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Jelena Kecmanovic

  • Clinical Psychologist and Founding Director, Arlington/DC Behavior Therapy Instutute and Writer, Freelance
Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  Anxiety, resilience, technology and mental health, loneliness, achieving authentic goals.
Psychologist | Georgetown prof| Lover of science, ancient wisdom, existentialism, and hiking. | Bylines @washingtonpost, @CNN & many others.

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I am a clinical psychologist and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. As a therapist, writer, teacher, and presenter, I put psychology science into practice.

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Raging at your spouse about chores won’t fix the problem. What works Original

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By Jelena Kecmanovic
| CNN Verified
Email Link Copied! Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic is a clinical psychologist in the Washington, DC, area and an adjunct lecturer at Georgetown University. Her Substack is “No Delusions with Dr. K. Psychologist.” Spencer Hilligoss, a 42-year-old entrepreneur in the Bay Area, didn’t start out as an equal partner at home. Early in his marriage, his job came first.
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When “Friends” Became My Family

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By Jelena Kecmanovic
| Substack
After my son was born in May of 2002, I returned to work as a research assistant and PhD student just six weeks postpartum. My mother-in-law came from the old country to help during those early months. But instead of easing the transition, she became a promoter and enforcer of traditional gender roles that my (at the time) husband all too easily slipped into. We had been a genuinely egalitarian couple for years. As it happens for so many families, having a child decisively changed that balance.
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Spirit of Change

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By Jelena Kecmanovic
| Spirit of Change Magazine
It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions – indeed, 93% of people set them, according to the American Psychological Association. The most common resolutions are related to losing weight, eating healthier, exercising regularly and saving money. However, research shows that 45% of people fail to keep their resolutions by February, and only 19% keep them for two years. Lack of willpower or self-control is the top cited reason for not following through.
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