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Use These 3 Techniques to Cope with Anxiety During the Holidays
The holidays are opportunities to celebrate, have time off from work, and spend extra time with family and friends. Unfortunately, holidays come with so much preparation and so many expectations that they can cause a great deal of stress for … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety
Tagged anxiety, coping with anxiety, Holiday anxiety, holidays, mental health
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Update on Infertility: Stress Has an Impact
I recently posted a blog about how depression and anxiety are linked to infertility. Depression and anxiety are stressful in themselves, but stress can come without them. And “ordinary” stress itself can affect your fertility. Stress has been on the … Continue reading
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Tagged effects of stress on infertility, infertility, stress
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Are You Having an Emotional Affair?
When people think of the phrase “having an affair,” they think of a person having a sexual relationship with someone other than his or her spouse. But one can also be guilty of “emotional infidelity.” This can be just as … Continue reading
Posted in Couples Therapy
Tagged emotional affair, emotional infidelity, relationship problems
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How Men Cope with Infertility and How to Help Them
Many couples come to me for therapy to help them cope with the stress of infertility. When struggling with this issue, society tends to focus on the woman’s feelings, while the man is often forgotten. This is likely because men … Continue reading
Posted in Infertility
Tagged handling infertility, infertility, infertility and men
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What Causes Depression?
Depression is a complex problem and rarely caused by one single factor. The important thing for a person suffering from depression to realize is that it’s not your fault. Both internal and external factors work together to affect our physical … Continue reading
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Tagged causes of depression, depression, treating depression
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