By Caitlin Alfonso, LMSW --- You sent that last text hours ago, and no response. Your calls go straight to voicemail. Hours turn into days, and before you know it you have not heard from them in weeks. You know they are physically okay—after all, you can thank social media ...
By Rachel Rubenstein, LCSW --- News Flash! Simone Biles of the USA 2020 Olympics Gymnastics team took herself out of the Olympic competition due to Mental Health concerns. KUDOS, Simone! One of the best athletes in the world, confident enough to choose herself first. Simone: Super successful at work (gymnast), ...
By Dr. Charlotte Markey --- Take a moment and think about all the things your body does in a day. There are the basic functions: breathing, walking, sleeping.There are also more complex functions: thinking, talking with other people, playing soccer. We tend to take for granted that our bodies will ...
By Elizabeth Fedrick, PhD, LPC --- Slowly, but surely, our world is returning to normal. The only problem is… who even knows what “normal” is anymore? While the world is no longer shut down so to speak, there are still so many unknowns and so many aspects of our lives ...
By Kristen Donia --- The body positivity mentality and movement began to finally put an emphasis on the essential idea that we all deserve to feel comfortable in our bodies. The Past Our society has always championed one type of body - skinny. In recent years that has even narrowed ...