Managing Holiday Stress
Holiday Season Can Cause Stress The holiday season is upon us and with it, increased stress. Greeting cards and television programs make holiday events look so easy and careless; a…
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Spark Your Emotional Recovery with Exercise
Credit: pixabay Exercise Has Emotional Benefits Most of us are aware of the physical benefits of exercise. Lower blood pressure, controlled weight, increased endurance etc. But less well known are…
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Dr. Google, Health Anxiety , and Cyberchondria
Medical Anxiety Caused by Online Searches According to Wikipedia, cyberchondria refers to the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomology based on review of search results and literature online. Cyberchondria…
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Help for Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder is the third most common psychiatric illness, and depending on the definition one uses- the incidence is believed to be anywhere from 5 to 13 percent of…
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Creating Renewal and Self-Care in 2015
The holiday rush includes the upcoming New Year, bringing with it a feeling of hope for renewal. Many seek self-improvement at this time, most commonly by getting in shape, losing…
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Anxiety Disorder Game III: Playing with Fire
Credit: Elizabeth Gadd “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Pogo (Walt Kelly) We have been learning from Dr. Reid Wilson, a leader in the field of anxiety…
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The Anxiety Disorder Game II: Shifting The Game Plan
Credit: Elizabeth Gadd “…after looking everywhere for the Queen…[Alice] thought she would try the plan, this time, of walking in the opposite direction. It succeeded beautifully.” Lewis Carroll, Through The Looking Glass…
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Coping With Illness Through Humor By Ralph Gilbert
The Lighter Side Of Prostate Cancer Ralph Gilbert, a successful Newton businessman, is striking back against prostate cancer with the best weapon a man can wield: his humor. He has…
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The Truth about Self-Harm
I have seen many female adolescent clients who admit that they cut themselves. To most people, self-harm sounds very scary, maybe weird, or even “crazy.” For my clients, it was…
Read MoreCoping with an Early Pregnancy Loss
From the moment of conception, most women start fantasizing about how their lives will change following the birth of their baby. They begin to wonder about whether they will have…
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