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Dealing with A Toxic Family Member

How can you determine if your family is toxic enough to warrant cutting ties with them? Experts guide evaluating toxic relationships, setting boundaries, using confrontation effectively, and knowing when it’s necessary to protect yourself by walking away. While others may be sharing happy family holiday photos, you dread seeing your relatives due to their toxic […]

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Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life

Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life. Let’s face it, stress has become a standard part of everyday life, with individuals often feeling overwhelmed by work, financial worries, family responsibilities, and global issues. Unfortunately, this stress can negatively affect health, including an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, sleep problems, substance abuse, and poor mental

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Our Best Tips for Better Journaling

Mental health journaling can be a transformative practice for managing emotions, reducing stress, and promoting self-awareness. Here are tips specifically designed for mental health journaling: 1. Create a Safe Space Choose a private, judgment-free zone for your journaling. Remind yourself that your journal is confidential—write freely without fear. 2. Set a Clear Intention  Decide the

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Master of the Double Life – the Secretive Narcissist

A narcissist is characterized by an excessive sense of self-importance and a profound lack of empathy for others, often craving admiration and believing in their uniqueness. While narcissism can manifest as a trait or a full-blown personality disorder, the secretive narcissist stands out as particularly elusive. This type of narcissist excels at concealing their true nature and adeptly manipulating those around them.

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How Can I Explain the Impact of Narcissistic Abuse on Me? By Dr. Elinor Greenberg

How Can I Explain the Impact of Narcissistic Abuse on Me? By Dr. Elinor Greenberg

What to say when the people in your life do not understand narcissism? KEY POINTS It can be hard to explain narcissistic abuse to someone who has never experienced it. People will have trouble understanding why you stayed after the abuse started or how you got into that situation in the first place. Even though

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David Chesire

Living in a chaotic world: how to keep anxiety at bay. By David Chesire Ph.D

Living in a chaotic world: how to keep anxiety at bay Published: July 21, 2016 6:09am EDT Republish this article Anxiety can turn debilitating. From www.shutterstock.com Ella Fitzgerald sang that “into each life some rain must fall,” but it has felt like torrents of grief have fallen upon us in recent months. We all experience hardships and

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Why It's So Important That Breakups Include a Digital Break by Wendy L. Patrick J.D. Ph.D

How Romantic Pursuit Goes Too Far By Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., M.Div., Ph.D.

The role of respect and reciprocation in evaluating appropriate attention. Capturing the attention of a potential romantic partner requires intentional strategies of pursuit. Presumptuous romantic intentions predict behavior. Receptiveness of bold romantic behavior depends on target responsiveness and reciprocation. Source: Image by Alice Bitencourt from Pixabay Your first date from Friday night shows up at

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The Influence of Narcissism on Challenging Times and Our Connections with Others

The Influence of Narcissism on Challenging Times Tough times have had a major impact on our financial and personal lives. This wide-scale disruption to our way of living and behaving is new and daunting. As a result, many of us have begun following the health guidelines and safety regulations put into place by our government.

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