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Make Summer Happen!

By Gina McSheffrey Emmons, PhD  Summer is here! With school closed over the next 2 months, many parents are left wondering what they can do to entertain their kids all summer long! Summer vacation is a wonderful time to explore new things and spend quality time with loved ones. If you need ideas for some…
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Self-Esteem: How do you feel about yourself?

By Gina McSheffrey Emmons, PhD In today’s society we can be inundated with images of perfect looking people living what seems to be these perfect lives, which can make us question things about ourselves and can affect how we feel about ourselves. When we compare ourselves to others or even to unrealistic images of others,…
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Forgiveness: The Process of Letting Go

By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD Has anyone ever hurt or betrayed you where you found it hard to forgive that person for what he/she did? Forgiveness is the act of letting go negative feelings associated with a person or persons who have hurt you in some way. For some people it may be an easy thing…
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Self-Love

By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD With Valentine’s Day approaching, we tend to think of those special people in our lives whom we care about and love. We want to show how much we appreciate them by buying them a card, some chocolates, flowers, or by doing something special for them. These are all nice things we…
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Turn Holiday Stress Around

By Gina McSheffrey Emmons, PhD It is that time of year again! The time where we get together with friends and family to celebrate the holidays. It can be a time of excitement and joy, but it can be a stressful time as well for several reasons. First, the stress of gift buying and preparing…
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Gratitude… It’s not just for Holidays

By Deb A. Garbeil The month of November can have us surrounded by the word ‘gratitude’ and all of its synonyms. One of the definitions of gratitude is “noun: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” So, it makes sense that the Thanksgiving holiday puts this word into…
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Night-time Sleep: One of the Keys to Positive Days

By Deb A. Garbeil We often hear about how we need sleep and how important it is to our health. But if you’re like me, when the conversation gets a little too filled with percentages or statistics, I tend to zone out, which doesn’t count toward the recommended rest one should get in a day.…
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Managing Stress, With your Breath

by Deb A. Garbeil In emotional times, stressful times and just plain busy times, we’re often told to “just breathe” or “you need to take a breath” as a way to handle the situation. Taking that one mindful breath for a few seconds may help at that moment, but shortly after we’re likely to go…
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What is CBT?

By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD When you think of therapy, what comes to mind? A common and often misperceived image of therapy is the client lying down on a couch talking about his/her problems with the therapist passively sitting in the background taking notes. Therapy can be more than just talking about one’s problems and can…
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Mom Guilt & Self-Care

As a mom, we want to take care of everyone and be there for everyone; therefore, we often put others’ needs ahead of our own. When we realize that we cannot do it all, we feel guilty for it, and with that guilt can come stress.

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