In today’s day and age, we all know the pros and cons to technology use. Technology helps us in many ways to use scientific advances to treat health issues, helps us stay connected to family and friends and being able to utilize technology in productive [...]
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 5 people live with a mental illness. When we look at that statistic it becomes easy to set oneself apart; either seeing oneself as ill while others are not, or seeing oneself as entirely free from an illness. [...]
Remember your New Year’s resolutions? Maybe you committed to eat healthier, spend more time with family or quite smoking. Well, with January, February and March officially in the books, let’s take a moment to stop and reflect…. How are you doing? Still holding strong? Maybe [...]
One day many years ago, my then 12 year old son and his 11 year old buddy came into my living room with bracket pages all set for that year’s March madness tournament. For those unfamiliar with this annual event, each March college basketball teams [...]
March is Traumatic Brain Injury awareness month. Let’s start with some statistics on TBI’s according to BrainTrauma.org: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults from ages 1 to 44. Brain injuries are most often caused by [...]
Are you a believer in luck? Do you find yourself holding onto lucky pennies or throwing salt over your shoulder? Will you be looking for that lucky four leaf clover this St. Patrick’s Day? Maybe you’ve even had a run of bad luck, where it [...]
February 11th – February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Week. We all know that being kind and doing nice things for others is a positive experience, but are you aware of the effects of kindness on others as well as the personal benefits that [...]
Stress is a medical term for a wide range of strong external stimuli, both physiological and psychological, which can cause a physiological response called the general adaptation syndrome. General adaptation syndrome, or GAS, is simply a term used to describe the body’s short-term and long-term [...]
In the classic Broadway show “Fiddler on the Roof”, Tevye asks his wife, Golde, “Do you love me?” She answers with a long list of all the things she has done for him over the 25 years they’ve been married. He asks her again and [...]
Are you interested in EAP therapeutic counseling services but aren’t sure what to expect? EAP counseling is based on the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) counseling theory developed by Steve de Shazer and Kim Berg in the late 1970s. SFBT entails using future focused, goal- oriented [...]
