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Welcome to Duck Syndrome!
I'm Carrie Smolen, a Los Angeles-based therapist specializing in anxiety, perfectionism, and the particular exhaustion of trying to hold it all together. Duck Syndrome is where I write about all of it.
What Way Too Many Therapists Get Wrong About Eating Disorders
Challenging common misconceptions and assumptions
Why Journaling is So Hard for Perfectionists and 5 Ideas to Make It Easier
If you've started and stopped trying to journal multiple times, this one's for you.
How One Simple Choice Can Help You Stop Spiraling
Quick fix for anxiety? I wish. But this method can help ease your worries when you can't get out of your head.
Why You're Sweating the Small Stuff When the World is on Fire
Freaking out about little things lately? Hard same.
3 Ways Perfectionism Makes Parenting Harder
The higher the stakes, the more we want to do everything "right"... but at what cost?