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How to Practice Gratitude When You’re Feeling Discouraged

How to Practice Gratitude When You’re Feeling Discouraged By Sharon Martin, LCSW ~ 1 min read [caption id="attachment_2323" align="aligncenter" width="300"] How to Practice Gratitude When You’re Feeling Discouraged[/caption] We need gratitude more than ever When we’re feeling discouraged, alone, anxious, or angry, it’s hard to be grateful. We know we’re supposed to feel grateful. It’s Thanksgiving-time after all. But you...[ read more ]

14 Signs Your Working Relationship Has Crossed The Line

14 Signs Your Working Relationship Has Crossed The Line By Tarra Bates-Duford, Ph.D., MFT ~ 3 min read [caption id="attachment_2240" align="aligncenter" width="300"] 14 Signs Your Working Relationship Has Crossed The Line[/caption] Most office and coworker relationships start off gradually and innocently, i.e., complaints about supervisors or management, sharing jokes, supporting your co-worker through a difficult day at work, giving or...[ read more ]

Co-Occurring Anxiety Disorder and Bipolar Disorder

By Lauren Walters ~ 2 min read Introduction of Co-Occurring Anxiety Disorder and Bipolar Disorder It is not uncommon to see a diagnosis of both an Anxiety Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.  According to www.adaa.org, “Making a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder plus bipolar disorder can be confusing, and it is best to seek help from a mental health professional.”  This...[ read more ]

Healing After the Election

By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. ~ 3 min read Healing After the Election After any acrimonious election — and the election of 2016 will go down in history as one of the worst — there needs to be a time for the country to come together once again and heal. Healing is a normal, healthy part of any good relationship....[ read more ]

5 Crucial Reasons You Should Talk More

5 Crucial Reasons You Should Talk More By Jonice Webb PhD ~ 3 min read Have you ever been sitting on a subway or plane and felt annoyed because the person next to you keeps trying to chat and chat and chat? One thing we know about human nature is that there are introverts and extroverts in this world, and...[ read more ]

Bipolar Vs. Schizophrenia

Bipolar vs. Schizophrenia By Lauren Walters - 1 min read in www.psychcentral.com [caption id="attachment_1667" align="alignnone" width="300"] Bipolar versus Schizophrenia[/caption] Introduction According to healthline.com, “Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are two different chronic mental disorders. People can sometimes mistake the symptoms of bipolar disorder for schizophrenia symptoms.” To explain further according to this specific source, Bipolar Disorder and schizophrenia can be confused...[ read more ]

What Social Anxiety Feels Like and Where It Comes From

[caption id="attachment_1297" align="aligncenter" width="300"] What Social Anxiety Feels Like and Where It Comes From[/caption] What Social Anxiety Feels Like and Where It Comes From March 31, 2016 • By Ben Ringler, MFT, GoodTherapy.org Topic Expert Contributor Do you often dread parties, anxiously fearing awkward conversations that expose the contents of your mind for all to see? Do you cringe at...[ read more ]

Emotionally Prepare for a Hurricane

Emotionally Prepare for a Hurricane By American Psychological Association [caption id="attachment_1240" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Emotionally Prepare for a Hurricane / Anxiety Tips[/caption] Emotionally Prepare for a Hurricane / Anxiety Tips ~ 2 min read Preparing for and anticipating the arrival of a large-scale hurricane can be distressing for people living in the hurricane’s path. There may be uncertainty ahead about your...[ read more ]

Two Ways to Put the Brakes on Your Anxiety

By Annabella Hagen, LCSW, RPT-S ~ 3 min read [caption id="attachment_1092" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Two Ways to Put the Brakes on Your Anxiety[/caption] Two Ways to Put the Brakes on Your Anxiety Our human instinct is to react and push back when we feel pain and discomfort. When we struggle with anxiety, those feelings are magnified. Our inherent response is to...[ read more ]

7 Tips on Mastering Change

By Suzanne Kane on www.psychcentral.com   ~ 2 min read [caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="300"] 7 Tips on Mastering Change - Need Help with Change - Contact Dr. April[/caption] You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master...[ read more ]




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Cape Coral, FL 33991

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