What Are Emotions & Why Do We Have Them?
If you’ve ever felt the anguish of a breakup or felt angry at someone you deeply love (and would prefer to get along with), you may have asked yourself this
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The Sandwich Generation & Caregiver Burnout
My family recently celebrated my youngest’s 4th birthday and as I munched on my sandwich I started to reflect on my life. I often find that celebrations such as birthdays
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The relationship between your work and personal life is critical to your well-being. This is often referred to as “work/life balance” or “work/life integration.” These two terms essentially mean the
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People, please! Listen to a People Pleaser.
There are some traits that are admired by society and deemed part of being a good person: agreeableness, kindness, flexibility, compassion, obedience, reliability, and several more that could also describe
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Love Languages, Myths, and Men Who Feel Unloved
If you’ve been in couples counseling or done any kind of work on your intimate relationships then you are likely to have heard of love languages. Now on the whole,
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Taking Time to Smell the Roses…Wait! What Roses?
Recently I attended the book fair at my children’s school and picked up a book I can’t wait to dig into. It’s called Healer of the Water Monster by Brian
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Taking Care of Yourself
Can you relate? Waking up each day with an endless list of to-dos—each one a priority and deserving of our time and attention. We push through the day, doing the
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Learning to Accept a Diagnosis
For those of us who have received diagnoses of any kind, it can be a simultaneously confusing, scary, and relieving experience. In order to get properly diagnosed, a list of
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Co-Regulation: A Parenting Hack for Meltdowns
Picture this: you are working on dinner when suddenly from the other room you hear piercing screams. You run in to find your children yelling at each other and locked
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Learning from My Dog
This is a pretty niche topic, but I recently adopted my dog and cannot stop finding reasons to talk about her. Many of my clients are pet owners, and from
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