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Financial Recovery: How I Got Out Of Credit Card Debt in One Year, Part Two
Andrew McNaughton, LCSW, CADC I don’t know if I still have the scrap of paper I wrote out all of my debts and APR interest rates on that early March 2018 morning, but the information I gathered forever changed my life. As I said in Part One of this blog, the numbers were grim, however…
Read MoreFinancial Recovery: How I Got Out Of Credit Card Debt in One Year, Part One
Andrew McNaughton, LCSW, CADC Late one restless night in March 2018, I made the decision to finally get out of credit card debt, which I eventually accomplished in one year. This two-part blog is meant to inspire, not to gloat. I recognize I am lucky to have had the opportunity to do this for myself,…
Read MoreManaging Student Loan Stress – Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog, a brief background understanding was explored of the issue of student loan stress as well as ways to emotionally handle and keep perspective about the issue rather than getting overwhelmed. This second part will look at practical ways about how to the manage student loans. Of course everyone’s financial…
Read MoreManaging Student Loan Stress – Part 1
The emotional stress of mounting student loans has become a rising issue in the last decade. According to recent studies, one in 15 students has considered suicide as a result of these mounting student loans. This is a range between 3-10 percent of borrowers who has contemplated suicide. There are 2.8 million people who owe…
Read MoreSpeaking Up for Yourself Matters
Do you find it hard to speak up for yourself or advocating for yourself for important matters? Do you find it difficult to speak up for yourself when you have an opinion or want to change something that’s important to you but feel “stuck” inside yourself? Do you wish so badly that you could just…
Read MoreKeys to Communicating With Your Partner
Hannah Hopper Often times when a couple comes in to see me for counseling, one of the biggest things they are trying to work through is how to communicate better with one another. This could be from not getting enough time together to talk throughout the week, not knowing how to express their needs without…
Read MoreResolving Family Conflict
Danielle Bertini, LPC Family conflicts can often hit a spot that other conflicts cannot. They can cause us the most pain, suffering, and distress. Whether its another yelling match with your teenage child, disagreement with your spouse, or longstanding drama with your mother, conflicts that hit close to home are often the most challenging to…
Read MoreIncreasing Happiness: Working Against Your Brain, Part II
Coursera is a great online tool for learning; it offers up a world of learning to people who cannot afford a college education, and it provides ongoing learning opportunities for people who do have college degrees but want to expand their range of personal and professional interests. The information found below is compiled from Yale…
Read MoreIncreasing Happiness: Working Against Your Brain, Part I
Coursera is a great online tool for learning; it offers up a world of learning to people who cannot afford a college education, and it provides ongoing learning opportunities for people who do have college degrees but want to expand their range of personal and professional interests. The information found below is compiled from Yale…
Read MorePredictors of Divorce: Part II
John Gottman is one of the country’s leading experts on what makes romantic relationships work. He and his wife, Julie Gottman, have conducted research at their Love Lab for decades and created the Gottman Institute. The following findings come from Gottman’s own research and are found in his bestseller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…
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