Blog for Better Living
What is Integrated Therapy and How Might It Benefit You?
By: Kimberly Nenemay, Psy.D. | September 6, 2019
An undeniable connection exists between the mind and body. That connection constituted an important lesson I came to understand from my work as a licensed psychologist for nearly 15 years. On my own reckoning with this concept, I quickly learned that I cannot do my best work as a psychologist unless I consistently manage my […]
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Welcoming Dr. Lesley Ross, M.D. Psychiatry
By: Lesley Ross, M.D. | August 30, 2019
Joining Therapy Changes as the team’s first psychiatrist in its new psychiatric services represents an opportunity I could not pass up. I spent most of my psychiatry career working with the military and their families either as an active duty physician or in government civil service. I find this work very rewarding and I am […]
Read MoreAnxiety, Depression, Introduction, Stress, Substance Abuse, Trauma
There’s an App for That!
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | July 25, 2019
How mindfulness apps can help and which ones to try How many of you have heard of the benefits of meditation and mindfulness? How many of you have heard of the benefits but don’t know what to do or where to start? Good news – there’s an app for that! “App,” an abbreviation for “application,” […]
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Music for Mental Health
By: Jen McWaters, Psy.D. | July 5, 2019
Music is an integral part of our culture, history, and daily lives. It provides the backdrop to our favorite movies, our significant life events, and our most vivid memories. Hearing a song can nostalgically bring you back to the first time you heard it and who you were with. It can also evoke painful emotions […]
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Why is Self-Care So Important?
By: Paul Paris, Ph.D. | April 19, 2019
Forgetting to take care of ourselves, be it physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually, is easy to do. In periods of preoccupation, our increased responsibility or stress often puts our healthy behaviors “on the back burner” while we focus on more pressing matters. Research, in fact, shows that lowering or neglecting care of ourselves decreases stress […]
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The Importance of Self-Care in a Go-Go-Go World
By: Kimberly Nenemay, Psy.D. | February 11, 2019
My first experience with the word “self-care” came to me as a graduate student. The term was used to describe a measure for preventing professional burnout. We were being taught, as burgeoning “helpers” to others, that it was important to finds ways to help ourselves. The graduate program that I attended aimed to train psychologists […]
Read MoreMindfulness, Personal Improvement, Relationships, Sleep/Relaxation, Stress, Therapy, Yoga
What it Means to be a Highly Sensitive Person
By: Jen McWaters, Psy.D. | January 29, 2019
You probably know what it means to be an introvert versus an extrovert. Such psychological terms are now mainstream. They help us understand and empathize with one another’s differences. Few people, however, know what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) versus a non-HSP. Psychologist, Dr. Elaine Aron, wanted to better understand herself […]
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Therapy Changes Welcomes Dr. Kimberly Nenemay
By: Kimberly Nenemay, Psy.D. | December 14, 2018
My interest in psychology and people in general is a meandering story that began when I was very young, and continues to this day. At college, I quickly became aware of my interest in studying a wide range of subjects. A liberal arts education was important to me once I realized that there was so […]
Read MoreAnxiety, Depression, Introduction, Mindfulness, Seniors, Stress, Yoga
Unplugging: Managing “Toxicity Overload”
By: Paul Paris, Ph.D. | November 26, 2018
Is your psyche disturbed by world events? Are you overwhelmed by what’s happening in our country? It seems easy these days for such external environments to adversely affect our personal lives. In my own personal life, I have to be mindful of ways to shift and balance my attention so that I am not inundated […]
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