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What Do You Want to Change for Next Year?
If you want to make some changes in your life, having a start date can be very helpful. Many people use the beginning of a new year for this start date and make New Year’s resolutions, but you could really … Continue reading
Posted in General Self Help
Tagged changing your life, goal setting, New Year's resolution, setting SMART goals
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Boundaries for the Holidays
The holidays are traditionally an opportunity to spend time with family and loved ones. They are a time for enjoying each other’s company with good food and warm feelings of love and joy. But sometimes those feelings are not so … Continue reading
Posted in General Self Help, Stress Reduction
Tagged reducing stress, setting boundaries, surviving the holidays
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Is There a Connection Between Physical Health and Your Mental Health?
There’s a lot of buzz at schools and businesses here in NYC about mental health. The NYC Council recently voted to establish the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health as a permanent part of the city’s government. As a therapist … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, mind-body connection, physical health
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Giving Space in Your Marriage
Here in the city that never sleeps (and when we do it is often in a small apartment), your marriage may feel a little cramped and in need of some breathing room. While you may love to spend time with … Continue reading
Posted in Couples Therapy, Healthy Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged creating space in your marriage, healthy marriage, marriage problems
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Managing Anxiety During the Holiday Season
To say “don’t let anything bother you” would be irresponsible. If you suffer from depression, constant or episodic, then the upcoming holidays may be a concern. Why are the holidays a problem? Family gatherings, gift giving, office parties, merriment seems … Continue reading
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Do You Want a More Meaningful Life?
Though “to exist” and “to live” are often used as synonyms, on a human level there is a big difference between truly living and just existing. That difference seems to revolve around the question of meaning or purpose in life. … Continue reading
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Tagged finding meaning in lfe, meaningful life
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When an Infertility Doctor Should Refer
As an infertility doctor, you have a busy practice seeing patients, running tests, and attempting to determine why women and men can not conceive a child. Your office is a place to engage in the medical aspect of infertility while … Continue reading
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How to Make a Happier Marriage
Every marriage has its ups and downs. You hold on during the down times in anticipation of the up times to come. But the ups often need a little encouragement, because negative emotions can easily get stuck in us and … Continue reading
Posted in Couples Therapy, Healthy Relationships
Tagged couples therapy, happier marriage, improving your marriage
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What To Do When You Are Feeling Lonely
The winter months are coming and the weather will be colder and often drearier. We’ll be inside more and we may have fewer opportunities to interact or engage in some of our favorite pastimes. Even in NYC, a city of … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, General Self Help
Tagged battling loneliness, feeling lonely, mental health, seasonal affective disorder, self-care, winter blues
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Postpartum Depression in Women of Color
Although postpartum depression does not discriminate and can hit any new mother, recent attention has been drawn to the lack of adequate care and support for women of color who struggle with PPD. Because of socio-economic conditions, bias in health … Continue reading
Posted in Postpartum Depression
Tagged endemic bias, postpartum depression, signs of postpartum depression, women of color
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