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Category Archives: Therapy
Taking depression seriously: can we just let go of negative thoughts?
We are surrounded with a sea of potential remedies for depression: herbs, pharmaceuticals, therapy, chocolate, and people who tell us to “just cheer up”. Really? Is that possible? Continue reading
Status update: online counseling is almost normal
Blink, and your edgy, quirky style goes mainstream. Online counseling, just the other day considered risky and suitable only for the young and tech savvy, is now covered in the New York Times. The august APA predicts it is about … Continue reading
What to do when depression feels normal
Therapy is sometimes understood as restoring people to normal, as if we knew what that meant. Next time you meet a normal person, would you please let me know? We find it reassuring to discover that our fears and yearnings … Continue reading
How to trust yourself to pick a therapist (you picked a cellphone, right?)
Imagine that you have reached a moment in life when you need to work out something painful and problematic. Your best friend is not getting it, and today the I Ching seems disturbingly vague. You want to feel more hopeful … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy
Tagged counseling, counseling relationship, find a therapist, mental health, psychology, the right therapist, therapy
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Green therapy is going mainstream
Once an alternative treatment, green therapy (aka ecopsychology, aka ecotherapy) is becoming more familiar now, beyond the rain forests and retreat centers of the west. Being at home in the world, of course, means many things; being at peace with … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health, Spirituality, Therapy
Tagged counseling, ecopsychology, ecotherapy, environment, green therapy, meditation, nature, psychology, Spirituality, therapy, wilderness
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Chocolate and depression: the research is in
Chocolate is the quintessential comfort food. When you’re depressed and there’s no easy solution, chances are you might be somebody who thinks the moment could be improved by adding chocolate. It’s part of our folk wisdom. I have saved a … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Mental health, Social media and life online, Therapy
Tagged chocolate, counseling, depression, online, psychology, research, therapy
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How to have a nervous breakdown
Stress getting to you? Humor is a powerful coping mechanism. Sometimes a dip into the outrageous is a great respite from the grind of everyday, or from an overwhelming burden we don’t know what to do with. Right now, with … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Mental health, Therapy
Tagged anxiety, depression, humor, mental health, mental illness, nervous breakdown, stereotype, stigma, stress, therapy, trauma
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Is online counseling for real?
The internet has changed the way we live. But is it possible to have a genuine counseling relationship online? It’s one thing to use an electronic device to surf through blogs on hybrid cars, to pay the bills, sign a … Continue reading
