Archive - The Hard Prune

We all feel it sometimes.

Jul 4 •

Laura Premack, PhD

June 2025

How To Read the News

Responding to suffering with connection and compassion.

Jun 27 •

Laura Premack, PhD

Surviving the onslaught.

Jun 20 •

Laura Premack, PhD

All The Good Things

Try this gratitude practice.

Jun 13 •

Laura Premack, PhD

Shattered Assumptions

This is about more than overwhelm.

Jun 6 •

Laura Premack, PhD

May 2025

No Straight Road

Rebecca Solnit, uncertainty and hope.

May 30 •

Laura Premack, PhD

Tools for Job Loss

Ten things I learned the hard way.

May 23 •

Laura Premack, PhD

Rethinking 'Self-Care'

Consider 'seed consciousness' instead.

May 16 •

Laura Premack, PhD

Taking in the Good

Countering negativity bias and increasing happiness.

May 2 •

Laura Premack, PhD

April 2025

Narrowing Focus

The power of choosing an anchor.

Apr 25 •

Laura Premack, PhD

Welcome to The Hard Prune

New? Start here.

Apr 21 •

Laura Premack, PhD

Hypervigilance accomplishes nothing.

Apr 18 •

Laura Premack, PhD

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