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Mindfulness: Untying Knots in the Body, Mind, and Heart September 9, 2010 . 8 Comments
“It feels heavy right here,” Rebecca* said, crying and touching her chest, “like a huge rock is sitting on me. It’s like that old cartoon, where a boulder would fall off a cliff ... Read More
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Ten Ways Pets Can Improve Your Family’s Mental Health July 20, 2010 . 7 Comments
Mazey was three months old when I got her from the Humane Society. She and her three feral siblings were found in the snowy Rocky Mountains and needed a home. I took them all in and became ... Read More
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Coping with Grief on Father’s Day June 18, 2010 . 3 Comments
With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, many people are making plans to spend time with their dad. But for those whose fathers have passed away, the holiday is a heavy one. Parent-specific ... Read More
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Grieving an Acquired Disability May 26, 2010 . 27 Comments
The onset of disabling illness or physical or sensory impairment is often accompanied by complicated grief processes, including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. These grief ... Read More
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Endings: Beyond the Stages of Grief December 1, 2009 . 2 Comments
In The Forgiving Self, Psychologist Robert Karen writes,”all lives are rent with losses from the very beginning.” The list of authors addressing this fact is very, very long, ... Read More
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How Relationships Cope with the Death of a Premature Baby June 10, 2009 . 13 Comments
According to a new research study, couples who lose a premature baby and communicate their personal grief with each other fare better than couples who don’t. The researchers indicate ... Read More
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The Myths of Hitting Bottom and Needing Residential Treatment May 27, 2009 . 18 Comments
Editor’s Note: The following article was written solely by the authors listed above. The views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of GoodTherapy.org. Questions ... Read More
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Sabotage – Counseling’s Unexpected Outcome July 31, 2008 . 15 Comments
We work with clients very intensively – four or more hours a day for five to seven days – and with a well defined presenting problem – alcohol abuse. Following this initial treatment ... Read More
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Good Grief: Helping Children and Teens Deal with Loss May 28, 2008 . 11 Comments
As a professional who has worked in one capacity or another with children and teens for nearly twenty years, the topic of grief and loss has been consistently present in all my interactions ... Read More
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Modifying Behaviors and Finding ‘Your Empowering Solution’ April 24, 2008 . 6 Comments
When we were scratching around wondering what to call our counseling practice, we coined and rejected a lot of possibilities. Some names we considered were obscure, some taken, some boring, ... Read More