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Disconnecting from Negativity: What is Grounding?

by Beth Granet, PsyD It has been quite the year thus far. We have been flooded with change and forced to adapt quickly and effectively to new rules in a rapidly shifting environment. With the presidential election looming next month, it has been especially challenging to find spaces that are calm and conflict-free. You may…
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The Anticipation is Killing Me: Coping with Anticipatory Anxiety

by Beth Granet, PsyD Over the last few months amidst a pandemic, social unrest, political discord, and what has felt like general chaos, we have all had more frequent moments of worry and tension. When we are unsure whether something will happen, we are left with all questions and very few concrete answers. When will…
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Getting the Most out of a Different Summer

by Gina McSheffrey Emmons, PhD Summer is the time to relax and get together with our family and friends. We look forward all year to this time where we can be outdoors more, go on vacation, head to the beach and pool, attend backyard barbecues, etc. While we can still do a lot of these…
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Celebrating Our Successes: Both Big and Small

by Gina McSheffrey Emmons, PhD Currently in our country, there is so much upset and upheaval that it can become difficult to focus on the positives during this time. We must do our part to contribute to the messages of hope and change right now so that we can look forward to better days ahead.…
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Anxiety is Up: How to Know When to Get Support

by Beth Granet, PsyD Almost all of us have had the experience of feeling worried, nervous, shaky, or tense before public speaking, attending an important event, or taking an exam. In light of Covid-19 and recent events, these feelings may have become more familiar to you. You or someone you know may have even said…
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The Parenting Shift: Adjusting to the Covid-19 Pandemic

by Gina McShreffrey Emmons, PhD Parenting on a normal day is difficult, but parenting during a quarantine is on a whole other level. Many of us have been thrown into really challenging situations during this time. We are trying to work remotely and maintain our professional roles from home while simultaneously homeschooling our children, or…
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Managing Anxiety & COVID-19

by Beth Granet, PsyD The Coronavirus Disease 2019, also called COVID-19, is part of a larger family of viruses that was originally linked to a live animal market in Wuhan City, China. Many of you are attuned to the media and news reporting and likely aware that the virus has been spreading to various communities…
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What is Loneliness?

By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD Loneliness can be described as feeling alone or disconnected from others as opposed to actually being alone or socially isolated. It is more of a persistent and pervasive feeling rather than a temporary or fleeting one. Someone can feel lonely even when surrounded by many people. Loneliness has been linked to…
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The New Year: A Time for Reflection and Resolution

By Gina McSheffey Emmons, PhD The start of the New Year is always a good time to look back on the past year and think about what we would like to do differently in the year ahead. It’s a chance to start anew and make some real changes in our lives. Unfortunately, we have all…
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Handling Your Winter Blues

by Beth Granet, PsyD Winter is here. We have changed our clocks, pulled out our sweaters, and gotten our shovels ready for use. For many of us, it is dark outside when we wake up in the morning and when we leave work in the evening. The cold weather makes it all too tempting to…
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