By Helene Cooper, LCSW-C Words have power. They represent the way our minds and hearts process our past and present experience of the world, and impact how we will feel about our lives in the future. When we are whole and feeling connected to those we love, and when we feel at peace and in … More »
Blog Posts Tagged ‘stress’
When Your Teen Begins Driving: Nightmare or Opportunity?
By Susan Kurlander, Health Educator I had gone out shopping while my husband took my daughter out for her first driving experience. I thought I would come home to find my husband feeling successful and my daughter feeling elated as this eagerly awaited new stage in her development was getting under way. Instead, I came … More »
WHAT! ME WORRY???
By Christine Cronin, LCSW-C It comes about so unexpectedly. You get a message through a phone call, or a statement arrives in the mail. Or, the morning when you really need to get to work for an important meeting, the engine light goes on in your car. It happens to all of us. We all … More »
You’re Getting Sleepy…Myths and Realities about Hypnosis
By Mairi MacRae, LCSW-C What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “hypnosis”? Mind control? “Going under” as someone looks deep into your eyes and tells you you’re getting sleepy? Does it involve a person wielding some mysterious power to make another person cluck like a chicken or behave in other … More »
Master Juggler: The Working Mom
By Faye Katz Although the term “working Mom” typically refers to career-minded mothers with children, ALL mothers are working mothers. The distinction is whether the work is in the home or out of the home. All mothers work really hard, manage multiple priorities and perform a myriad of duties. If you are a mother, then … More »
They’re Back: Young Adults Moving Home
By Erin Lewis About a third of Americans in their 20s live with their parents at least once. Often this happens during stressful times of transition — after college graduation, between jobs or apartments, after a relationship has ended. Of course, this can be stressful for parents, too, especially for those who expected to begin … More »
Don’t Let the Jerks Get You Down
By Lynn Feldman, LCSW-C We’re always talking about the really difficult people in the world — at work, the insurance company, government agencies, the grocery store, the pharmacy… THEY’RE EVERYWHERE. It’s true; there are lots of insensitive, ignorant, manipulative, untrustworthy, controlling, dishonest, mean, incompetent people running around out there. Sometimes we encounter them occasionally or … More »
Unplugging From Technology
Erin Lewis, Health Educator, Prevention Education By Erin Lewis Has it happened to you? You’re having a meaningful conversation with a family member, friend, or co-worker, when suddenly a beep or vibration turns their attention away to a screen: a text, a status update, a call, an e-mail. How does it feel? One of the … More »
Taking Care of Yourself During the Holidays
By Liz Erlich, LGPC During the holidays it can often feel like your regular life has been put on pause as you scramble to get all of the preparations just so. While this resonates for all of the holidays, I find it to be especially true in the weeks before Passover arrives. With the countdown … More »
Humor: A Great Stress Buster
By Deborah Schwartz, LCSW-C April fifteenth is almost here. The mere mention of this date is stress inducing. Is it a bad joke that April is designated National Humor Month? But think about it: humor is one of the most effective stress relievers. Many people find simply making it through the day challenging. When things … More »