Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares five powerful strategies for boosting productivity without increasing stress. Drawing on her experience as a psychologist and procrastination coach, Dr. Li guides listeners through…
There’s nothing wrong with you. Your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do. It wants you safe. It wants you small. It wants you comfortable. It wants zero risk. So when you’re about to take a bold step… Apply for the opportunity… Have the hard conversation… Start…
What if panic isn’t your personality… What if it’s just a habit? For some of you, panic has been a lifetime companion. It shows up when there’s a deadline. When you try something new. When you step outside your comfort zone. It whispers, “Hurry.” It shouts, “You’re behind.” It insists,…
You are forgetting something important. You have survived 100% of your hardest days. Every challenge. Every disappointment. Every season where you thought, “I don’t know how I’m going to get through this.” And yet… you did. Life can feel like one long series of obstacles. But what we often forget…
In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares four mindset hacks designed to help you create and maintain a sense of calm, especially when life feels overwhelming. Drawing inspiration from real-life questions and examples, Dr. Christine Li walks listeners through practical strategies for shifting out of patterns of panic, anxiety, and…
Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares four mindset hacks designed to help you create and maintain a sense of calm, especially when life feels overwhelming. Drawing inspiration from real-life questions…
Before you fix your productivity… Regulate your nervous system. If you’re constantly telling yourself: “I’m behind.” “I’m not doing enough.” “I should be further along.” Pause. Instead of pushing harder, ask: How am I actually feeling? Is my heart racing? Is my body tense? Am I vibing a little too…
One of the most powerful productivity strategies? Ask for help. If someone is nearby, say: “Do you have 5 minutes?” If you can call someone, say: “I’m feeling a little worked up about this project. Can I talk it through before I start?” That’s it. Asking for help is not…
Panic is a path. But it’s not the only one. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or behind… panic can feel automatic. Urgent. Necessary, even. But here’s the truth: Panic is just one interpretation of your circumstances. And it’s usually the most exhausting one. It scrambles your thinking. It drains your…
In this episode of Make Time for Success, host Dr. Christine Li shares 7 powerful strategies to help you break free from procrastination and reclaim your time. Inspired by Procrastination Week and the transition to the Lunar New Year, the episode is all about letting go of old habits that…
Feeling overwhelmed? Try this before you push harder. Take a 5–7 minute break. Put on a guided meditation. Look up tapping on YouTube. Listen to something calming and supportive. When we’re generating worry from inside our own minds, we tend to get worked up. But when we shift into listening…
When you’re feeling overwhelmed, start here: Focus on what is actually inside your control. Not everything. Not everyone. Not every possible outcome. Just what you can influence right now. And then try something powerful: Call back your energy. Yes, literally. Say to yourself, “I’m calling my energy back.” We spend…
Overwhelm is not a path to take. It’s a signal. So many people tell me they feel overwhelmed and sometimes it sounds like they believe overwhelm is the strategy. Like if they just sit in it long enough, it will somehow move them forward. But overwhelm is not a solution.…
Feeling overwhelmed by everything on your plate? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares 10 (plus a bonus!) effective strategies to help you break free from overwhelm and regain your sense of calm and control. Drawing from her experience as a procrastination coach and her work with Success Lab members,…
Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) Feeling overwhelmed by everything on your plate? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares 10 (plus a bonus!) effective strategies to help you break free from overwhelm and regain your sense…
“Saying no felt like abandonment.” Mental health therapist and coach Allison Ly shares a truth so many adults with immigrant parents quietly carry: even not showing up can feel like being a bad daughter. Like you’re letting your family down. Like you’re choosing yourself instead of them. And even when…
“Boundaries aren’t permanent. And they don’t have to be perfect.” Mental health therapist and coach Allison Ly reminds us that boundaries are a work in progress — just like we are. Saying no once doesn’t mean saying no forever. Setting a boundary doesn’t lock you into a lifetime decision. You…
“Why does saying no feel like I’m being a bad daughter?” Mental health therapist and coach Allison Ly explains why, for many adults with immigrant parents, even not showing up can feel like abandonment. Not helping. Not attending. Not saying yes. It can feel huge — even when, logically, it…
In this episode, Dr. Christine Li talks with mental health therapist and coach Allison Ly about how to set healthy boundaries—especially for adults with immigrant parents. Drawing from personal and professional experience, Allison Ly explains why boundary-setting is often challenging in immigrant families. The episode features practical advice for tuning…
Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) In this episode, Dr. Christine Li talks with mental health therapist and coach Allison Ly about how to set healthy boundaries—especially for adults with immigrant parents. Drawing from personal and professional…
The final key to confident decisions is learning how to trust yourself. Not just your feelings, but your whole self. Your wants. Your needs. Your quirks. Your unique way of moving through the world. When you trust that all of that is okay, decisions become clearer. You assess, you choose,…
The decision matters. But how you arrive at the decision matters just as much. When you feel safe inside, everything changes. You become more positive. More creative. More clear-minded and wise. From that internal safety comes better decisions and stronger, more aligned action. Not because you forced clarity, but because…
You don’t have to stay the same to stay safe. Many of us learned to protect ourselves by becoming the people pleaser, the easy one, the agreeable one. And that made sense at the time. It was protection. But here’s the truth: you’re a full-grown adult now. You’ve been protecting…
In this solo episode of Make Time for Success, Dr. Christine Li explores why letting go—of clutter, old habits, or inherited identities—can be so challenging, and how mastering this skill can lead to greater confidence and personal growth. She discusses the emotional and psychological reasons behind our attachments, the impact…