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Parenting in a Pandemic: What to Do When COVID-19 Cancels School
At the best of times, parenting can present plenty of challenges and difficult moments. Parenting during a global pandemic such as the coronavirus? Needless to say, this isn’t the best ... Read More
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A Counselor’s Tips for Managing COVID-19 Anxiety
If you are feeling anxious about the coronavirus, or COVID-19, thank your body for alerting you that there is something to be concerned about. It is doing what it is supposed to do. Take ... Read More
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Surviving the Coronavirus: 9 Practical Steps for Couples
Instead of our usual date, we embarked on a nighttime adventure to Costco. It was the last task before my husband, Bob, and I hunkered down in our condo. We are both marriage and relationship ... Read More
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How to Cope with the Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19
In just a few weeks, the world has changed dramatically for many people. Even if COVID-19 hasn’t yet reached your area, you’ve likely heard of the new coronavirus and its widespread ... Read More
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PTSD and Anger: Untangling the Connection
In the years following the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, media reports of veteran violence began accumulating. Formerly social and kind people returned from war angry, and often violent. ... Read More
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Epigenetics and Depression: How Environment Impacts Mental Health
Over 17 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in 2017 (National Institute of Mental Health, 2019). Globally, more than 264 million people of all ... Read More
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What Types of Therapy Are Compatible with Telemental Health?
Plenty of research supports the rapidly increasing popularity of telemental health services. Advertisements for these services are fairly widespread—you’ve probably seen a few, yourself. These ... Read More
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Don’t Underestimate the Stress of Student Loan Debt
Higher education can open up a wealth of opportunities. A college degree can make it easier to secure a high-paying job and pave the way toward further education, such as graduate school—a ... Read More
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Does Being Anxious Affect the Body? 7 Physical Signs of Anxiety
Anxiety is a mental health condition, so it may seem logical to assume it primarily involves mental or emotional symptoms, not physical ones. But anxiety often also involves somatic symptoms, ... Read More
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‘You Can’t Live on Cereal’: Raising a Picky Eater
Some level of picky eating is generally par for the parenting course. Children of any age might show some selectiveness about the food they eat, but parents often have the most struggles ... Read More
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Balancing Strength and Heart: Two Key Aspects of Power
What does it mean to stay in your heart while standing in your strength? In my early days as a psychotherapist, I had the misguided idea that I needed to choose between power and compassion. ... Read More
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How to Improve a Relationship with a Partner Who Has OCPD
Editor’s note: Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW is a private practice psychotherapist and Jungian analyst in New York City and Westchester County, New York. His continuing education presentation ... Read More