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5 Therapeutic Ways to Heal Separation or Divorce with Nature
If you’re recently separated or divorced, you’re quite possibly dealing with a bruised ego and a broken heart. Looking inward for insight and understanding is extremely important. ... Read More
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Is Time Outdoors the Key to Helping Veterans Overcome PTSD?
Army veteran Stephen Simmons served multiple tours in Iraq. When he came home, he was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress, which made interacting with friends and family difficult. Though ... Read More
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14 Telltale Signs You Have Crossed Into an Emotional Affair
Are you really just friends? Have you crossed the line? If you are asking yourself these questions, you may be engaged in an emotional affair. Affairs that are not physical or sexual in ... Read More
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6 Tips for Transitioning an Anxious Kid into a New School Year
It never fails: When August rolls around, parents begin calling the office. They are calling about their child, who made so much progress toward the end of the previous spring that we reduced ... Read More
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Don’t Touch Me: Understanding Your Sexual Aversion
Does the thought of sexual contact make you shudder? Do you tend to avoid or limit sexual activity? Do you find sexual touch or even romantic touch, such as hugging or kissing your partner, ... Read More
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From the Sleep Queen: Simple Tips and Yoga to Help You Sleep
It seems that nearly everyone experiences sleep issues at one time or another. Insufficient sleep is more than a personal problem; it’s a public health issue. Sleepy drivers and workers ... Read More
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6 Steps to Go from Blah to Balanced
Too often, false promises of magic pills, psychotropic meds, and quick fixes seem at first like good ideas, but they may lead to addictions or other side effects in an effort to “escape” ... Read More
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Feeling Felt: The Importance of Adoption Support Groups
“They say they understand, but how can someone who wasn’t adopted know what it feels like?” Sixteen-year-old Lisa’s voice trails off as she explains the many frustrating conversations ... Read More
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Understanding and Treating Bipolar: 7 Myths and Realities
Many people loosely use the term to describe the mood swings of hormonal teenagers, and some even use it to describe the weather. Bipolar, as seen in the aforementioned examples, remains ... Read More
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Listen Up: Why You Don’t Feel Heard in Your Relationship
I received a call from a woman the other day in my office. She wanted to start couples therapy with her husband of 10 years. As I inquired about what was going on, I quickly learned that ... Read More
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Stages of Trauma Recovery: What It Means to Be a ‘Survivor’
I was recently reading a blog post and noticed that someone in the comment section asked the question: “What does it mean when we refer to someone as a survivor?” We hear about “survivors” ... Read More
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Are the Butterflies in Your Stomach Love or a Warning Sign?
It’s that feeling down in your belly that wiggles and burns, then jumps into your chest as you check your phone for the 10th time for a text from the object of your interest. Fireworks. ... Read More