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  • The Power of Stepping Into the Unknown

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    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image custom_src=”https://herenowhelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hike.png”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Personal Perspective: The heroic task of letting go of the familiar. Gregg Levoy  Stories of the “hero’s journey,” from Bilbo to Buddha, tell us that leave-taking is an essential, perhaps an essential task. Heroes must eventually leave the village or the castle, or the farmhouse in Kansas in order to come into their full…

  • More Myths About Exposure Therapy

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    Salene M. W. Jones Ph.D.All About Cognitive and Behavior Therapy KEY POINTS Exposure therapy is not right for all types of anxiety. Exposure therapy can look very different, depending on the source of the anxiety. Sometimes a way of coping with anxiety is a safety signal and sometimes a safety measure. I recently published a post…

  • How to Stay Psychologically Healthy at Any Age

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    Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP For the past several decades, the American population has been growing steadily older. As of late 2019, the number of American adults born into the Baby Boom generation (between 1946 and 1964) was estimated at about 73 million, or about 22 percent of the population, as stated by the U.S. Census…

  • Four Steps to Better Self-Evaluation

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    Bruce Tulgan, JD More and more organizations are integrating a regular measuring practice into their cultures. The question is: What are they in the habit of measuring? Too often, what gets measured most is removed from what individuals feel they can control. So, the numbers they are always hearing about don’t tell them very much…

  • Feeling Empty? 7 Signs You’re Unconnected With Your Emotions

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    Jonice Webb Ph.D. Emptiness is one of the most painful feelings one can experience. Many people describe empty feelings as numbness, detachment, chronic or deep boredom, or a sense of being hollow in their bellies or chest. Like something is missing inside of you. If you have ever felt this way, it’s important to know that…

  • Therapy Everywhere, All at Once: The Therapy Multiverse

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    Richard Brouillette LCSW The multiverse is the idea that there are multiple versions of our universe, meaning multiple versions of ourselves in alternate realities. By exploring alternate selves and versions of events, we can find and unlock trapped feelings, bringing them to awareness. Cognitive rigidity can lead to mental health symptoms and relationship problems.  You’ve probably…

  • How to Transcend Self-Doubt and Negative Self-Talk

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    Leigh W. Jerome Ph.D. What is that voice in your head saying right now? Do you feel lifted up with kind words of support or are your thoughts racing with distorted, fear-based criticism? All of us have internal dialogues that narrate our day. There is a good reason for this ongoing recitation. Self-talk supports a variety…

  • Treating Sensory and Environmental Challenges

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    Jessica Broitman Ph.D. Co-authored with Miranda Melcher As discussed in a previous blog, sensory issues are essentially someone finding touch, sound, light, taste, or other sense-based stimuli either too much or too little in their effect, compared to the range of “normal.” These issues can often be unnoticed, including by the affected person, since what is considered normal…

  • The Culture Of Drinking On St. Patrick’s Day And Staying Sober In Recovery

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    Spring Hill Recovery Center Millions of people drink (namely beer) on St. Patrick’s Day every year, which began as a day to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. People in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction can pursue sobriety by participating in non-alcohol-related activities and getting outside support. St. Patrick’s Day is one…

  • How Mindfulness Affects the Brain and Body

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    Marianna Pogosyan Ph.D. Neuroscientist David Vago begins each day with meditation. Like millions worldwide, Vago sees his mindfulness practice as good medicine holistically promoting health. Inspired by the staggering power of the human mind, Vago has studied the neurobiological mechanisms of mind-body practices for almost 15 years. Mindfulness – a moment-to-moment, nonjudgmental awareness of one’s internal states and surroundings…