Promoting Self-Esteem Camp for Girls on WJCT
Melissa Ross, host of First Coast Connect on WJCT, was kind enough to have us on the show today to promote the Self-Esteem Camp for Girls. Here’s the audio: WJCT Self Esteem
Read MoreParis Jackson isn’t the only teenager considering suicide
There are reports that 15-year-old Paris Jackson attempted suicide yesterday. While we may want to point to her unique life circumstances as the reason she would be distraught enough to want to die, the cruel reality is that she is not very...
Read MoreParents hurting other parents: the absence of empathy
When a friend tells you they’re struggling with an issue, when is it appropriate to tell them their situation is only going to get worse? Probably never. That’s why, as a therapist and a mother of two young children, the following common scenario...
Read MoreA Glass of Water May Seem Harmless…
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How...
Read MoreWhy We Focus More on the Bombers than the Victims
One of the most difficult concepts for humans to grasp is a question without an answer. From the time we first enter a classroom as a child, our main objective, put simply, is to give the right answers to questions posed to us. Then when...
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The Secret to Reducing Your Stress
This weekend I had the pleasure of spending time on the beach, looking out at the Atlantic Ocean. It was relaxing and my stress, during my time on the beach, was minimal. I wondered why I don’t spend more time at the beach since I find it so...
Read MoreBad Mood? There’s an App for That
A British firm is developing an app that will allow smartphones to track their owners’ moods through their speech patterns, in the hope it can improve aspects of mental health treatment. The app, called Xpression, is designed to record the...
Read More3 Keys to Successful Relationships
Relationships can often be measured by how we handle tension and disagreement. Successful relationships usually occur when two people work well together, even when they’re angry or upset with one another. Here are three tips to help...
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Don’t Let Texting Ruin Your Relationship
Texting, Facebooking, Tweeting, and emailing are all popular, convenient ways of communicating. However, the convenience of these methods has us wanting them to be something they’re not: a way of communicating feelings. When we can’t hear the...
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Life Transitions
Making the change into a private counseling practice has me thinking about life transitions. Whether they’re transitions we welcome or are forced to take part in, periods of change can be an unexpectedly emotional time. I frequently see...
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