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Crafting Provides Cross-Body Therapy Which Helps Mental Health
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Sharyn of Homespun Dreams about how she uses craft as therapy. She lives with both anxiety and chronic pain. She enjoys crochet,...
Imagination for Escapism: Even Adults Need A Break Sometimes
Here’s a closely guarded secret I’ve never told anyone: I spent the first eighteen years of my life living in my imagination. I was entirely cognizant of my real life;...
How to Feel Your Feelings When You Were Never Really Taught
Many of us never really learned how to feel our feelings. But we learned other things about emotions instead.Maybe we learned that certain emotions were acceptable,...
What Is ERP for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Noah didn’t care for ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) therapy despite his struggles with harm OCD. Stories that he had heard from acquaintances and friends were not positive. In fact,...
How Parents Can Break the Cycle of Anger
We must allow children to experience the consequences of their choices.A consequence is defined simply as “the natural outcomes of behavior”....
On Writing and Rewriting (and Rewriting) the Rules.
In therapy sessions with clients, we seem to spend an awful lot of time talking about rules. My clientele (and myself) are generally rule-oriented folks – having a set of structures helps us to feel safe,...
Speculation and Education – An Overlooked Connection?
Overall, the percentage of Americans who were paying more than 40 percent of their income for debts like mortgages and credit card bills increased from about 17 percent in 1992 to 27 percent in 2008,...
Today I Love This Perfectly Glorious Day
Today I love this perfectly glorious day of Summer softness and easy Sunday calm. I love all the motorcycles streaming by on the road that make me want to get my bike out and running so I can wander the countryside just a little when I’m on my way here or there....
20 Brilliant Ways People Avoid Their Feelings (and the Havoc it Wreaks)
We humans are connected by a river that runs through us all. It’s a powerful river, deep and still in some places, frothy and rapid in others, yet sometimes dry and arid,...
Power of Shifts in Perspective: Views from Inside Another’s Body Using Immersive Virtual Reality
The phrase “put yourself in another’s shoes” emphasizes the importance of taking the perspective of others to increase empathy and maintain relationships with people around us. The ability to empathize...
Health Professionals Need to Be Cautious on Social Media
For health professionals on social media, posting just one negative comment in frustration may harm their credibility with current or potential clients, according to a new Canadian study published in...
Younger Guys ‘Bulking Up’ May Face Dangers of Disordered Eating
Young adults who see themselves as scrawny and who exercise to gain weight may be at risk of muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors, according to a new study led by researchers...
Upbeat Music Can Make Hard Workouts Easier
New research shows that upbeat music can make a rigorous workout seem less tough, even for people who are insufficiently active. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) — brief, repeated bouts of...
Kindergarten Behavior May Be Tied to Adult Earnings
A new study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, suggests that childhood behaviors in kindergarten may be related to annual earnings at ages 33 to 35 years. The international team...
