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Eating Disorders: It's Not WHAT You Eat, it's How You See Yourself

February 13, 2017  |  Addiction, Anorexia, Anxiety, Bulimia, Coping, Eating disorders, Emotional wellbeing, Mental illness, Recovery

February is Eating Disorders Month. If you didn't know that, you're probably not alone. But even if you don't hear much about what constitutes an eating disorder, they are very real and have a big effect on the lives of

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Counseling: It's Not What You May Think

January 26, 2017  |  Addiction, Alcoholic, Coping, Counseling, Emotional wellbeing, Mental health, Mental illness, Recovery, Sobriety

As I sat down to dinner last week with a friend and former co-worker, catching up after not seeing each other for a few months, the usual topics got covered: family, travel, other former co-workers.

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Pain Doesn't Always Show: Warning Signs of Suicide

January 6, 2017  |  Coping, Mental health, Mental illness, Suicide awareness, Suicide prevention, Trauma

Here\'s a question: do you think you\'d recognize that someone is thinking of taking his or her life? After the reported suicide of a student at the Warren County Career Center this week, it\'s a question that may

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Eat Your Veggies: Nutrition and Mental Health

November 18, 2016  |  Anxiety, Coping, Eating right, Emotional wellbeing, Exercise, Mental health, Nutrition

I'll go out on a limb here. I'll bet that more than a thousand times growing up, your parents told you at dinner, "Eat your veggies. They're GOOD for you!" We've certainly learned through our doctors and research that

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Election Anxiety: Coping Skills for the Next Couple of Days

November 4, 2016  |  Anxiety, Coping, Counseling, Elections, Mental illness, Partners

"It's almost over!" I heard those words from a friend across the street the other day as he got home from work. He'd been feeling anxiety over this year's election - as have a lot of other people, according

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