Is Summertime Depression affecting You

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Summertime depression can come out of nowhere and bring you down In case you haven’t heard of it, summertime depression is real. The heat, the longer days, the vacations, the beach, the relaxation. The expectation that you’re supposed to be having a great time – but you’re not – can create stress and overwhelm. Stress […]

The Reason Why Grief And Sadness Linger

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Grief And Sadness Come In Waves If you have experience with grief, you may have noticed grief and sadness can catch you off guard when you least expect it. It’s been four years since my most enthusiastic cheerleaders have been gone. Between my grief and depression, there was a time that I didn’t think I […]

Being Nice, It’s That Simple

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Bullying has hit a new high recently in almost every area of life. Are you feeling mean or loving? There are a lot of angry people out there hurting each other and making the season less than jolly. What is making us so mean to each other? Where does the bullying come from? Is it […]

Do You Play The What-If Game?

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If you are anything like us, you play the what-if game all the time The what-if game is when you imagine all the different things that can happen. This would be fine except usually, the ‘what-ifs’ we consider are negative, sometimes even catastrophic, and cause us great distress. Imagining all the things that can go […]

How To Stay Connected Through The Holidays

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Don’t let holiday loneliness keep you isolated this year More than ever, it’s important to stay connected and keep holiday loneliness at bay this year. Holiday loneliness can sabotage every one of our recovery self care resolutions especially now when there is forced isolation from loved ones and friends. But there is a difference between […]

Holiday Boundaries For New Viruses

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Holiday boundaries are still needed even in this season of epidemic. It’s still with us even though the world is opening up. Are you still getting together for the holidays? Is Zoom your new way of connecting the family this year? Everything has changed since last year, yet family differences still exist and may even […]