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Vicarious Trauma and the Value of Self-Care for Therapists
June 27, 2016 .
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People are drawn to the helping professions for many different reasons. They may feel a calling to assist in relieving others’ suffering and to help them heal from their emotional wounds. ... Read More
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Trauma and Dissociation: Beyond Your ‘Window of Tolerance’
June 23, 2016 .
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If you are already working on healing from a history of trauma, dissociation is likely a familiar concept. You are likely aware it is a system of coping that, in times of distress, offers ... Read More
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7 Personality Characteristics That Help in Managing Trauma
June 22, 2016 .
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Psychological trauma, defined as the experience of an event in which a person feels their life is threatened or in danger, may be accompanied by a sense of helplessness, horror, or numbing ... Read More
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Making the Right Choice in the Face of Difficult Decisions
June 21, 2016 .
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How do you know what to commit to in your life, or what choices to make? What romantic interest, job, friend, trip, or task do you choose? There are so many options. How do you know how ... Read More
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Can a Relationship Survive Major Political Differences?
June 20, 2016 .
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Some couples embrace political differences, some don’t care, and others still consider having similar views non-negotiable. Given that we each have our own influences, history of ... Read More
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Sleeplessness, Fatigue Linked to Age-Related Brain Atrophy
June 16, 2016 .
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Seniors who experience excessive fatigue during the day may have more brain atrophy than well-rested seniors, according to a study presented at SLEEP 2016, the 30th Anniversary Meeting ... Read More
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What to Do When You Don’t Like Your Partner’s Parents
June 16, 2016 .
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Much of life is shaped by the choices we make. We choose where we want to work and where we will live. We choose friends and partners. Most of us also choose who we marry (if we choose ... Read More
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Why Is It So Hard to Ask for Help?
June 16, 2016 .
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Time and again, people share with me the difficulties they have in asking for help. When I hear this, I’m grateful they found their way to my office, because their first phone call to ... Read More
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What Happens When Children Don’t Individuate in Adolescence?
June 14, 2016 .
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I work with a number of anguished parents who are surprised, hurt, and bewildered by changes in the way their adult children behave toward them. They describe relationships filled with ... Read More
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Own the Inner Child: Breaking Free of Anxious Attachment
June 13, 2016 .
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“It’s like a mother: when the baby is crying, she picks up the baby and she holds the baby tenderly in her arms. Your pain, your anxiety is your baby. You have to take care ... Read More
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Help! My Husband Wants to Go Back to School, Not Work June 10, 2016 . 9 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m a wife, mother of two, and have a great career in the legal field. I’ve been supporting my husband since we got married three years ago while he finished ... Read More
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When You Suspect a Parent May Be on the Autism Spectrum
June 10, 2016 .
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There is a great deal of literature and support available for parents of children with the traits or diagnosis of autism spectrum (ASD). I write often about relationships in which this ... Read More
