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A Key Tool for Disability Employment and Neuroinclusion
Ludmila N. Praslova, Ph.D. Disability is an often forgotten aspect of diversity and inclusion at work. And one of the saddest ironies in the history of work is that the COVID-19 pandemic, with all the death and damage, might be the closest the workplace has ever come to disability and neurodiversity justice. A study by the Economic Innovation Group showed that while the initial pandemic-time…
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How Meditation Can Support Pelvic Health
Jeff Krauss M.D. This post was written with contributions from Kandis B. Daroski, DPT, and Bijal Toprani, DPT. Taking a deep breath is a proven technique to help reduce blood pressure and relieve stress in adults. But could that deep breath also help support pelvic health? For years, controlled breathing techniques have been used as part of yoga practice and taught in…
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15 Facts You Need to Know About Loneliness
Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD, ABPP If you’ve ever been, or are, lonely, you know that it’s a tough feeling to live with. Whether it’s a new emotion for you, brought about by recent changes in your personal circumstances, or a more chronic aspect of your life, chances are that you’d like to find a way to ease the…
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How Autism Can Affect Communication During Therapy
Claire Jack Ph.D. Many therapists tell me that, with hindsight, they’re sure that some of their past clients were autistic. These therapists often feel that they used to have preconceptions about how autistic people present socially, which meant they sometimes failed to notice potentially autistic traits in their clients. It’s of course important that therapists not jump to…
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The Falsehood of “Having It All”
Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. I grew up believing I could “have it all.” Personally, “having it all” meant getting married, having children, and having a career I love. At the same time, I maintain my friendships and close relationships with my family of origin and stay healthy by working out and eating right while having time to myself.…
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Better Together: How We Can Build Connected Communities
Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. Humans, Aristotle observed, are political animals. We do not typically live alone, but in a community. We receive many of the conditions for our survival as a gift from others: no one chooses his or her mother tongue, or the caregivers who provide nurture and support in infancy and childhood. One result of…
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Relational Trauma Recovery: 16 Insights for Your Healing
Annie Wright LMFT As a trauma therapist and someone from a relational trauma background, here are 16 things I wish I had known 16 years ago when I was beginning my relational trauma recovery journey. These are 16 things I would have told my 25-year-old self 16 years ago. They are insights gleaned from being 16 years ahead…
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The Curious Mind: A Key to Mental Wellness
Studies show curiosity is a powerful tool for mental health and well-being. Jennifer Gerlach LCSW There is something magical about walking through a path in the fall looking up at the leaves, or finding a song for a moment that you want to lean into to understand where the artist stood. This enchantment is curiosity. Research…
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Addiction and Suicide: What’s the Link?
By Peg Rosen (Medical Reviewer Stacia Alexander, PhD, LPC-S) Suicide and addiction. Too often, we hear these words in the same breath. At face value, the connection feels logical. Think of celebrities who die by suicide—often there’s the implication, if not outright fact, of a struggle with substance misuse. At the most basic level, “what…
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Anxious and Stressed? 5 Questions That Will Make Life Better
Seth J. Gillihan PhD Life is filled with uncertainty, and uncertainty drives anxiety. The brain often seizes on the unknown and turns it into something to fear and worry about. One of the brain’s most common tricks is to ask questions that put you on the defensive and fix your attention on things you can’t control. These questions make it…