By Karen E. Herrick, PhD, LCSW, LMSW, CADC Some of My Grieving Clients, Like the Character in The Sixth Sense, Talk to Dead People Introduction Hallucinations An Archetypal Model of a Ghost Client Stories About Communicating With a Deceased Loved One ...
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How to Beat Being Lonely or New in Town
By L.B. (LeslieBeth) Wish, Ed.D, MSS Top stressors in life include moving to a new location or becoming single again. The top challenges for women who are alone or new in town include: Afraid to go out alone socially Don't like going to bars, but don't know where else...
How Do I Know I’m in Love—And With the Right Person?
By L.B. (LeslieBeth) Wish, Ed.D, MSS Introduction Many men and women of all ages are postponing marriage because of their fears of choosing the wrong person and making a lifelong mistake. Since most important decisions in life are made with incomplete...
Los diferentes tipos de depresión y sus síntomas
La depresión es mucho más compleja que la infelicidad. La depresión clínica, a veces llamada depresión grave, es un trastorno del humor que representa un problema de salud mental importante.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: What you need to know
Narcissists do not change for the better, so you must develop a plan to minimize contact as much as possible.
How Stressed Are You and Your Family?
By Maribel Quiala, MSW, LCSW Introduction Money Worries Overcoming Stress Introduction Today's families are under siege from societal pressures in addition to balancing an already tremendous amount of responsibility. The stress caused by these pressures...
Coping With Toxic Relationships
By Carol Juergensen Sheets, MSW, ACSW Is there a relationship in your life that you would consider toxic? Toxic relationships are volatile, angry and abusive. They hurt you and can be so unpredictable that they leave you feeling as if you did something wrong. Many of...
Reframing Traumatic Experiences: Victim to Survivor
By Carol Juergensen Sheets, MSW, ACSW Are you a victim or a survivor? Do you fall prey to the things that happen to you or do you put them in perspective and ask what you can learn from the unfortunate circumstance? Do you often feel devastated by the cards that are...
Tips for Getting Over Short-Term Relationship Break Ups
By L.B. (LeslieBeth) Wish, Ed.D, MSS Introduction Tips Introduction Break up are always painful, but it's not just the long-term relationships that cause such anguish. Short-term ones hurt in a different way. Their brief arc tends to be more intense and...
Alzheimer’s Caregivers and Grief: Q&A
Researchers have focused on the stress, sense of burden, and depression that Alzheimer’s caregivers experience. Little reference has been made to the grief and loss reported by caregivers.
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How to Cope with Race-Based Stress
By Crystal Mullens-Johnson, LCSW Systemic racism, social injustice, oppression, voter suppression and police brutality have negatively impacted the mental health of people who are Black and other races for generations. Trauma witnessed and experienced is very personal...
Self-Care and Mindfulness in Trying Times
Self-care, when practiced daily, can improve the health of individuals, families and communities. What is self-care, and how do we fit it into an already busy life? Self-care falls into several categories: Self-care at work enable a person to work at a consistently...
Preparing Your Family for a Pandemic
By Lynn Hagan, PsyD, LCSW Disasters, including pandemics, can be frightening. When a pandemic occurs, anticipate that families’ routines may not only be interrupted but the family will experience isolation to prevent spread of the disease. Preparing, both mentally,...