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10.12.2021
The Power of Saying, “Whatever"
I’m a psychologist who treats OCD and Anxiety Disorders. When my patients get to a point in treatment when they shrug their shoulders and say to me, “Yeah, I had an intrusive thought, but ‘Whatever”, I know we have hit a home run.
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10.12.2021
The Benefits of Working Out for Our Mental Health
Exercise can play a multifaceted role in alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety. Learn more in this blog post published in partnership with bodybuilding.com.
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08.19.2021
The Aching Red: Firefighters Often Silently Suffer from Trauma and Job-related Stress
More often, people have heard about PTSD in the context of war, with combat-exposed veterans. While combat veterans often return to the normality of the civilian life after deployment, the job of firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services workers involves regular, routine exposure to all types of traumas, for years and decades of their careers.
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08.04.2021
Ease Your Return-To-Work Anxiety
Each of us manages stress in our own ways—some healthy and some unhealthy. Being proactive can help minimize some of the more unproductive behaviors. This blog shares 8 suggestions to help you navigate through these unpredictable times.
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07.21.2021
Thriving with Anxiety and Depression
In contrast to more traditional psychological approaches, positive psych concerns itself with the good stuff in life. It strives to understand what makes for a good life and how we can not only maintain average or ‘normal’ functioning but how we can actually surpass it. Positive psychology focuses on building strengths and on maximizing wellbeing. In a word, it’s all about thriving.
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07.09.2021
Medical Cannabis: Cause for Pause or Avenue to Alleviation?
The growing popularity of medical cannabis coupled with increased rates of anxiety, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, has reignited a long-standing conversation about the potential effects of cannabis on psychiatric symptoms.
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07.07.2021
7 Tips for Overcoming Back to School Anxiety
Another school year has come around and with it, the possibility of extreme fear and separation anxiety for some children.
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07.01.2021
Back-to-School Anxiety: What Parents and Professionals Need to Know
As summer heat waves break records across the country, many kids and teens have already started preparations for the upcoming school year.
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07.01.2021
Back-to-School Anxiety: What Parents and Professionals Need to Know
We are all affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way, and helping our students return to school in the fall will take a lot of emotional strength.
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06.28.2021
Shaking Off the Social Rust after COVID-19
It may feel like your social skills are a little rusty due to COVID-19. The activities that we used to do, such as attending a social gathering or sharing a meal, may feel awkward or anxiety producing. It is normal to feel this way in the context of the pandemic.
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06.03.2021
Going beyond ‘back to normal’ – 5 research-based tips for emerging from pandemic life
But what should those of us fortunate enough to be vaccinated return to? I didn’t exactly feel euphoric each day in my normal life pre-COVID-19. How should you choose what to rebuild, what to leave behind and what new paths to try for the first time? Clinical psychological science provides some helpful clues for how to chart your course out of pandemic life.
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05.26.2021
Stress Less, Sleep More
If you find that you’re not sleeping enough—you’re not alone. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 35% of American adults skimp on sleep; and this rate is even higher in African Americans and other minority groups.
