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“You should write a book,” Michael sometimes tells me.
“I don’t wanna write a book,” says I. “You know I have the attention span of a gnat.”
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Tried meditation but found it hard to sit still and quiet? Did it for a while but then dropped it off your priority list? Here are some tips to get back to (or start!) your meditation practice....
Today I Love Scouts To The Rescue
Today I love Scouts to the rescue when there’s an opportunity to help and they have the ability to do so. I love that although there is someone stupid enough to throw a picnic table and a traffic barricade into the bay there are people smart enough to fix that situation....
Low Stakes Ways for Kids to Practice Emotional Regulation Before Going Back to School
Endless summer. Whoever came up with that phrase must not have had kids in grade school. One minute you’re signing your little one up for day camp, the next you’re...
Starting a Counseling Practice for Kids, Teens, and College Students in St. Louis, MO
Yes, you can have a child therapy practice and not spend every evening in the office! Starting a counseling practice working with kids can be an intimidating process. Kelsey Torgenson...
Your Doctor is Burned Out
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Learning to Live Happily Without Attachment
How aware are you of attachment or non-attachment in your daily life? Do you find any of your attachments worrisome or problematic? Do you have a preference for one over the other, attachment versus non-attachment? If so, why do you think that is?
Stories on the Benefits of Singlehood: A Response to the Growing Number of Single People?
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Escape from Prostitution
Rachel Moran grew up in Dublin. She came from an impoverished, troubled family. Both of her parents struggled with serious mental illness and addictions. Her mother was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and she abused prescription drugs....
“Let me tell them how I’ve changed!” – The Testimony of One Proud Foster Girl
I never want to give the impression that foster care is a salvation tool or that it is a happy situation for families. Foster care is the result of trauma,...
Good Stories May Strengthen Weak Facts But Weaken Strong Facts
A new study finds that a good story can increase the persuasiveness of weak facts, but it may actually decrease the persuasiveness of strong facts. Previous psychological research on this...
Traumatized Adults May Find Touch, Closeness Less Appealing
Adults who were traumatized as children may be more likely to keep a greater physical distance between themselves and strangers, and may also find touch stimuli less comforting than people...
IBD in Childhood May Up Risk of Mental Health Issues
A new Swedish study suggests children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a greater risk for psychiatric disorders. Researchers believe that more psychological support and longer follow-up is needed for...
Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Can Alter Genes in Newborns, Mothers
Pregnant women who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol may be altering their babies’ DNA, according to a new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research....
