What’s the Difference Between Body Positively and Body Neutrality?

Jessica Pontis, LCSW Have you ever looked in a mirror and not particularly enjoyed the person staring back at you?  Have you ever judged your body, skin, or face?  Perhaps there are stretchmarks in places you feel there shouldn’t be, or felt self-conscious about some gained weight during quarantine?  You are not alone in these…

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What Can I Say Instead of Ghosting?

What Can I Say Instead of Ghosting

Amanda Ann Gregory, LCPC, EMDR Certified  Ghosting is when you abruptly end all communication or contact with a person (with whom you’ve had a relationship) without warning. Ghosting can occur in any type of relationship, but this blog will focus on romantic relationships which include casual dating, commitment, and every other category of romance.  Ghosting…

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Tips to Building a Successful Morning Routine

Megan Mulroy, LPC  Having a solid morning routine can help kick start your day and set you up for success in the workplace as well as in your personal life.  When you are rushing to get out of the house that frantic energy can often follow you around all day and can trigger a bad…

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How Can I Perform Better on My Exams?

How Can I Perform Better on My Exams

By Eric Dean JD, MBA, MA, MA, LPC, CADC Odds are that you have taken hundreds of formal exams during your life – school exams, licensing exams, standardized exams, to name a few. But no matter how many exams you have under your belt, you still feel stressed and nervous in the days or weeks…

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What Is An Emotion?

By Eric Dean JD, MBA, MA, MA, LPC, CADC We talk about emotions quite a bit in therapy – and for good reason!  Expressing and analyzing our emotions in a safe environment has many powerful benefits. However, while many of us can list specific emotions – anger, sadness, happiness – we may not be able…

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Is It Self-Care Or Self-Sabotage, Part 2

Self Care Or Self Sabotage

Written by Kara Thompson, Licensed Social Worker In Part I of this series, we explored the true intention of self-care. We may have begun to recognize the ways in which we may have mislabeled the activities we enjoyed as self-care despite considering their long-term effects on our well-being. Remember, self-care is about prioritizing our self…

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Is It Self-Care Or Self-Sabotage, Part 1

Written by Kara Thompson, Licensed Social Worker Let’s imagine: You woke up at 6 am, hoping to be ready to take on the day but instead feeling a sense of dread. Those 4 glasses of wine the night before sounded great at the time, but we are paying for it this morning. It had been…

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What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Mary-Lauren O’Crowley, NCC, LPC It is highly likely that you have heard of or referred to someone as a narcissist. This label is often synonymous with selfishness and a lack of compassion for others. In fact, there is even a popular Greek myth about a man named Narcissus who fell in love with his own…

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What is EMDR Therapy?

Mary-Lauren O’Crowley, NCC, LPC Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is an interactive therapy founded by Francine Shapiro back in 1987. Unlike traditional psychotherapy models, EMDR is nontraditional psychotherapy rooted in mindfulness and non-judgmental awareness, resulting in transformative healing. EMDR is one of the treatment modalities that follows the adaptive information processing (AIP) model. According to AIP, people with PTSD have disturbing thoughts that remain unprocessed over time. As per the World…

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What Is Procrastination And How Do I Manage It?

Procrastination

Mary-Lauren O’Crowley, NCC, LPC  The act of delaying and putting off tasks without any apparent reason is known as procrastination. Tasks may be delayed until the last minute or even when their deadline has already passed. People may feel as though they are delaying doing their work unnecessarily. For example, an individual may have an assignment pending,…

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