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Eating Disorders in Athletes: Spotting Unhealthy Behaviors
The body is an athlete’s most important tool. Many athletes learn to constantly monitor this tool, treating it as something to be perpetually tweaked and improved. For some athletes, ... Read More
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7 Ways to Overcome Perfectionism and Cultivate Self-Compassion
We all know perfection is an illusion. If perfection is unattainable and unrealistic, why do so many people strive to achieve it, setting themselves up for a perpetuating cycle of disappointment ... Read More
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Perinatal Mental Health: How to Improve Screening for New Parents
Recently, I was contacted by a nurse practitioner at a local pediatrics office. The practice was looking to begin routinely screening mothers of infant patients for postpartum depression, ... Read More
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How to Repair a Relationship in 5 Steps
There are a couple things we know about power and relationships: Power is the ability to have influence on others. Power is relational and relationships are messy. We inevitably hurt each ... Read More
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Peer Support 101: How to Become a Peer Support Specialist
Many types of professionals can help people living with mental health concerns. If you’ve experienced mental health issues yourself, you might have interest in a career where you can ... Read More
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7 Ways Well-Being Promotes Happiness and Mental Health
What if I were to propose that well-being may do more to enhance your mental health than the pursuit of happiness? Of course, we all desire to be happy. Yet if you ask ten people what their ... Read More
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Pitfalls and Possibilities on the Road to a Healthy Marriage
Over my years as a therapist, I have enjoyed helping premarital couples as they prepare for marriage. One of the books I frequently recommend is John Gottman’s 2015 book, The Seven Principles ... Read More
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How to Appeal When Your Insurance Refuses to Cover Therapy
Insurance claim denials are common. A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found that in 2017, health insurance marketplace insurers denied an average of 18% of claims for in-network providers. ... Read More
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What Do C-PTSD and Borderline Personality Have in Common?
Posttraumatic stress (PTSD) and complex posttraumatic stress (C-PTSD) are related but distinct from each other. C-PTSD is thought to be an enhanced version of PTSD. C-PTSD is, in turn, ... Read More
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4 Steps to Break Free from Fear and Jump-Start Emotional Healing
Fear is something all of us have experienced at some point in our lives. Everyone is scared of something. In fact, there are so many times when fear keeps us from doing what we want. At ... Read More
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How Climate Change Can Affect Children’s Mental Health
According to the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, humanity has only a few years left to prevent environmental catastrophe. Should we fail, natural disasters ... Read More
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Weighed Down by Feelings of Guilt and Shame? Here’s How to Overcome Them
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in the Overcoming Shame & Guilt Online Conference, hosted by Avaiya and Enlightenment Village. During the 7 day conference, doctors, psychotherapists, ... Read More
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GoodTherapy Participates in 2019 Out of the Darkness Walk
On a brisk October Saturday morning at Marathon Park in Olympia, Washington, GoodTherapy team members participated in the American Foundation for Suicide ... Read More
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GoodTherapy Participates in AFSP’s 2018 Out of the Darkness Walk
In observance of National Suicide Prevention Month, GoodTherapy team members participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) ... Read More
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9 Out of 10 Caregivers for People with Dementia Get Inadequate Sleep
Alzheimer’s disease is a serious problem in the United States. According to the Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause ... Read More
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Study: Many Youth Seeking Therapy Want to Discuss Spirituality
Regular attendance of religious services has declined with time, according to data from Gallup. Yet many Americans still say spirituality is an important ... Read More
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Bored With Everything? Study Suggests Method for Regaining Pleasure
Boredom with life is a common complaint in therapy. That shiny new car is often less interesting a year later. Conversations with a once-exciting partner ... 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