by Dr. Deborah Hecker | Jan 14, 2021 | Feelings
I grew up in a family of rational, left-brained people. I prided myself on keeping my emotions in check and remaining cool and collected. Then, anxiety struck me with a vengeance, and I ended up on an analyst’s couch 3 days a week in my early 20’s. My client, Joe, who...
by Dr. Deborah Hecker | Dec 29, 2020 | Hope
Introduction Years ago, I lost my ability to hope. I had sustained a major loss, and the pain seemed unmanageable. I waited and waited, hoping the agony would evaporate. Just at the point where I could see no way out, I looked up at the blue sky and saw Hope. The sky...
by Dr. Deborah Hecker | Nov 26, 2020 | COVID-19
I think most of us can agree that 2020 has been a year we won’t look back on fondly. Rather, it’s a year that we’re all collectively just trying to get through. Our lives are different, internally and externally, due to the devastation of the pandemic. If you are...
by Dr. Deborah Hecker | Nov 3, 2020 | Relationships
Introduction One would profoundly hope that the Coronavirus, a killer disease, would “bring us together” as a nation. Instead, it has served less to unite us than to underscore what divides us. Reading daily about this deepening, widespread national polarization has...
by Dr. Deborah Hecker | Oct 21, 2020 | COVID-19
Introduction I just finished a session with a client who is very caught up in the panic and stress of the pandemic and the uncertainty of the world around us. Listen, I get it. Life is tough right now. We’re all taking a beating and it’s hard not to wallow in these...
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