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5 Myths and Facts About Drug Rehab
Drug abuse is a serious health concern. Overdose-related deaths in the United States have reached epidemic level. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate ... Read More
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Fight Social Anxiety by Embracing Your Inner Fool
When I was in seventh grade, my family relocated to the United States after having lived in Europe for several years. Before we moved, my mother took me shopping for new school clothes. On ... Read More
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How to Stop Nagging and Get Children to Listen the First Time
Parenthood can feel like little more than endless nagging. Clean up your toys. Do your homework. No, don’t do that. No, you still can’t do that. Trying to get kids to listen can be ... Read More
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How to Own Your Power: Using Influence Consciously
I want to say a sentence, a prompt, to you. It will be a positive sentence. Your task is just to notice and reflect on what your internal response is. “It’s okay to own your power.” There ... Read More
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Surviving a Relationship Injury: Forgive But Don’t Forget
In attachment-based counseling, we talk a lot about relationship and attachment injuries. Those of us who practice emotionally-focused therapies have our own lingo that the layperson may ... Read More
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Drug Addiction Among Senior Citizens: A Growing Crisis
Drug addiction and abuse among seniors has risen steadily over the last decade. This is partially because Baby Boomers have always had comparatively high rates of substance use and abuse. ... Read More
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How Trauma and Dissociation Disrupt Your Ability to Form Memories
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” Haruki Murakami We all know from popular drama (TV shows, movies, etc.) that traumatic events are often forgotten ... Read More
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Nutrition for Anxiety: Foods to Eat and Avoid
Nutrition is fuel for your body. Choose the right fuel and your body, including your mind, may function better. Research on the role of nutrition in fighting anxiety is mixed, but studies ... Read More
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A Parent’s Guide to Marijuana Wax and Its Impact on Youth
Now that marijuana use is becoming legalized all across the country, America’s teenagers are reaping the consequences. True, there is nothing new under the sun with teenagers using drugs, ... Read More
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How to Deal with Unrequited Love for a Friend
Unrequited love is part of the human experience. At some point in life, most people will develop romantic feelings for someone who doesn’t feel the same way about them. A study of college ... Read More
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Shock and Testing: Two More Twists on the Road to Grief Recovery?
In her seminal book, On Death and Dying, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified five distinct stages of grief. Kübler-Ross worked with dying people and designed her model to describe ... Read More
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Isolation and Loneliness: What’s the Difference?
Some people use the words “isolation” and “loneliness” interchangeably, but this does not reflect the true meaning of each term. Isolation may lead to loneliness, ... Read More