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In today’s world, parents face concerns and decisions that previous generations of parents never faced. The Covid-19 pandemic has only exacerbated previously-existing concerns for children’s [...]

Body image can be a sensitive topic for many people—plenty of men and women can remember feeling insecure about their bodies starting at a young age. In 2018, 79% of […]

Shame is too often intertwined with aging in our culture. On TV, we hear taglines such as, “Growing old is optional” and, “You can reverse the aging process,” which lead […]

Advances in medication for the treatment of depression within the last 20-30 years have alleviated tremendous suffering for many individuals. In addition, new counseling and psychotherapy [...]

It’s no surprise that our late teens and early twenties are a pivotal time in life. Throw a significant transition in there (read: college) and it can be a lot […]

Katelyn Schaefer, MSW, LCSW As with so many Americans, Covid-19 completely changed Matthew S.’s life. Matt was a hard-working 30-something who worked in sales until April 2020, when he lost […]

By Cari McKnight, MSW, LCSW As parents, one of our most basic instincts is to try to protect our children, and to help pave the way for them. Living through […]

Surviving with Knowledge Elementary Teachers’ Instructional Support Group Available Spring 2021 (Actual dates and times will be determined by schools.) Teaching has always been a high-stress job [...]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Dr. Carol Hall-Whittier On a sunny day, one peers out the window admiring the glistening light shining on the leaves. Your imagination is put into gear and […]

By Angela Cook, MSW, LCSW Disclaimer and Trigger Warning: The author is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, not a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), and mentions of Binge Eating Disorder [...]