By Julie Morton, LCSW-C “Who’s your friend that loves to play? Bing Bong! Bing Bong!” If you’ve taken your child to see the movie Inside Out they may be singing this song. After all, it’s often easy to talk about portions of a movie or personal memories that are silly and playful. Inside Out …
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By Amy Meyers Steinberg When I was pregnant I couldn’t wait for my baby to be born, to hold her, bond with her. I thought it would be a natural transition, given how excited I was. But, it didn’t happen quite how I expected. After a four day hospital stay due to a C-section, we …
By Donna Kane, MA Loss and grief touch everyone. It is an inevitable part of being human. Most people have some understanding of loss and grief, but how people experience grief can be as unique and individual as each and every person. How do we protect ourselves from the tremendous pain caused by the death …
By Karen James, LCSW-C Suicide is a disaster. Certainly for the survivors and often for our memories of the person we lose. Robin Williams’ death ended a brilliant gift, left a grieving family, and affected the nation. Tributes, memories and discussions were everywhere—in the media and in personal discussions. He was a larger-than-life figure and …
By Debra K. Waranch, LCSW-C Does this ever happen to you? You’re running late, you feel rushed, frustrated, and generally unprepared for your day. The last thing on your mind is what you are going to eat that day. But when the time comes and you’re famished, you reach for the easiest thing, and it’s …
By Paige Sollins, LCSW-C We often think exercise is important to manage our weight, improve our physical health, tone our muscles and feel good in a bathing suit. In fact, putting on those walking shoes, going for a swim or taking a bike ride can do all that plus. Through exercise, we have the ability …
By Debra K. Waranch, LCSW-C Every time a new mass shooting takes place…it gets people thinking. Recently some news organizations tallied up that there were 74 incidents in this country since the devastation at Sandy Hook. A recent one that caught our attention happened on a college campus in California. When everyone talks about the …
By Tracey Cohen Paliath, Esq. As the temperatures rise and the school year comes to an end, I find that I am as excited for the summer as my children are. To be honest, though as carefree and wonderful of a time that this is, I am a (little) worried. My ten year old daughter …
By Ilene Federman, LCSW-C Imagine walking into your home and not being able to go anywhere but the small path in front of you because of the large amount of clutter from floor to ceiling. There are piles of trash, bags, newspapers and other items covering the floor, furniture, counter tops, basements, bathtubs and often …
By Tracey Paliath, Esq. Recently, I read a story on the internet that I was sure had to be fake. Jews were being told that they had to register with the government in Ukraine or have all of their property seized. This is 2014. Things like this don’t happen anymore, and I was sure I …
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