by Arbor | Jan 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Arbor | Jan 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by Arbor | Jan 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by Arbor | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Arbor | Dec 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Arbor | Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
