We’ve all been there in some shape or form: that feeling of anxiety. It is a familiar feeling for me. I’ve had it on and off through most of my life. When it’s bad, my heart and head feel like they’re fluttering at mach speeds trying to out pace each other. When it’s managed, it’s […]
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Book Review: Crucial Conversations
When you think of crucial conversations, what comes to mind? Is it a certain person, such as a boss or a significant other? Is it a certain topic, like raising your kids or managing finances? We all have certain people who we either struggle to communicate with (think: your teenager), or certain people with whom […]
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Top 6 Ways to Help Your Teenager with Anxiety
Everyone experiences anxiety to some degree, and a certain level of anxiety is normal, even helpful. Anxiety works as our body’s warning signal in response to dangerous, stressful or unfamiliar situations. Problematic anxiety happens because your brain thinks there might be danger, even when there is no danger present. For people suffering from this kind […]
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Back to School: A Parent’s Survival Guide
Yep, it’s August. As the lazy days of summer come to an end, parents and school age children across America are beginning to feel the stress of getting back into the school routine. Early wake-up calls, sports physicals, new clothes, new schedules, packing lunches, signing up for events and (avoiding) the dreaded homeroom parent list, […]
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Book Review: Mindfulness – An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Mindfulness — you may have heard your yoga instructor talk about this or a therapist or that friend who is always on the hunt for the next best way to improve his life, but what is it, really? Some have called it the secret to “the kind of peace and happiness that gets into your […]
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How to Support a Loved One with an Eating Disorder
Supporting a loved one with an eating disorder can be extremely tricky. You may feel like you are walking on eggshells, trying to determine what is okay or not to say and do. You may not yet have a good understanding of what an eating disorder really is, but the fact that you want to […]
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Pray to God, but row to shore.
I grew up in the 80’s when the decor was a mix between dusty pastels and rustic country. There are many reasons the 80’s were a great decade, but interior design is not on that list. Every morning breakfast was served at the kitchen table which looked out a patio door bordered by all sorts […]
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Do Therapists have Therapists? — Sucking at Life pt.1
Recently, I walked into my therapist’s office (yes, therapists have their own therapists), and said, I am sucking at life right now. She laughed, which is her common response to the ridiculous things that often come out of my mouth, and said, ok, tell me about it. We then spent the hour looking at the […]
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The price of sleep
$70.38. That’s what it has cost me over the past 30 days. My daughter recently turned three-years-old and has never been a “good sleeper.” Oh, we’ve had a month here and there where everyone gets a solid night of sleep. A solid night of sleep that makes me throw open the curtains in the morning […]