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If You’ll Be Grieving This Season, Traditions Can Trigger Sadness

If You’ll Be Grieving This Season, Traditions Can Trigger Sadness

The first holiday season after a loss of a loved one can be rough, but there may be ways to manage the heartache. For the past few years most of us have had to deal with the fear or the reality of losing a friend or family member. And although there isn’t much talk about it, people are still dying from Covid-19.

The Change of Seasons Can Bring on Depression - Knowing the Signs and Treatment Options Can Help

The Change of Seasons Can Bring on Depression - Knowing the Signs and Treatment Options Can Help

It’s so hard to say goodbye to summer.  For many of us it means saying goodbye to the official season to travel, spend more time with family and enjoy afternoons at the beach. But for people who struggle to find the bright side of things, the return of fall and winter also means a return to inner darkness and feelings of deep sadness. 

When to take your child to a therapist: Knowing the signs can help turn things around

When to take your child to a therapist: Knowing the signs can help turn things around

Regardless how fine your child may look, it may not reflect what is going on inside. We've all seen small children fall and quickly get back up again like nothing ever happened. We smile at their resilience and expect them to get back up again the next time they fall.

The Grief We Don’t Acknowledge is Still Real

The Grief We Don’t Acknowledge is Still Real

We are in year two of the pandemic. Many people are moving on with or without masks. Some are attending or hosting in-person events and braving large crowds without concern. What were once empty streets are now bustling with activity.

Pride Month is not only a time for rainbows but for checking in on our community

Pride Month is not only a time for rainbows but for checking in on our community

June is the time for celebrating summer, Juneteenth, Men’s Health, and Pride Month. Facebook is using the rainbow background for profile pictures and for posts.  Human rights organizations are hosting virtual dance parties, and people in cars across the country will wave their rainbow flags.

A Year Later: COVID-19 and What You Still Need

A Year Later: COVID-19 and What You Still Need

It has been a year since the whole world faced COVID-19, the virus that led to frenzy, quarantines, questions, and confusion. By now, many of us either know someone who has either gotten sick from the virus or died from it.