Resilience in the Face of Israel’s War: Strategies for Managing Vicarious Trauma

This week I was asked to speak at a local synagogue to offer community members strategies to help them navigate the vicarious trauma they’ve been experiencing from the war in...

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Psychodrama and Parts Work: Providing a ‘stage’ for practice and healing

Psychodrama is a holistic therapy that offers clients the opportunity to “act out” situations, emotions, interpersonal scenarios, and experiences that impact mind, body, and their spiritual wellbeing. It’s often thought...

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Highlighting Our Clients’ Resiliency

Everyone faces adversity at some point in their lives. Sometimes it feels like a bump in the road and sometimes it feels like we are forced to climb Mount Everest...

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The Challenges of the Holiday Season

It’s important to keep in mind this can be a time of great ambivalence for many people. There is a universal expectation that everyone can be or will want to...

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The Impact of the Ebola Frenzy

As the air becomes cooler and crisper, and lawns are blanketed in a crunch of crimson and gold leaves, it’s a time to celebrate the wonders of Mother Nature. Yet...

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What Happens If.. Dealing Compassionately With Life's Challenges

In this hour, my guest, Betsy Otter Thompson, will inspire and motivate you with her personal story of overcoming near homelessness and creating a hugely successful and meaningful life driven...

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Puppies and Sense Memory

by Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA Those of you who know me well and know the lifestyle and schedule I keep may be amazed to hear that we recently brought home...

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Bouncing Back: The Keys to Resiliency

Why is it that some people can pick themselves up after a traumatic experience and move forward in life, while others remain stuck and unable to move on? In this...

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Overcoming Self-Criticism Through Self-Compassion

In this hour I will explore and challenge the cultural belief that says we can and should motivate ourselves through internal bullying, relentless pushing, embarrassment, and shaming. You will learn...

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What Me Worry? How to Transcend Anxiety, Panic and Fear

In this hour, we will describe the main symptoms associated with anxiety, panic and fear and look at both the productive and debilitating impact that these experiences have on us....

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