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Relationships

Reactive Abuse: What is it?

Reactive Abuse: What is it? The term “reactive abuse” is quite confusing and may stir up some very strong emotions for some. The phrase is making the rounds in the news cycle due to an unfortunate tragedy. It is confusing terminology that seems to have been coined some years ago online on one of the …

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6 Reasons Why Therapy is Better Than Botox

6 Reasons Why Therapy is Better Than Botox. A report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reveals that Americans spent more than $16.5 billion on cosmetic plastic surgery and minimally invasive procedures in 2018. That is a lot of moolah that is spent on interventions that are not covered by insurance as cosmetic procedures are …

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Self Care

What Self-Care Strategies are Right for You?

How to Know What Self-Care Strategies are Right for You?      The idea of caring for ourselves such as brushing our teeth, showering, eating healthy, and getting exercise, has been around for ages.  Engaging in these rituals is good and far better than not doing any at all.  However, self-care entails so much more and …

Emotional Health

Three Steps to Letting Go of Anger

Anger that comes at the end or towards the end of a relationship can manifest with a fury and rage.  Those around us become uncomfortable with our anger and we are frequently told to “let it go”.  Amid this anger, what is much more helpful to hear is “You have every right to your anger.”  …

Emotional Health

8 Tips for Overcoming Broken Heart Syndrome

We have all heard about being broken hearted, but did you know it was a real medical diagnosis? The end of a relationship, whether by death, illness, divorce, separation, abuse can be devastating.  Our world as we know it has fallen apart.  This is a trauma, and our minds and bodies respond accordingly.  So many …