Honoring National Women’s Health Week
By Rachel Parodneck, LCSW This week is National Women’s Health Week. According to a World Health Organization analysis, Women Represent Close to 70% of the Global Healthcare Workforce. Healthcare workers this year have seen unprecedented challenges to say the least. Not
Happy Mother’s Day! Or is it?
By Rachel Parodneck, LCSW With Mother’s Day fast approaching, the topic of mothers may be at the forefront of your mind. This may spark a flurry of mixed emotions. Many people have a complicated relationship with their mother. If you’re lucky,
COVID-19 Drug and Alcohol Abuse
By: Rachel Parodneck, LCSW You may be experiencing an increase in stress during this pandemic. Fear and anxiety can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions. These emotions can lead to increased alcohol and substance use. If you feel your drug and
Combating Anti-Asian Racism Using Positivity and Love with Wananan Phualek
By Rachel Parodneck, LCSW and Wananan Phualek, LMSW, CAPP In the wake of the recent shooting in Atlanta and the rise in anti-Asian racism, checking in with friends, family, and colleagues especially of Asian descent is imperative. Our very own Wananan
DBT Skills Series Part 2: STOP Skill
By: Emily Morris, MSWI In part two in this four-part DBT skills series, we are talking about STOP, a distress tolerance DBT skill. STOP is an acronym that stands for Stop, Take a step back, Observe, and Proceed mindfully. We will
April 2021 Book Club
April Book Recommendation: Welcome back to #RefreshBookClub! We are thrilled to have you coming along for our next month of the book recommendations. As we move into April we wanted to spotlight SAAM, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, with an especially powerful
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
