Eating Disorder Awareness Week Resource Guide
By Rachel Parodneck, LCSW In the US, eating disorders affect over 30 million people. Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights.
6 Self-Care Strategies for Handling COVID Vaccine Envy
By: Rachel Parodneck, LMSW It’s a miracle! The COVID vaccine was finally, FINALLY created and is now being distributed. This is great news, right? Hold on a minute. It’s only available to a select few groups of people. That’s right, it’s
How To Cope With The COVID 15: Weight Gain During the Pandemic
By Rachel Parodneck, LMSW Have you put on weight during the last year? COVID-19 has thrown just about everyone’s schedule and routine out of whack. Those good habits of eating healthy and being active on a regular basis that you honed
DBT Skills Series Part 1: Cope Ahead
By: Emily Morris, MSWI We all regularly find ourselves in stressful, emotionally-intense situations, and it can be extremely overwhelming to cope during these times of high emotional intensity. In particularly difficult times, it is common for us to resort to coping
Group Therapy: Why You Should Give It a Shot
By Rachel Parodneck, LMSW “People need people - for initial and continued survival, for socialization, for the pursuit of satisfaction. No one - not the dying, not the outcast, not the mighty - transcends the need for human contact.” ― Irvin D.
Resolutions vs. Goals: Creating your own roadmap for 2021
By Rachel Parodneck, LMSW Chances are, you’ve made resolutions for New Years. If not this year, then definitely in the past. Some may confuse resolutions with goals. While resolutions are nice fantasies, long-term goals are methods by which you can set
Navigating Feelings of Social Isolation This Winter
By: Emily Morris, MSWI Many people are understandably worried about what the next several months will look like, as COVID-19 cases are rising and temperatures are dropping. Colder weather and less daylight hours can result in heightened feelings of sadness, depression,
How to cope with the 2020 holiday season
By Rachel Parodneck, LMSW Season’s greetings! It’s supposedly the most wonderful time of the year. However, this time of year can often be fraught with anxiety and stress. Many people who are not close with their families may feel pressure to
How To Set Boundaries
By Elizabeth Marks During the time of COVID, boundaries have taken on a new definition. We’ve had to create boundaries for personal comfort like never before. Friends and family constantly set boundaries with what they are or aren’t comfortable discussing in
Navigating the Conversation of Couples Therapy with Your Partner
By: Emily Morris, MSWI Do you think that you and your partner might benefit from couples therapy? Effective communication is key in any relationship, especially when you are addressing issues in the relationship with your partner. Here, we provide you with
