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Establishing Healthy Eating Habits in Families

By Caroline Kay Bires-Cook, MSW   Introduction Family Role Parent-child Relationship and the Division of Responsibility for Feeding Intuitive Eating Normal Eating Food as Reward or Punishment Family Mealtimes Tips - What Parents Can Do to Promote Healthy Eating...

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...

3 Questions: Living Resiliently With Tourette Syndrome

By Lisa E. Cox, PhD, LCSW Introduction Dr. Lisa Cox is Associate Professor of Social Work and Gerontology at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Dr. Cox has over 20 years of health social work practice experience and enjoys teaching courses in social work...

Instant Relief from Grief

By L.B. (LeslieBeth) Wish, Ed.D, MSS   Introduction Give Back Stay Connected Cry and Yell Get Inspired Get Help   Introduction Grieving is one of life's most unpleasant events. Like falling in love, experiencing grief can make you feel as though you are...

Tips for Overcoming the Holiday Blues

By L.B. (LeslieBeth) Wish, Ed.D, MSS   Introduction Few of us are immune to holiday stress. It doesn't help that Thanksgiving and Christmas are so close together. For many people, it's like getting a second wham of anxiety and disappointment before you recover...

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How to Cope with Race-Based Stress

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 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

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,...