Cabin Fever Series
Multiple dates & times. A winter series of virtual group programs offering opportunities to share life’s current stressors and challenges, and gain strategies for boosting your mental and emotional well-being.
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Inside Out – From the Big Screen to Your Living Room
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 …
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“Baby Blues” or Post-Partum Depression?
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 …
Dealing with Loss at the Holidays
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. …
Suicide is NOT Painless
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 …
Food and Stress: What’s Eating You?
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 …
Exercise for the Mind and Body
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 …
A Painful Puzzle
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 …
Worries of a Camp Mom
By JCS Staff 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 …
Definition of a Hoarder
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 …