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Anxious, Concerned and in Crisis? Good Listeners are a Call Away
March 24, 2017
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Addiction, Alcohol, Anxiety, Coping, Counseling, Depression, Drinking, Heroin, Mental illness, Opiates, Recovery, Stress, Suicide awareness, Suicide prevention
Everyone experiences anxiety or depression now and again. Things happen - breakups, failing a test or not getting a promotion at work, for example - that just make us feel down in the dumps. It's when those feelings
Counseling: It's Not What You May Think
January 26, 2017
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Addiction, Alcoholic, Coping, Counseling, Emotional wellbeing, Mental health, Mental illness, Recovery, Sobriety
As I sat down to dinner last week with a friend and former co-worker, catching up after not seeing each other for a few months, the usual topics got covered: family, travel, other former co-workers.
When Brown Eyes Get Blue: Dealing with Holiday Depression
December 21, 2016
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Addiction, Counseling, Crisis intervention training, Drinking, Emotional wellbeing, Exercise, Mental illness
OK, so I don\'t have brown eyes. They\'re blue. But their not always brilliant blue. In fact, sometimes they are a little bloodshot from crying. A "blue mood" makes my eyes lose their sparkle, as my mom used to say.
Dealing with December
December 9, 2016
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Anxiety, Counseling, Mental health, Mental illness, Partners, Practical life coaching, Recovery
There’s something about December that makes it harder to get out of bed. Maybe it’s because the mornings are so dark, or because the temperatures have started to drop; whatever the reason, environmental changes may
Giving Thanks: From Clients' Perspective
November 23, 2016
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Addiction, Counseling, Emotional wellbeing, Housing, Mental health, Recovery, Sobriety
If you're like many people preparing for this Thanksgiving holiday, right about now you're checking your menu over and over again. All the pieces are there: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce,
Election Anxiety: Coping Skills for the Next Couple of Days
November 4, 2016
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Anxiety, Coping, Counseling, Elections, Mental illness, Partners
"It's almost over!" I heard those words from a friend across the street the other day as he got home from work. He'd been feeling anxiety over this year's election - as have a lot of other people, according