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The New Year is just around the corner and with it comes the New Year’s Resolution. As far back as ancient Babylon, promises were made at the start of each year, mostly to return borrowed objects and pay their debts. The Romans made promises to Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions – for which …
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It’s the holidays, your calendar is full; recitals, parades, concerts, sports events, shopping, gift wrapping, parties, and the list goes on. For many families this list includes navigating holidays as a blended family. Step-mothers, step-fathers, step brothers and sisters – new arrangements, new rituals, custody orders and custody fights. Every parent wants to spend Christmas …
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Thanksgiving and Christmas are happy times for most people – times spent with family, loved ones, and neighbors and friends. However for some, these two holidays specifically engender stress, depression, and a feeling of loneliness and loss. For many, these holidays are the worst time of the year – more so than Mother’s Day, Father’s …
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Fall brings more than cooler temperatures and a rash of reds, yellows, and gold. Fall brings the end of Daylight Saving Time and for anyone under sixteen a drastic change in what had become a daily routine. Counselors find “falling back” an hour can negatively affect many of us. The changing time interferes with body …
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As the world of Counseling Services changes, words like journaling, mindfulness, relaxation and cognitive-behavior are heard more often, specifically in relation to sleep disturbances. Today counseling professionals are defining best practices in this area – supported by new scientific research and journalism. The most prominent advances have been in the area of Cognitive-behavior. Cognitive behavioral …
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