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Making New Year’s Resolutions Stick
Our culture has a long tradition of setting New Year’s Resolutions. This is a wonderful idea, but few people follow it—and fewer feel like they’ve actually succeeded in those resolutions. Why is that? The biggest reason is that they have … Continue reading
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Tagged counseling, making a New Year's resolution, new year's goals, New Year's resolution, therapy
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Technology Drain: How to Combat the Negative Effects of Tech
Advancements in technology have transformed American society so dramatically in the last 20 years that we often forget that, just about 20 years ago, most people didn’t have internet in their houses, let alone in their pockets! It is really … Continue reading
Posted in General Self Help
Tagged internet and your mental health, negative effects of technology, social media, technology drain, therapy
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Getting Ready for Holiday Family Events
One of the best things about the holidays is getting together with family. But one of the most stressful things about the holidays can also be getting together with family. We have all experienced this. We love our family members, … Continue reading
Posted in General Self Help
Tagged coping with family, counseling, family drama, handling the holidays, therapy
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Recognizing and Dealing with Generational Trauma in Your Family
Generational trauma, also called intergenerational trauma, refers to psychological wounds that are passed down through family lines, often unconsciously. The recognition that trauma can be passed down through generations is fairly new. Researchers studying the children of Holocaust survivors observed … Continue reading
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Tagged counseling, dealing with generational trauma, generational trauma, intergenerational trauma, recognizing generational trauma, therapy
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Friendship and Your Mental Health
There is no doubt that having friendships is good for your mental health. We don’t need studies to prove it, since we see evidence all around us, but there are nonetheless studies that demonstrate the benefits of friendship, not only … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits of friendship, friendship and mental health, friendship and physical health, making friends as an adult
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Get Moving in NYC
Our minds and our bodies are intimately connected. This seems obvious because our brains are the central control center of everything that happens in our bodies. But somehow we can forget that it goes both ways: our bodies also affect … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Stress Reduction
Tagged anxiety, exercise, improving mental health, mental health, reducing stress
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Nutrition and Mental Health
More and more scientific evidence is demonstrating a powerful link between the food we eat and our mental health. Nutrition fuels our brains as well as our bodies. Therefore, we should choose brain-healthy food in order to keep our brains … Continue reading
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Tagged improving mental health, mental health, nutrition, nutrition and mental health, your body and mental health
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Mindfulness: The Secret to Success
Though the word “mindfulness” is familiar to many, few people really know what it means or how to practice it. I frequently recommend mindfulness techniques to my clients as part of my therapy practice as it has a very powerful … Continue reading
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Tagged effects of mindfulness, mindfulness, mindfulness and your brain, mindfulness techniques, practicing mindfulness
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Self-Compassion and Moving Past Regret
We all make mistakes. But what you do with your mistakes can make the difference between a life of peace and purpose—and a life of rumination and regret. As a psychotherapist in New York City, I have worked with many … Continue reading
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Tagged counseling, dealing with regret, self-compassion, self-help
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Working Through Male Infertility
Our society focuses heavily on infertility problems related to women. However, men account for infertility in about half of all cases. The focus on women may be because men do not appear to be as affected by the diagnosis of … Continue reading
Posted in Infertility, Infertility and Men
Tagged fertility problems, infertility, infertility counseling, male infertility, treatment for male infertility
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