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The Healing Power of Animals:Why Pets Are So Good for Our Mental Health
Current estimates show that about two-thirds of U.S. households—roughly 94 million homes—now have at least one pet.It’s pretty clear that animals have become an integral

I’m Unhappy But I Can’t Leave Yet: Navigating Grief in Relationships
When someone feels unhappy in a relationship, they usually don’t need advice about staying or leaving. They know something isn’t working. What they want is

Protecting Mental Health from News Consumption: When “Caring” About the News Starts to Hurt
A Therapist’s Thoughts on the Emotional Impact of News As a therapist, I usually know when there’s chaos in the world. I don’t watch the

The Midlife Question: Is It Really a Crisis?
Anxiety is a little bit contagious, right? Maybe you weren’t even thinking about life in a new decade and then you start hearing about health

Tips from a Therapist: Easing Your Family Into A New Season
Summer can be magical—later bedtimes, fewer routines, more outdoor adventures, and (hopefully) a little less rushing. But as August winds down and school supply lists

Book Review: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt
Who it’s for: the general population, educators, people with kids birth through teen. This is book contains simultaneously extremely important information and horrifying statistics. Author Jonathan

Finding Healthy Tension Reduction Can Help Reduce Urges for Self-Harm and Sabotage
Ever been in an argument and the other person tells you to calm down? In some rare scenario, maybe that was helpful. Most likely, it

Book Review: Dr. Becky’s “Good Inside” Full of Parenting Insight and Tools
In case you hadn’t heard, Dr. Becky Kennedy has a new book on parenting called “Good Inside”. While there is no users manual or perfect

The Quiet Work of Grief: Letting Time Heal in a World That Doesn’t Stop
Grief is a natural process. You’ve probably heard that before, but when you are in the middle of it, that might sound cold or technical.