A Mother’s Journey: Learning How to Raise a Healthy, Well-adjusted (but Anxious) Child

2021-07-27T19:15:00+00:00July 27th, 2021|Anxiety, Children and Anxiety, Teletherapy, Mental Health|

Many years ago, my husband and I were busy working and raising my two beautiful children. Life seemed to be moving along nicely when, out of nowhere, my 10 year-old son started showing signs of anxiety. It was subtle at first but got worse very quickly. I always knew he was a bright boy [...]

The Mental Health Benefits of Socialization – Reconnecting Post-Pandemic

2021-06-23T20:18:23+00:00June 23rd, 2021|Self-care, Teletherapy, COVID-19, Mental Health, Wellness & Healthy Living|

Normalcy fell by the wayside over the last twelve months, due to Covid-19. With the health of our families and members of our communities at risk, we found our businesses, schools, houses of worship, stores, and entertainment outlets closed. Many of us were forced to shrink our social circles to small ‘bubbles’ of family [...]

The Aspects of Self-Care for Improved Mental Health

2021-05-12T20:13:53+00:00May 12th, 2021|Self-care, Teletherapy, Mental Health, Wellness & Healthy Living|

What a year it’s been. An onslaught of disruption that has impacted our physical health, careers, finances, education, social activities, and friendships. For many, the pandemic has left lingering hardships. For some it has meant the loss of loved ones. Now, as the pandemic loosens its grip, and life gets back to normal, it’s [...]

Relationship Abuse – Warning Signs, Escape and Treatment

2021-04-08T16:11:44+00:00April 8th, 2021|Teletherapy, Couples, Families, Mental Health|

All relationships are complex - a melding of unique personality traits that are brought together as a single union. Relationships often develop into some mix between supportive and restrictive, all-consuming and mundane, happy and heartbreaking, loving and hurtful. The worst of these relationships are where personality traits intertwine to form an abusive relationship, resulting [...]

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

2021-03-02T19:57:28+00:00March 2nd, 2021|Teletherapy, Mental Health|

Oh bother, another blah gray winter morning. I can’t think of a good reason to get out of bed. I might just skip breakfast and sleep another fifteen minutes. Does it really make any difference? Too many people on the road right now anyway, I don’t think showing up 15 minutes late will matter. [...]

Helping Loved Ones Heal

2021-02-01T18:52:06+00:00February 1st, 2021|Teletherapy, Mental Health|

It’s a real heartbreak when a loved one suffers from depression or anxiety. In searching for ways to help, you may feel unsure if your efforts will be taken as an act of love or a painful intrusion. Broaching the subject can be met with anger, embarrassment, denial, shame, and frustration from the person [...]

The Good and Bad of New Year’s Resolutions

2021-01-04T19:14:01+00:00January 4th, 2021|Teletherapy, Mental Health|

January 1st – A traditional time to reflect on the year gone by, take stock of the positives and negatives in one’s life, and chart a new course towards eliminating bad habits and creating good ones. Historically, New Year’s resolutions are targeted towards improving physical health (better diet, eating less, exercise, quitting tobacco, drinking [...]

COVID and the Caregiver

2020-09-30T18:42:19+00:00September 30th, 2020|Teletherapy, COVID-19, Mental Health|

A new CDC report reveals the startling impact COVID-19 is having on the mental health of unpaid adult caregivers. The home phone rings, AGAIN, for the fifth time! I’ve equally ignored the last five calls on my cell phone as ’m trying to get dinner on the table...Four more rings on the home phone [...]

A School Year Like No Other – Six Steps to Help Your Child Succeed in a COVID-19 World

2020-08-28T20:12:31+00:00August 13th, 2020|Teletherapy, COVID-19, Mental Health|

Education During A Pandemic As the world scrambles with the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, schools and educators are struggle to create safe and effective programs for upcoming school year. Solutions will range from all in-class schooling, to hybrid schooling (a mix of in class and virtual), to 100% virtual learning. Along [...]

Mental Health, COVID-19, and Teletherapy

2020-10-27T19:32:18+00:00May 5th, 2020|Teletherapy, COVID-19, Mental Health|

Teletherapy: A safe, easy, and effective solution for mental health services during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly increased stress in all of our lives, and is particularly problematic for those already suffering from anxiety, and depressive illness. At the same time, shelter-in-place orders, designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 have [...]

The Psychology of Hoarding

2020-05-05T14:47:16+00:00October 15th, 2018|Mental Health, Wellness & Healthy Living|

Hoarding has been considered an offshoot of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but recently this categorization is being reevaluated. Without exception, hoarding is always accompanied by varying levels of anxiety and sometime develops alongside other mental illnesses such as dementia and schizophrenia. Recent neuroimaging reveal interesting commonalities among hoarders including severe emotional attachment to inanimate objects [...]

The Price of Gold: Eating Disorders in the Olympics

2018-02-28T15:31:07+00:00February 28th, 2018|Mental Health, Nutrition|

By: Molly Caradonna, PsyD, LP I am an avid figure skating fan.  I love how the Olympics not only highlight athletic accomplishment, but the stories of the various athletes. Adam Rippon's activism and vulnerability, the rivalry between the female Russian figure skaters, and the glorious commentary of Tara LIpinski and Johnny Weir.  It was a [...]

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