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What Support Do Parents of Children with Autism Still Need?
No one knows what life is like raising a child with autism. As we know, each child is unique. There cannot be two children alike on the spectrum; this is why it’s called a spectrum. ... Read More
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Soothe Your Animal Defenses with Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
By now, you have most likely learned about and understand what it means when people use the phrase “fight or flight” to describe how our bodies use animal defenses to keep us ... Read More
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Looking for Love? Addressing These Belief Patterns May Help
Along with finding a meaningful career, finding a loving relationship is often one of the most important goals we pursue. Billions of dollars are spent helping people find true love. Despite ... Read More
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Eating Disorders and the Therapeutic Relationship
Eating disorders, the most lethal of all the mental health disorders, kill and maim 6 to 13% of their victims, 87% of whom are children under the age of 20. “Best practice” ... Read More
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Stay Present and Dream Big: How to Attract What You Want
Who doesn’t want to live their dream? I don’t think many of us would say “no, thanks” if the opportunities and relationships we desired were offered to us on a silver platter. It ... Read More
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When Therapists Behave Unethically
In the past month alone, I have had two new clients report egregious ethical violations from their previous therapists. In one case, a male therapist made repeated narcissistic advances ... Read More
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From Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming Self-Rejection
Our beings are multifaceted. Our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits all have needs. Our bodies need to be moved and nourished, but not to excess. Our minds and hearts need learning as well ... Read More
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Do You Avoid the Doctor? Improving the Patient-Doctor Relationship
For many people, the family doctor is the person we turn to with some of our most vulnerable personal information. We go to our doctor to talk about how to keep ourselves healthy and how ... Read More
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When Labels Limit: How Rigid Identities Harm Mental Health
Imagine these people: a professor at an elite university, a stay-at-home mother, and someone with depression. Labels like these are abbreviated ways of describing prominent aspects of ourselves ... Read More
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Are You a Toxic Person? 10 Questions to Ask Yourself
I post countless memes on my business page about letting toxic people go, setting boundaries with difficult people, and having a balance between attending to your relationships while also ... Read More
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The Problem with Sarcasm
I was surprised recently by a discussion among members of a group of therapists describing how they use sarcasm in their personal lives with their children and their spouses. I had assumed ... Read More
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Therapy and the Creative Professional: Getting Your Foot in the Door
It’s no secret the road to success for creative professionals can be challenging and unpredictable. Simply getting your foot in the door is often more a matter of luck than talent. Although ... Read More