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Monica DiCristina

Monica DiCristina is a writer, podcaster and practicing therapist in Atlanta, GA. Her own healing journey and her work as a therapist informs her writing and her podcast, Still Becoming.

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  • The Confidant

The Art of the Redirect at Holiday Dinner

  • Posted on December 24, 2020November 30, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
Prepare yourself for the questions you might get, and take the wheel of the conversation
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  • The Achiever

How to Actively Pursue Rest Throughout the Work Week, Especially During the Holidays

  • Posted on December 15, 2020December 3, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
Choose rest not overwhelm, allowing you to enjoy and not just endure this holiday.
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  • The Dreamer

How to Lessen the Threat of an Impending Unmet Expectation

  • Posted on December 1, 2020November 16, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
Allowing yourself to feel life’s pain will allow you to also feel life’s joys.
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  • The Intellectual

A Therapist’s Perspective on the Call for Accountability in Workplace Culture

  • Posted on November 4, 2020October 14, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
Racial injustice and inequality are contraindications for a healthy organization.
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  • The Confidant

Why It Is Important to Educate Your Kids About Racial Injustice as a White Parent

  • Posted on October 22, 2020October 19, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
This is a letter from a white parent to all white parents, including myself, who are raising white children. I don’t know everything about how to do this, but I do know that it is our responsibility to learn.
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  • The Explorer

Where I Come From: A Blending of Cultures

  • Posted on October 8, 2020October 12, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
I was not born in Spain, but I feel a pull and a longing to return whenever I’m not there.
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  • The Achiever

How to Stop Overthinking Work Stuff When You’re Off the Clock

  • Posted on August 28, 2020August 19, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
Maintaining internal boundaries is a practice that we get better with more practice.
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  • The Confidant

Letters to My Younger Self: The 15-Year-Old Who Struggles With People Pleasing

  • Posted on August 12, 2020January 6, 2021
  • byMonica DiCristina
Walk away, kindly and with purpose. Walk away from unhealthy friendships and become yourself.
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  • The Dreamer

Practical Tools for Dealing With Anxiety

  • Posted on July 8, 2020July 6, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
Practice dealing with anxiety. Don’t fight it. Expect and accept it.
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  • The Beautician

A Lesson on Loving the Uniqueness of You

  • Posted on June 8, 2020June 9, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
If you feel that you are too much, then you need to change the filter you are looking at yourself through.
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  • The Confidant

A Mom’s Perspective on Homeschool and Quarantine With Kids

  • Posted on April 10, 2020April 9, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
I think we all cried the first day. The chaos of the whole COVID-19 pandemic felt like it was being funneled into the tiny details of long division and failed…
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  • The Beautician

What a Tree Taught Me About Inherent Beauty

  • Posted on April 1, 2020March 30, 2020
  • byMonica DiCristina
Lets stand tall in our beauty, worth and the fruit of our work whether anyone notices or not.
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