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Jessica Pontis, LCSW In 1996, Olympic athlete Kerri Shrug made history with her one-legged vault. Having sustained an ankle injury after her first attempt, she rallied for her team and performed her second vault injured. It wasn’t until she landed that the world could see her pain. Not able to stand, Kerri crawled on hands and knees to the arms of her coach who had to carry her off the platform. Kerri’s choice to participate in her…
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By: Maggie Reynolds, LCPC Reading this title probably brings to mind a picture of chaos…pandemic, climate change, international and domestic conflict, and the non-sensical political debates on the internet or even the family dinner table. For a few minutes that it takes to read this article, I encourage you to turn down the volume on the noise of the chaos. Don’t worry, it’s not going anywhere. Just take a few minutes and tap into an openness to…
Read MoreBy Eric Dean JD, MBA, MA, MA, LPC, CADC Fighting about money is one of the leading causes of divorce in the United States. As a therapist who does Financial Counseling, I work with couples to create financial goals, facilitate open communication about finances, and explore emotions associated with money and financial decisions. In my experience most couples, even partners who have been together for a long time, have had very few substantive conversations about finances or…
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By Eric Dean JD, MBA, MA, MA, LPC, CADC “What brings you to therapy?” Often the first question your therapist will ask you. There are numerous reasons why couples seek therapy, including resolving communication issues, building trust, and being more collaborative, among others. Some couples begin therapy with a specific goal in mind while others have more general ideas about aspects of the relationship that they want to look at more closely. Unsure About Couples Therapy? 4…
Read MoreBy Eric Dean JD, MBA, MA, MA, LPC, CADC Most workers in the US are unhappy in their careers. Despite feeling consistently unhappy and unsatisfied in their current line of work, many folks find it difficult to change careers. If you are thinking about making a career change, but having trouble deciding, here are some signs that it may be a good time to go for it. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Signs That it…
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By Eric Dean JD, MBA, MA, MA, LPC, CADC If you have been in therapy before, odds are you have talked about boundaries at some point. This post will describe what boundaries are, why we should set them, and the importance of enforcing them. Future posts will review ways to set healthy personal boundaries. A personal boundary is a limit or rule that we set for ourself or others. Let’s start off with some examples: John sets…
Read MoreHannah Hopper, LPC, NCC Occasionally wondering if you should stay together or break up is pretty typical for most people when they’re beginning to get serious in their relationship. And every couple will go through tough seasons where new challenges come up that need to be worked through. There are some signs that can help you distinguish if you and your partner are in a rough season, or if it could be time to let go of…
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Mary-Lauren O’Crowley, NCC, LPC What’s the real difference between stress and anxiety? As close as they may seem, they greatly differ, as stress is characterized by external short- or long-term triggers. When we undergo stress, it can cause both mental and physical symptoms. Interestingly enough, these symptoms are often overlooked. Some of these symptoms include anger, fatigue, aches and pains, sleep difficulties, and digestive troubles. On the other hand, anxiety is characterized by persistent and overwhelming episodes of worry that are difficult to control, even…
Read MoreBy: Bridgette W. Gottwald, LPC, NCC If you read my previous blog posts, this is the final part to the three-part blog series about human growth and development. It discusses the progression from what you need to know about growth and development, the evolution of children’s growth, and the final years of childhood as one slowly approaches adolescence where much of their personality and traits have already developed and are set in stone. Amidst middle childhood, which…
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By: Bridgette W. Gottwald, LPC, NCC You might find yourself asking why is all of this information important? Well, in learning more about the developmental phase from infancy to toddlerhood, you will start to see and understand how things that took place within your earliest developmental phase and how they have affected your personality and ways of looking at life. The evolution of growth is fascinating and it happens quickly with children. Amidst the developmental stage of…
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