by Jen McWaters, Psy.D. | Aug 26, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Family, Grief, Relationships, Stress, Therapy
What to Say to a Loved One Struggling and How to Cope Yourself Driving to work recently, I was surprised to hear an advertisement on the radio for an In vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic. This made me reflect on how much more normative the topic of fertility or...
by Natalie Rice-Thorp, Ph.D. | Jul 15, 2022 | Children, Family, Parenting, Stress
Every year as summer approaches, I count down the days until school ends, awaiting the time when I have less on my plate. Exhausted from trying to balance my kids’ school demands, keeping the household functional, and keeping up with my own job, I look forward to not...
by Michael Toohey, Psy.D. | Jul 8, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Personal Improvement, Racial Justice, Stress, Trauma
How do we find hope when everything around us feels overwhelming and impossible? How do we get through the day when there has been so much loss for so many? How do we find the strength to raise our heads when we feel beaten down? I’ve often thought of hope as having a...
by Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | Jun 10, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Personal Improvement, Stress
Self-care has shifted in recent mainstream dialogue from a specific definition to anything that loosely relates to feeling good. Admittedly, I am guilty of using this watered-down, overly generalized definition at times. When I think about self-care, the things that...
by Demet Çek, Ph.D. | May 6, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Sleep/Relaxation, Stress, Substance Abuse, Therapy
Coauthored by Demet Çek, Ph.D. and Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. “Speaking for my gender, there are two qualities that define most men: we seldom like to ask for help, and we do not like to talk about our feelings. Combining the two – asking for help about our feelings – is...
by Michael Toohey, Psy.D. | Apr 29, 2022 | Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Sleep/Relaxation, Stress, Trauma
Staying current in the ever-changing world we live in is important, but how do we know how much information is too much? We can access information about world events from the palm of our hands, easily scrolling from one news source to the next. How do you know when...
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