By Lisa P. Cohn, PHR, JCS Account Representative We are all struggling to adapt to the ever-changing world impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Trying to avoid getting sick, adjusting to social isolation, working from home, and if you have kids, taking care of their needs concurrently has become a massive…Read More
Christine Cronin, LCSW-C, JCS Therapy Services Think for a moment about the best storyteller in your family. Do you remember sitting in your grandmother’s kitchen as she told you a story about her best friend when she was young or about going fishing with an uncle on a boat and…Read More
By: Debra K. Waranch, LCSW-C We are living in highly stressful times and there is little doubt that the coronavirus is affecting all of us in some way. Many times, when we have a worldwide crisis, we can look from afar and tell ourselves “this doesn’t affect me, it’s happening…Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives in ways few of us could have ever imagined. The mass shut down of events, schools and organizations; the bare shelves resulting from the run on grocery stores; the recommendations and even restrictions against travel; and the common site of people wearing medical…Read More
By Jaclyn Ades, CARW-Certified Resume Writer and Career Coach I was seven months pregnant with my second child and I was unhappy at my job. The work had left me unfulfilled and disengaged and I no longer wanted to pursue my current field of Human Resources. Working while having young…Read More
Ilene Federman, LCSW-C Have you ever heard these sayings? “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” (C.S. Lewis) or “Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” (Betty Friedan). Wisdom is accumulated by a lifetime of experiences….Read More
Elizabeth Piper, JCS Health Educator and Social Media Specialist I’ve often said that addiction is the worst disease. As a daughter of a mother who battled substance use disorder and a father currently battling Parkinson’s Disease, I do not say that lightly. I’ve seen both of my parents brought to…Read More
By Naami Resnick, M.S., JCS Family Navigator Life has increasingly moved online in 2020. We can order our groceries online, pay our bills, and text our kid’s teachers. We rarely use cash and actual phone conversations are a rarity. Raising children in an increasingly global, virtual environment is filled with…Read More
by Anat Dubin, LMSW – JCS Therapist I remember the first time I had to re-think my attitude about “quitting.” I was talking with my four-year old daughter’s preschool teacher. We were discussing my latest novice parenting crisis – how to handle my daughter’s resistance to school, ballet, soccer, napping,…Read More
By Sherri Sacks Working from home conjures images of hanging out in bunny slippers, avoiding rush hour traffic, or taking a break to walk the dog. As we all work harder and harder, the chance to telecommute sounds like a tempting way to do work productively because you can set…Read More
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