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This Is Why You’re Having Trouble Making Lasting Change
Believe it or not, taking the first steps in making change is not the hard part. Even though making up your mind to lose weight, stand up to your parents, or find a new job is a big hurdle ... Read More
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Why I Don’t Use the Word ‘Forgiveness’ in Trauma Therapy
If the title of this article threw you off a bit, it’s OK—I understand why it would. After all, forgiveness is quite the hot topic. Religious leaders, spiritual gurus, and even some ... Read More
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, but It Just Got Easier for Some
One “holiday freeze” is over. Many people, reluctant to break up the family amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, postpone a relationship breakup until the new year. Amid ... Read More
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Healing Complex Trauma, Part I: The Path to Self-Awareness
Editor’s note: This article represents the first of two parts. The second part, which appears here, moves from awareness to attuned self-compassion, then from compassion to integration. “Do ... Read More
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Do You Have a Case of the Post-Holiday Blues?
The holidays are a time of nonstop activity for many people. Shopping and buying gifts for loved ones, eating large and often unhealthy meals, traveling, and spending time with family can ... Read More
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I Hated My Body Until I Went to Therapy
It wasn’t that long ago that I hated every part of my body: bones, muscle, skin, and everything in between. I’ve heard many call their own bodies a temple, but for a long time mine ... Read More
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Career Checkup: 5 Things You Should Do to Stay on Track
New Year’s Day inspires many people to do something that will make things better by the next New Year’s Eve. Unsurprisingly, it’s a holiday that makes a lot of us sit down and evaluate ... Read More
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New Year’s Revolutions: Tips for Coping with Chronic Illness
Countless people make New Year’s resolutions every January, but few actually follow through with them for any length of time. There are probably many reasons for that, and I think one ... Read More
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3 Keys to Cultivating a Healthy, Balanced Nervous System
If you have studied trauma or yoga in the past decade, you’ve likely heard about the nervous system and its role in healing. Indeed, research and theory in trauma recovery has focused ... Read More
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Postpartum Depression: It’s Not Just About Feeling Sad
Have you recently been experiencing difficulty after having a baby but question whether you fit a postpartum diagnosis? Maybe you aren’t necessarily sad. Or maybe the four- to six-week ... Read More
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Can Open Relationships Actually Work for Gay Men?
The question of whether open relationships can be as healthy, satisfying, and fulfilling as monogamous pairings pops up in advice columns and psychology magazines from time to time, but ... Read More
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How to Succeed with Your New Year’s Resolutions
Many of us have decided to change something about ourselves or our lives at some point. We realize we are not satisfied with our weight, our habits, our job, or our relationships and something ... Read More
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Geriatric Psychotherapy: A Growing Need
Geriatric Psychotherapy: A Growing Need Thanks to active lifestyles, healthier diets, exercise, and advances in medicine and healthcare, Americans are ... Read More
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Recovering from a Traumatic Birth
Dealing with the Trauma of Giving Birth For many new mothers, giving birth is one of the most exciting times in life. After all, you’re bringing ... Read More
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Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients
by Nicole Urdang, MS, NCC, DHM, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Buffalo, NY Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients While it is true that people ... Read More
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Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health
When most of us think about folks going to therapy for mental health, we think about adults — people struggling with substance abuse, domestic violence ... Read More
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Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy On Monday, Nov. 1, the world lost an incredible psychiatrist when Dr. Aaron T. Beck, ... Read More
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How Do I Deal with Loneliness?
My life is a sad state of affairs. I have no real friends to speak of, just my cat Lula. Even she doesn't like me very much. I can't work because ... Read More
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What's the Best Way to Break Up?
I have been with my boyfriend for over a year now and I don't see a future together. It was fun for a while, but now it feels stale and unexciting. ... Read More
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Help! I Think I'm Addicted to Video Games
I work. I eat and drink. I play video games. I sleep. Then I repeat. Every. Single. Day. Three of these things are necessities, but the ... Read More
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Help! My Therapist Ended Her Practice and I Don't Know What to Do
I had been seeing my therapist for 28 years. Around March, she was unwell. This was a rare occurrence in our time together. But her viral infection ... Read More
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Help! I Have No One to Talk To
Ever since my dad died last year, I have had no one to talk to. And really, I had no one to talk to for the last three years of his life, ravaged ... Read More