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Empty Nest/Full Life: Three steps to help ease our “second adolescence”
My kids are 25 and 22 years old. Youngest is still in college, finishing his last year, but it feels as if he’s really left the nest. I never understood the loss associated with an empty ... Read More
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Why are We Adopting Fake News: Tips for Critical Thinking
The growing presence of false and misleading information being disseminated through news outlets, social media, and word of mouth is growing at an alarming rate across the globe (van der ... Read More
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Practice Attunement to Feel Seen and Nurtured in Your Relationships?
Attunement: What is It? Why is It important? There’s a very important factor that determines whether one or both parties in a relationship feel seen and nurtured. It applies to relationships ... Read More
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Where People Pleasing Comes From
People Pleasing Is Not a Personality Flaw. It is a response to trauma and/or stress that can develop into being one of the primary ways a person deals with challenges. In this way, people-pleasing ... Read More
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How to Stop Anxiety from Destroying Relationships
There is an abundance of information about how anxiety impacts our health—mentally, emotionally, and physically. Anxiety can cause periods of panic, feelings of fear or overwhelm, ... Read More
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Visual Journaling: Health Promotion through Art and Drawing
What is visual journaling? Visual journaling [also called art or drawing journaling] has been identified as both an important and accessible approach in expressive arts therapy, counseling, ... Read More
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Real Love and Social Media
Real Love and Social Media Are you spending more time on your mobile device than the time you spend actually interacting with your partner or your spouse? Has your relationship taken a ... Read More
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Aging Wisely: Insight from the Buddha
by Nicole Urdang, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, NCC, DHM, in Buffalo, NY Aging Wisely: Insight from the Buddha I have an interpretation of the five remembrances I like to imagine. ... Read More
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Climb and Maintain: Tyler Perry Talks Psychology and Resiliency
by Dr. Jocelyn Markowicz, Psychologist Tyler Perry Talks Psychology: Teaching Resiliency with the Message to Climb and Maintain Tyler Perry, the infamous producer and actor, within the ... Read More
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A Real Look at Mommy Wine Culture
A Real Look at Mommy Wine Culture If you are an adult, especially if you’re a parent, you have probably heard of mommy wine culture, though perhaps not by that name. Mommy wine culture ... Read More
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Healing from Trauma Does Not Hinge on Forgiveness
by Bren Michelle Chasse, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Healing from Trauma Does Not Hinge on a Survivor’s Ability to Forgive Forgiveness is an evolutionary phenomenon that, ... Read More
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Self-Development and Self-Centeredness
by Nancy Bortz, Psychotherapist Self-Development and Self-Centeredness Is self-development self-centered? Frankly, yes and no. The answer is “yes” when we’re merely analyzing ... Read More
