What Will Be The Sum of Social Anxiety, Social Distancing and Social Media?
Many of us have spent months being isolated socially; hopefully it’ll be sooner than later that we can rejoin our friends and colleagues for in-person gatherings. However for those of you who...
SelfWork YGTG: A New FDA-Approved Treatment for PTSD Nightmares
There’s an exciting new product on the market – especially for anyone who has suffered with horrible PTSD-based nightmares. I should first tell you I have no relationship with the makers of this...
213 SelfWork: Continuing the Convo About Your Struggles in Therapy
Thank you to so many of you who contacted me these past two or three weeks! This week’s episode is a conversation – not literally – but I’ve heard from so many of you about the last couple of...
The Horror of Silence — When A Child Isn’t Protected from Sexual Abuse
Note: If you’ve been sexually abused, this post could trigger you. Please read with care. For the National Sexual Abuse Hotline, click here. I’m not so sure what is worse —...
Why Self-Acceptance Is Crucial When You’re Fighting Depression
What does depression feel like? Andrew Solomon, a journalist and author who has suffered with severe depression wrote, “The opposite of depression isn’t happiness, but vitality.”...
Five Emotional Agonies of Staying Thin — At All Costs
For many women, being thin is worshipped like no other physical attribute.
Not your hair, not your muscles, not your voice. The greatest compliment a woman can hear (at least according to some)? “You look like you’ve lost weight…”.
Kids Are Getting More Depressed. Ten Things You Can Do.
I recently watched “13 Reasons Why,” a Netflix series depicting a young increasingly depressed teenage girl losing the fight with her will to live.
It’s based on the book by the same name.
Three Ideas on How To Cope With The Loneliness of Loss
These days a lot of us are lonelier than ever with the social isolation the pandemic has brought. If you’re experiencing grief of any sort on top of this, then your loneliness is likely all...
Is It Depression Or The Winter Blues? Five Things To Do
Although initially written a couple of years ago, wow is this post relevant in the year of Covid. This year, we’ve heard that the winter weather, may actually bring more danger, as it drives...
What Do I Do If Someone I Love Dies By Suicide?
Someone you love chose to end their life; the pain you’re experiencing feels unbearable and unending. Maybe they left a note. Maybe you knew they were in agony, struggling with inner demons or...
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