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Depression during the holiday season

Depression during the holiday season

Though the holidays are thought of as a time of sharing, family, and celebration, for many they are emotionally exhausting. If you feel knocked down by sadness during this holiday season, you’re not alone. Between polarized politics and the continuing global...

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Why Romantic Relationships Are SO Complicated

Why Romantic Relationships Are SO Complicated

  When I was young, I thought of romantic relationships as very simple - you either love him / her or you don’t. The truth is that human beings are complex and life is sometimes crazy, and that combination can make romantic relationships tricky, perplexing, and...

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Prioritizing Our Mental Health

Prioritizing Our Mental Health

Two recent events have caused me to think that if ever there was a time to promote the importance of minding our mental health and our need for self-care, this is it.  First, it’s impossible to ignore the emergence of coronavirus and the resulting uncertainties we are...

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Is It Ever Okay To Lie In A Relationship?

Is It Ever Okay To Lie In A Relationship?

Introduction All of us remember the story of Pinocchio and the role honesty played in his life. In order for Pinocchio, a marionette, to become the real boy he longed to be, first he had to prove that he had true values. However, the blue fairy warned him about lying,...

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WHEN ONE OF YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND’S DIES

When I spoke to Linda on Christmas day, that version of me could not possibly know the loss I was about to experience 6 weeks later in February, when she died of Covid 19.  Of course, I know that none of us is invincible, and that experiencing loss binds all human...

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Everything You Want To Know About Sex During The Pandemic

Everything You Want To Know About Sex During The Pandemic

Can Coronavirus spread through sex?  Well, No--and--Yes, the experts tell us. Can one stay 6 feet apart from their partner with a mask on and have great sex? Mmmmm. My single clients often ask me if it is safe to start a new relationship or to have safe sex in an era...

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Life Lessons We Can Learn from the Elderly

Life Lessons We Can Learn from the Elderly

Why write a blog about the elderly? Most of us don’t like to think about aging. In fact, we try to avoid it. However, I have discovered that this view about the elderly is needlessly negative and that, in fact, the oldest people can teach all of us, regardless of age,...

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