What will you focus on in 2025? | Photo by Alina Vilchenko via Pexels
Happy New Year. Get inspired for 2025 with some online shopping finds, brought to you by our shopping and deals site The Buy. Think: getting organized, jumping into a new hobby, or enjoying daily movement.
Organize — everything
Know exactly what’s in that storage box thanks to smart labels.
Make winter walks more enjoyable with a heated vest.
Track your activities with this sleek smart watch.
City Guide
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🎇 Start fresh
Wake up and smell the City of Roses. | Photo by @shutterbug_shah
Looking to meet your New Year’s resolution in Portland? From feeling fit to finding more family time, check out our local resolution recommendations below.
Cook more meals at home
Cozymeal Cooking Classes | Local chefs will come straight to your home (or vice versa) to teach a class on a range of topics — from learning how to incorporate fresh herbs to preparing PNW-focused appetizers.
Join a gym
Pulse PDX | This gym’s whole goal is to make movement a lot more fun and feel like less of a punishment. Go dance it out.
Read more books
Annie Bloom’s Books | Find your next favorite fiction novel, cookbook, travel guide, and more under the watchful eye of this Multnomah Village shop’s resident cat.
Nurture creativity
The Studio NW | Get access to seasoned actors and professional training for on-camera scenes, auditioning, scene study, and more — all while having fun with other local creatives.
The therapy that could be a game-changer for treating depression
Presented by Active Path Mental Health
Benefits of CBT include Lasting symptom relief, restoring daily functioning, and benefiting those with depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, bipolar depression, and more. | Photo courtesy of Active Path Mental Health
Struggling with depression? It might be time to add Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to your mental well-being toolbox.
What is CBT?
This well-studied depression therapy is based on the simple principle that a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors all influence one another.
This is commonly referred to as the cognitive triangle and provides therapists + their clients with three distinct intervention points in helping people overcome all manner of mental health conditions.
For example, a person experiencing major depressive disorder may have repeated negative thoughts about themselves. These thoughts will influence their emotions, making them feel sad or hopeless. These emotions will, in turn, affect their behaviors — making them avoid others, skip work, or lose the motivation for important activities.
How can I get started?
Heather Mangold, a therapist at Active Path Mental Health, can help identify challenges and provide actionable strategies to develop healthier thoughts, coping skills + behavior patterns.
Active Path Mental Health is accepting new patients with no wait. Heather offers telehealth sessions, making it easy to access care from the comfort of home.
Feeling stuck with your current depression treatment plan? Active Path Mental Health works with patients to develop an understanding of what works best for them, customizing treatments to fit their individual needs. Interested in working with them? Get started with a free consultation.*
Health
Did you hear that? Unlike most hearing aids, the Horizon IX uses dual processors to separate speech from noise, delivering twice the speech clarity and crispness. Experience the ultimate hearing solution.*
Tech
Didn’t get the fam those new phones for Christmas? You can switch to the Total 5G+ Unlimited plan and receive up to four free Samsung Galaxy A35 5G phones. Enjoy unlimited talk, text, data, and hotspot with 12x faster speeds, all backed by “America’s Favorite Network.” Make the switch.*
The Buy
The Buy
“The New Whole30” — with 100+ new recipes, the latest research in nutrition and behavior change science, and plenty of encouragement, this book is a must for Whole30 alumni and first-timers alike.
The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight for a few hours. If you’re planning to try to spot these elusive meteors streaking through the sky, bundle up and head somewhere dark. Consult this chart for the best viewing hours.
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