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Finding a BabySitter in NYC
It is important for any couple to have date nights on a regular basis. Reconnecting as a couple and as adults will help with the stress of raising children. You can talk without the distraction of littles ones. The biggest … Continue reading
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Date Nights in Your NYC apartment
The kids are young, you are exhausted from work, you do not have a babysitter…yet you and your significant other desperately need some time to reconnect. You need a date night but it is just impossible for you to get … Continue reading
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Anxiety at Work
Deadlines, pressure, budgets. A cranky boss, overbearing colleague, or a client you just can not make happy. All these aspects of your professional life can add up to feeling over stressed and may trigger your anxiety. When you experience … Continue reading
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Communicating with Your Partner During Infertility
Here in NYC we all experience busy lives. The hustle and bustle of getting to work, navigating the subway, and even buying groceries (and walking them up the five flights to your apartment) can be exhausing and overwhelming. Couples in … Continue reading
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When Infertility Treatment Is Not Working
The drugs, shots, and doctors visits – they have been going on for months and still no pregnancy. You have hopes and dreams of starting and growing a family that seem to be lost in test tubes and syringes. The … Continue reading
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Your Friend is Pregnant…You are Not
It does not matter how close of a friend she has been…your friendship may even date back to Kindergarten or it could be your closest cousin or your sister. The fact is, she is pregnant and you are not. Add … Continue reading
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New Year – New You – Beating Depression
This time of year is when New Year’s resolutions are made. Many individuals want to lose weight, adjust their attitude, find a better job, or move. For individuals suffering from depression, they just want to start to feel a little … Continue reading
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Tagged Beating depression, depression
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Fight Your Depression During the Colder Weather
Some term it winter depression or winter blues. Whatever label you put on those feelings, we all know that for some, the colder months can be harder. When you are prone to or already in a depressed state you may … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Therapy
Tagged depression, holidays
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When Your Friend is Pregnant…and you still are not
When you are walking a path of infertility, you are struggling with a myriad of emotions and feelings. Of course there is anxiety around your constant question “why can’t I get pregnant?” And that is usually accompanied by a constant … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Help a Friend in Crisis
Most of us have had a friend who has had some emotional crisis. Hopefully family and friends (like you) have helped them find ways to maintain their life and receive assistance sorting out their stressful issues. Many times those closest … Continue reading
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