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What Can Kwanzaa Teach Me?
In the spirit of the holidays at this time of year, I decided it was time to learn more about Kwanzaa. All I really knew about…
How To Talk to Your Psychiatrist
Why Can’t My Psychiatrist Be More Like My Therapist? “My psychiatrist doesn’t listen to me!” “I just walked out with 2 more prescriptions!” “15-minute med checks……
Sometimes You Just Gotta Let Go
You know you need to let go of your need to be in complete control of everything and everyone in your life. Or maybe you don’t…
Coping with Morning Depression
For those who suffer from depression, mornings are often the worst time. Once the day gets started, a person’s mood usually lifts and energy will return….
How to Stop Procrastinating: A Three Step Plan
I’m probably the best procrastinator in the world. I could have procrastinated for England… if I got round to it and didn’t keep getting distracted by…
Your Rights and Responsibilities When You’re Sick
Being Sick Sucks The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil Whether it’s a bad chest cold, or a serious diagnosis of a cancer tumor, being sick is just the worst….
Working With Your “Healthy Rebel”
Have you ever decided you were going to make a change in how you eat or how active you are and you make a plan and…
How To Avoid Getting Sick
Who Gets Sick? When Dr. Sheldon Cohen and his team at Carnegie Mellon University studied which participants became sick after having a cold or flu virus squirted in…
Another Way to Manage Your Anxiety
The most commonly suggested way to manage anxiety is to calm the nervous system by using diaphragmatic breathing. By breathing deeply, you are physically behaving in…
Poke At Your Depression
What Does Depression Have to Do With Bread? When you’re making bread the old-fashioned way, using yeast, kneading dough, then putting it in a bowl and letting…
What’s Your “Baby?”
Babies…cute, cuddly, sweet, adorable. Right? Well, yes… and no. Now I know some people love taking care of babies and I have incredible respect for anyone…
What Psychotherapy CAN’T Do For You
Who’s Afraid of the Dentist?
Odontophobia or Dentophobia You know if you have it…a fear of going to the dentist. It’s the smell of the office. It’s the sound of the…
How To Help Your Doctor Help You
You and I both know you are not a human Bento box. Trying to “unpack” your health experience by neat packages of symptom categories is not…
Don’t Say You’re Sorry!
Say you are fighting with your significant other. I know. It’s not fun, but it happens. What do you think your partner wants the most from…
What Are You Waiting For?
Do you think that you’ll be happy when you finally lose those 15-20+ pounds? Do you think that when you find the perfect man/woman, that’s when…
Which Comes First: Depression or Fatigue?
Why are people suffering from depression almost always also very tired? The relationship of depression to fatigue is very complicated, for the following reasons: 1. Fatigue…
Who left your Mood in Charge?
Does This Sound Like You? You set goals for yourself, but if you don’t “feel like it,” you do nothing about them? You have plans for the day,…
Feed a Human, Starve a Troll
If you spend much time online, especially on social networking sites, you’ll get a chance to meet a troll. Okay, not a “real” troll. But in…
How To Make Better Decisions
“We are our choices.” ~Jean Paul Sartre Do you have trouble making decisions? Is it hard for you to choose between options? Or are you great…
Let’s Put the FUN Back in DysFUNctional!
The Holidays Are Coming! For many people, that means increased contact with family and extended family members… a source of love and support for some, a…
Mental Health Hygiene
Cut Your Therapy Bill In Half! Psychotherapists can do so much to improve mental health. They can provide information, teach you skills you need to learn…
How To Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick!
Not everyone makes New Year’s Resolutions… there are some people who don’t see the new year as a time for reinvention, recharging, reconditioning, reenergizing, reinvigorating, and…
Coping With The Loss Of A Pet
Pets for Mental Health Pets add immeasurably to the quality of life…. so much so that I have often advised clients to get one in order…
Stop freaking out!
Finding the balance is what we are all trying to do… whether we are talking about the balance between work and play, taking care of others…
I’m Tired of Being a Survivor
Have you survived something very difficult in your life? A tough childhood? A major trauma? An abusive marriage? It takes a lot to go through the…
Should Psychotherapy Sessions Hurt?
“No pain, no gain!” Is psychotherapy supposed to hurt? Is it necessary to wear waterproof mascara to every session? Are you going to be a royal…
Uh Oh…It’s Fall Again
If you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, then that first cool hint of air, untinged by the humidity of summer, doesn’t make you feel all excited…
When Should You Freak Out?
Ho, Ho, Ho? It is January 21st today and my Christmas tree is still up. A hectic holiday season that included 2 bouts of the flu,…
Do You Know How to Enjoy A Harvest?
Your Miniature Thanksgiving Day Heading f you stay up with the latest in self-help and coaching, you will notice that many therapists and coaches are great at teaching f…
Drug Free Pain Management
There are over 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain. If you have ever experienced severe pain that lasts over a week, you know the…
The Train is Leaving the Station
A Beautiful Day for A Trip It’s a beautiful day. The sun is shining, a light breeze… a perfect day for boarding the train to take…
Getting a Jump on Seasonal Depression
If you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, then that first cool hint of air untinged by the humidity of summer doesn’t make you feel excited for the…
How To Cope with Things Outside of Your Control
Imagine the following scenario: You are in a large, beautiful interior space with everything you need to accomplish any task that is put before you or…
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