This episode is an extra special one! One of Diana’s best friends, Dr. Alexis Karris Bachik joins her to reflect on the New Year. Together they explore what values they lived out in 2022, their health routines, difficulties with letting go, and the behind-the-scenes of their friendship, book writing, and more!
Listen and Learn:
- What values did Diana live out most in 2023?
- Diana’s take on sharing vulnerability on the podcast
- Strategies for adult relationships with our parents
- Supplement and skincare routines for mental health
- What are signature strengths and how can you apply them?
- Diana’s wishes for you in the New Year
About Dr. Alexis Karris Bachik
Dr. Alexis Karris Bachik, Professor of Psychology, received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and completed her doctoral internship at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She is also a Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University, where she studied psychology and economics. She has been a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Colorado #3501) since October 2010. Dr. Karris Bachik is most interested in research related to Positive Psychology, the scientific study of optimal human living, a new branch of psychological study supported by the American Psychological Association. Specifically, she has been measuring positive character traits in college students and testing how these traits relate to mental health outcomes such as depression, drinking, and anxiety, as well as well-being outcomes such as student success, happiness, and resiliency.
Related Resources
- Become a MORE Life in Process member to support the show. You’ll be designated as a “Founding Member” as we build a community to discuss ideas and our practice from the show. Founding Members receive exclusive bonus content from Diana.
- Download Your Daily Practice for this episode
- Find out what kind of Striver you are and get your free Skillful Striving Toolkit
- Want to learn more about ACT? Take Diana’s on-demand course Foundations of ACT
- Learn more about Alexis Karris Bachik
- Listen to Diana’s interview of Alexis Karris Bachik on Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
- Take the VIA Character Strength Survey
- Learn more about the 24 Character Strengths
- Read the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay Gibson
- Read the book The Inner Tradition of Yoga by Michael Stone
Links to Alexis’s Supplements
- Vanilla Collagen (Alexis adds this to her 3 cups of green tea)
- Omega 3 Fish Oil
- Prenatal Vitamin
- Vitamin D
- Magnesium Glycinate
- Magnesium Malate
- SAM-E
Links to Diana’s French Skin Products in order of usage
- Oil face wash
- Foaming face wash
- Toner
- Retinol Serum (night)
- Hyaluronic Acid Serum (morning)
- Eye Cream
- Face Cream (night only)
- Sunscreen (day only)
Diana’s Events
- Reserve your spot in Diana’s Reset and Restore Retreat in Costa Rica in 2023!
- Meditate with Diana Starting January 20th
- Register for Diana’s Body Image workshop at Yoga Soup!
- Sign up for Diana’s From Striving to Thriving Summit!
- See Diana at an upcoming event
Connecting With Diana
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Remember when you become psychologically flexible, you become free.
