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Albert Camus believed that psychology is ACTION, that we cannot know ourselves simply by thinking about who we are, we must ACT. And yet owning our power and behaving from its seat within us is a daunting task for many people. Assert Yourself Assertiveness can be...

Human beings are wired to avoid pain. Touch a hot stove once, and we steer clear next time the burner is lit. Get rebuffed by a loved one when we make a request, and we may hesitate to ask the next time. Similarly, we humans pursue pleasure. Remember the advertising...

Joining a gym. CHECK. Eating healthier. CHECK. Quitting smoking. CHECK. Taking a daily multivitamin. CHECK. We easily, even casually, commit to self-care habits like these time and time again, knowing that the most effective path to good health is a proactive,...

Our fantasies about childhood include images of freedom from responsibility, long summer vacations, bike riding, knee-skinning and being in a perpetual state of wonder about the world. Most of us don't equate childhood with illness, even less so with mental illness....

I am the Ebeneezer Scrooge of pet owners. I loathe trudging through the rain, snow and dark of night to take my dogs on their thrice-daily constitutionals. I resent the hair on my sofa, the muddy paw prints on my wood floor, and my pets' craving for toilet paper. (I'm...

Much news has been made over the past few years about the plasticity of the human brain: the brain's ability to physically, neurochemically and emotionally change throughout our lifetimes. Previously, we had believed that the brain, and therefore ourselves, stopped...

Medications can be a valuable adjunct to therapy in helping to resolve some of the distressing symptoms clients experience. Low mood, perseverating thoughts, worry, and more severe symptoms like hallucinations or extreme mood swings, are usually very responsive to the...

From retailer commercials, to holiday movies and stories, we are deluged this time of year with images and messages of family harmony, abundance of gifts, treats and parties, and messages of good cheer and joy. But we all know reality can be a quite different...

Current events, controversy, little-known facts and figures--what draws your attention in a blog? While this is a blog sponsored by a counseling center, we want it to be full of thoughtful, useful and even entertaining information for our readers. Are you interested...

Here we are, a few weeks into 2013, and many of us are already burdened with ill-fated resolutions, intentions that, while well meaning and valuable, we have already veered away from in our busy-ness, lack of follow through and simple lack of time. Perhaps the dawning...