscool #igotthis

It's not the feelings or emotions - it's...

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It's not the feelings or emotions - it's what comes after. I’ve had a complicated relationship with feelings over the decades. This has been my life’s work. React? Or respond? There's a difference. ✨👊🏼 📷 : @beardsandbuddhi #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework #allthefeelings #mytherapy #justbreathe #selflove #selfdevelopment #trainyourbrain #recovery

We get knocked down - and we always get back up. ...

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We get knocked down - and we always get back up. 👊🏼 📷 : @sheovercameorg #mentalhealthblogger #performanceblog #performancecoach #peakperformance #optimalperformance #excellence #everydaygreatness #successquotes #psychologymemes #psychologist #brainscience #trainyourbrain #executives #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #flow #grit #resilient #igetknockeddownbutigetupagain #failures #growingthroughit

Don't let that comfort zone get too comfy. ...

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Don't let that comfort zone get too comfy. ✨ 📷 : @20s.mindset #mindset #getstarted #juststart #justdoit #buildingmyempire #fempire #fempowerment #entrepreneurquotes #motivationquotes #dailyinspo #gottastartsomewhere #performancecoach #dreambig #goalgetter #goaldigger #peakperformance #psychologist #therapyiscool #igotthis #risktaker #riskhappy

Do you have an intentional recovery process in ...

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Do you have an intentional recovery process in place for yourself? It's essential - don't skip it. ✨ 📷 : @wholenessatwork #taketimetorest #restandrecovery #recoveryquotes #donothing #selfcare #optimalperformance #wellnessweekend #healthandwellness #wellnessquotes #takecare #mytherapistsays #mytherapy #justbreathe #selflove #selfdevelopment #trainyourbrain #recovery #healthandwellness #renewyourmind #resetbutton #weekendreset

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I Got Censored

I Got Censored

A week or so ago, I posted an innocuous quote about slander on my Instagram feed. It was quickly labeled as “false information” by “independent fact checkers” and censored— hidden away because it was apparently so threatening.

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