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30 Sep: The Dodo Prize in Therapy

Much research has been done to determine the most effective forms of therapy. It turns out all therapies win the…

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02 Sep: Missing Human Touch

Those of us who have been taking care to stay in our isolation bubbles (as much as is possible; sometimes…

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26 Aug: The Current Crisis of Suicidal Thinking and Area Resources

Recently, the CDC released information about a recent study on suicidal ideation (suicidal thinking) in the U.S. in June, 2020….

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05 Aug: Maximizing the Good During Hard Times

If you’ve made a change—say, a new haircut—and you get five compliments about it and one negative comment, what are…

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22 Jul: Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Counselors: What’s the Difference?

Based on the frequency of calls I get with people wanting a prescription, it seems that not everyone is clear…

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15 Jul: Four Techniques to Calm a Busy Mind When You Want to Sleep

Many of the people I work with are familiar with this phenomenon and you may be, too: you get into…

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08 Jul: Why CBT-I is an Effective Treatment for Insomnia

You might be wondering how a “talk therapy” can help treat insomnia. Do we talk until you’re so bored you…

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01 Jul: Accepting the Unacceptable

Have you ever had a situation in your life that couldn’t be changed and where every part of you cried…

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24 Jun: Dying for 10 More Minutes of Sleep

That sounds like an overly dramatic blog title, I’m sure, but it’s actually the truth. The National Institutes of Health…

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10 Jun: Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter. To those who say “all lives matter,” I reply that until Black lives matter, all lives do…

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