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Election Anxiety

Coping with Election Anxiety: Navigating Uncertainty During Uncertain Times

by Nicole Garcia PhD As the upcoming election approaches, many people are experiencing heightened anxiety, not only about the outcome but also about the deep divides within our communities and country. The polarization we see today can amplify feelings of stress, fear, and frustration, making it difficult to maintain a sense of calm. Children, teens,…
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Helping Children Learn About Gender: A Guide for Parents

By Allison Dickens, LPC Happy Pride Month! During this month, alongside the celebrations honoring the LGBTQIA+ community, there may be questions from children about the meaning of some of these acronyms and terms.  Specifically, gender has become a more prominent and important topic to many youths and adolescents.  More and more, young people are questioning…
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Shining a Light on Women’s Mental Health: Combating Perinatal Depression

By Jennifer Pitman, LCSW March is Women’s History Month, a dedicated time to recognize the many incredible contributions women have made, and continue to make, in American history, society and culture. It’s also an opportunity to focus on women’s health and the unique experience of being a woman.  According to the Office on Women’s Health…
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Red and Green Flags in Teen Relationships

By Kailani Akana Murphy, LCSW Adolescence comes with a sometimes overwhelming amount of changes – both for the adolescent and for their families. One of the biggest changes is in social relationships and learning how to navigate them. How an adolescent navigates this developmental stage sets up their mental health outcomes later in life –…
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Embracing Body Neutrality 

By Jennifer Pitman, LCSW It’s that time of year again! Come January 1st we begin to think about the ways we need to change so we can be our best selves. How many of us have made resolutions and how many of us have already broken them? Let’s be honest, very often these resolutions are…
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Five Moves to Try When You’re Feeling Frazzled

by Danielle Taylor, PsyD The holidays can be a wonderful and stressful time for many people. All of the merriment, especially for those creating the magic can take a toll on the mind and body! Thanks to the work of many mental health professionals such as Deb Dana, Peter Levine, and Bessel van der Kolk,…
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Understanding & Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

by Allison Dickens, LPC As the days grow shorter and the chill of late fall sets in, it is not uncommon for individuals to experience a change in their mood.  This change, which we call Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), affects many of us living in the northeast as our winters can be long and cold. …
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Identifying & Coping with Intergenerational & Collective Bias

by Kailani Akana Murphy, LCSW “The boomer grandparent who doesn’t know how to operate email.” “The Gen X parent who tells their children that younger generations have no work ethic.” “The millennial child who can’t function without constant recognition.” “The zoomer who doesn’t know how to write a thank you card.” Most of today’s family…
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