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5 Myths About Relationships and Couples Counseling

5 Myths About Relationships and Couples Counseling Michelle Washburn-Busk Ph.D., LMFT If you are wondering whether you are alone in having difficulties in your marriage or relationship, look no further than a quick open-ended Google search. Enter “Does every relationship….” and you will probably see a list of commonly searched questions that looks something like this: Have problems? Have issues? Have arguments? Get boring? Need space? Need a break? Have red

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Keeping Your Spirits Up When the Holidays End​

Ways to strengthen your psychological well-being during a tough holiday season Thanks to psychologist Mary Alvord, PhD, Michi Fu, PhD and David Palmiter, PhD, who assisted with this article. We hate to see them struggle and we know how it feels to have our world fall apart, in one way or another. But because depression is so complex, it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. It can

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Ways to strengthen your psychological well-being during a tough holiday season

Ways to strengthen your psychological well-being during a tough holiday season Thanks to psychologist Mary Alvord, PhD, Michi Fu, PhD and David Palmiter, PhD, who assisted with this article. We hate to see them struggle and we know how it feels to have our world fall apart, in one way or another. But because depression is so complex, it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. It can

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How to Help a Friend with Depression

How to Help a Friend with Depression Medically reviewed by Danielle Wade, LCSW — By Hilary I. Lebow We hate to see them struggle and we know how it feels to have our world fall apart, in one way or another. But because depression is so complex, it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. It can get even more tricky when someone we care about is showing

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4 Tips for Managing Anger

4 Tips for Managing Anger Rubin Khoddam Ph.D. The Addiction Connection If you tend to have a short fuse or have intense anger outbursts, it may feel easy to judge yourself for your reactions. But there is an important difference between feeling angry and acting on it. You can be justified in feeling angry and still be in control of how you act on the emotion. Putting distance between the

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