by Arbor | Oct 13, 2017 | Articles
Since the FBI redefined its definitions of sexual assault nearly 10 year ago, the data on male victims of sexual assault has exploded, with some researchers suggesting men are victims of sexual crimes nearly as often as women. Taking into account childhood sexual...
by Arbor | Oct 5, 2017 | Articles
“There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that is our real disaster.” — His Holiness, the Dalai Lama The shocking violence of the most...
by Arbor | Sep 25, 2017 | Articles
If you throw out your neurosis, you throw out your wisdom. — Pema Chodron As a therapist, I help clients learn how to silence their inner critics, to climb out of the pit of depression, to develop coping skills to manage panic attacks. And I truly do meet...
by Arbor | Sep 15, 2017 | Articles
Being evacuated from the path of a hurricane gave me a new perspective on the priority of my self-care. As a lifelong Midwesterner, I never thought I’d hear, “We are in the direct path of the hurricane.” The closest I’d been to a devastating weather event...
by Arbor | Jul 28, 2017 | Articles
Grandma’s Medicine A recent Washington Post article detailed a mental health initiative in Zimbabwe that utilizes “community grandmothers” — lay health workers trained in counseling skills, problem solving and self-care — to help provide vital...
by Arbor | Jul 18, 2017 | Articles
Impulse Control Disorders in Children Definition: A set of disorders where each include problems with emotional and behavioral self-control including oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, trichotillomania, pyromania,...
