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Coping with Divorce: Helping Children Thrive

By Annie Miller, LMFT   When a parent’s marriage ends in divorce, it is important to help nurture a child’s understanding of family.  Divorce is an adult decision, one in which a child can often feel voiceless and alone.  In the midst of a divorce transition, it is vital to help foster an environment where a sense of family remains intact for the children involved. This sense of family remains their anchor, even when the familiar structure they have known begins to change.  Consider these five key factors for helping your child...

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Slowing Down in a Frantic World

by Athina Danilo, LMFT & Published Author of the “Imposter Syndrome Workbook”   “We call it ‘dolce far niente’, the sweetness of doing nothing.” – Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert     How often do we find ourselves doing nothing? I know that idea often sounds uncomfortable and maybe even impossible to imagine actually doing.    But then again, aren’t we also doing something while we nestle into the sweetness of doing nothing? I believe so. I would like to suggest that in doing “nothing”, you become more present with what is. You exist with what...

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The Healing Power of Friendships

by Joseph Hovemeyer, MDIV, MS     Friendship is vastly underrated when it comes to a person’s mental health. What do I mean by this? When we think of mental health, physical health, and even overall happiness, friendship is not often the immediate go-to. It’s on the list somewhere, but not at the top. I want to make the argument that friendship is central to these health pursuits and I want to talk specifically, as a therapist, about the ways that friendships can heal us.    There was a recent longitudinal Harvard study that examined...

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Growing in Failure

by Christopher Nahumck, PhD, MDIV, MSW, MA     Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.              -Samuel Beckett   Sometimes, it’s hard to get the ball rolling.  I’ve sat down to write this post a few times now.  Sometimes, I stare at the blank page.  Other times, it’s active distractions to get me in the mood to write. I’ll grab some coffee, find the right music, the right place to sit: like a dog spinning in place three times before flopping down to nap.  And still, nothing.  Yet here I...

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Resolutions in Pandemic Times

By Emily Phifer, M.S. MFT   As mid-February fast approaches, I’m still thinking --without resolve, I might add-- about the best way to approach New Year's resolutions for the year 2021. [perfectpullquote align="full" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]If you’re like most people, you may currently be hitting a wall - your days characterized by fatigue and the need to juggle many varying responsibilities against the backdrop of pandemic life. [/perfectpullquote] We've spent the last year with high hopes for 2021. But, as the pandemic marathon continues into the new year, we are...

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