If you are caring for an elderly family member, you are not alone. A 2015 report by National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP (2015) shows more…
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I’ve been listening to Karla McLaren’s The Language of Emotions. One of the jewels from the program is discovering how each of our emotions have…
If you have struggled with an eating disorder like anorexia, you most-likely know how to plan. By extracting a very basic human need, the brain…
According to our favorite holiday movies and books we should be serene, happy and peaceful throughout the holidays. This is rarely the case, however, for…
“We have to start putting ourselves on the to-do list.” – Giuliana Rancic I don’t know about most people, but I’m an inveterate list-maker. I…
We called our grandmother on my mother’s side “Nana.” Nana was a widow for most of my life. Back in 1965, my grandfather died when…
Parents talk to their kids a lot. In a single day, they can issue a multitude of instructions, orders and requests as they converse with…
Even the smallest compassionate gestures can have significant impact. A kind act can do everything from make someone smile to turn their day around to…
Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is the evidence-based psychological treatment of choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Basically, the person with OCD is exposed to his…
No matter how much you want it, you can’t will someone to say the words you’ve always wanted to hear. Words like: “It’s okay. You…