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Saving Marriages Strained By The Recession

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Counseling, Marriage, Community Service, Therapy, Unemployment, All for Good, New Jersey, Divorce, Volunteering, Service, Volunteer, Layoff, Foreclosure, Recession, The Giving Life, Good Deeds, Living News

Jobs have been lost and homes have been lost, but if Dr. Alan Singer can help it marriages will not be lost to this recession. Singer is a family t...

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Ecotherapy: Slowing Down to Nature's Pace

Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Green, Environment, Therapy, Green Living, Outdoors, Ecotherapy, Nature, Living News
Linda Buzzell

De-linked from the natural rhythms of our bodies and the rest of the planet, we struggle with diminishing success to adapt to the strange mechanical and disembodied world we have created.

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Jon and Kate: Why Do We Relate?

Lorraine Roe | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Mom, Therapy, Kids, Self-Care, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Jon and Kate Affair, Kate Gosselin, Jon and Kate Gosselin, Tabloids, Jon and Kate, Affairs, Self-Help, Living News
Lorraine Roe

I've watched one of the twins leave her lunch box at home. I've watched an uncomfortable one-on-one play date with a horse. I've watched Kate speak lovingly to her husband. ... Oops, scratch that last one.

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Bitch Happy Blogs: Why We Like to Share Our Shame Online

Victoria Namkung | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogs, Therapy, Economic-Misery, Fmylife, Recession, My Very Worst Date, Media News
Victoria Namkung

Misery undoubtedly loves company, but a virtual community is often formed when there's a humorous take on sharing one's shame.

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Where There's a Will There's a Won't

Stephen Mo Hanan | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Fundamentalism, International Community, Inherent Goodness, Rush Limbaugh Republicans, Therapy, Zen, Well-Being, George F. Will, Evolution, Paradigm Shift, Bill O'Reilly, Inner Peace, Utopianism, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News
Stephen Mo Hanan

When did viewing the world with a sense of wonder at its marvels and goodwill toward its occupants ever feel unnatural? It's the most natural state on earth.

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Psychotherapy Goes To The Mat

TIME | Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga Therapy, Psychotherapy, Yoga, Therapy, Benefits of Psychotherapy, Psychology, Benefits of Yoga, Living News

Talk. Share. Cry. Stretch? Psychotherapy has historically been an exercise of the mind, but in the offices of more and more modern-day mental-health p...

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The "I'm Right, You're Wrong" Dynamic

Jane Shure | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, National Public Radio, Empowerment, Bulemia, Npr, Teenage Girls, Therapy, Anorexia, Living News
Jane Shure

Remember -- just because someone says they are right, doesn't mean that they are -- and the corollary also follows that just because someone says you are wrong, doesn't mean that you are.

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12 Depression Busters

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Bipolar, Addiction, Treatment, Recovery, Therapy, Depression, Mental Health, Personal Health, Depression Busters, Happiness, Living News
Therese Borchard

The following piece is the most popular Beyond Blue post I have written. Click here for the gallery version. My therapist helped me to build a person...

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The Outer Wrapper is Only the Outer Wrapper

Lisa Guest | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Therapy, Book Covers, Strangers, 99 Cent Stores, Trans Fats, Sugar, Living News
Lisa Guest

Somehow in just a few minutes, a bright educated woman and I were discussion therapy, relationships with our mothers, and the importance of daily walking. All that in about fifteen minutes.

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What Europe Really Needs is a Good Shrink

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, Sweden, Silvio Berlusconi, Angela Merkel, European Union, Financial Crisis, Paul Krugman, g20, Nicolas Sarkozy, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Shrink, World News
Nathan Hegedus

Europe needs to make some huge psychological leap. I am living in Sweden and honestly, President Obama seems to care more about me than any of the big European leaders.

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12 Things I Learned from My Therapist

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationship Counseling, Psychotherapy, Depression, Therapy, Anxiety, Mental Health, Living News
Therese Borchard

I've spent more time in therapy than I care to think about. More hours on that bloody couch than I've spent in the shower, brushing my teeth, or on th...

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CIA-Approved Psychiatrist Treats Cloak and Dagger Set's Woes

Jeff Stein | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Therapy, crime_noir, Cia, Psychoanalyze, Spytalk, Ptsd, A.D.D., cqpolitics.com, David_L._Charney, case_officer, film_noir, Moles, Psychiatrist, Mole, Spies, Espionage, Fbi, old_town_alexandria, intelligence_directorate, adult_attention_deficit_disorder, national_clandestine_service, robert_hanssen, Obsessive-compulsive_disorder, aldrich_ames, post_traumatic_stress_disorder, directorate_of_operations, Larry Summers, Politics News
Jeff Stein

For almost 20 years, Dr. David L. Charney, 66, has seen a parade of CIA personnel come to his Alexandria, Va., office, looking for help with their emotional problems.

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12 Most Annoying Bad Habits Of Therapists

Psych Central | Dr. John Grohol | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Habits, Therapy, Psychology, Mental Health, Annoying Habits Therapists, Therapists, Living News

Psychotherapy is a unique relationship, a kind of connection that is unlike any other kind of relationship a person has in their life. In some ways, i...

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Dream Analysis: Trapped On The Road To Retirement

Mona Ackerman | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Dream Analysis, Therapy, Mental Health, Dreams, Living News
Mona Ackerman

"I have the feeling of being enclosed and unable to move. I am on a speeding train and I can't move or stop it from speeding."

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How Much Do I Love Dr. Phil And Oprah: Cheap Therapy For Times When $350/Hour Is Just Too Much

Betsy Perry | Posted 03.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Therapy, Dr. Phil, Oprah, Recession Living, Recession Therapy, Phil McGraw, New York, Recession, Style News
Betsy Perry

Unless you're a shrink on a pharma payroll pushing happy meds, I would imagine business is down. But for patients there isn't a problem that can't be addressed on television if you have cable and can surf from 1-100.

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Tips on Managing Emotions

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 03.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Emotions, Psychology, Therapy, Resilience Psychology, Trauma, Sex Addiction, Emotion, Hormones, Learning, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Once we make our emotions conscious through thinking about them, we can begin to understand our feelings about them so that they can be brought into insight and balance.

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How to Free Yourself From Dieting - Step 2

Colleen Perry | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Grief Work, Therapy, Body Acceptance, Anorexia, Thinness, Dieting, Eating Disorders, Dietician, Obesity, Women and Body Image, Hypnotherapy, Health, Happiness, Living News
Colleen Perry

Often, chronic dieting or the development of an eating disorder is a mask for feelings in your life over which you sense you have no control; depression, anxiety, or loss. Your body becomes a battleground.

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I ♥ Dr. Laura Berman, Sex Expert Extraordinaire

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Oprah, Women, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Dr. Laura Berman, Sex Therapist, Therapy, Having Sex, Sex and the City, Psychology, Sexual Abuse, Bedroom Etiquette, Arousal, Stress, Samantha Jones, Television, Romance, Sex, Orgasm, Sex Therapy, Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

70% of women have faked an orgasm at least once, if not multiple times. Clearly, many women are not having a great time in bed, and are so eager to get it over with they fake it to be "finished already."

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Because Pain Makes You Self-Centered, a Doctor Wants a Kidney Back and a Feuding Ex-Wife Sabatoges A Teddy Bear

Jill Brooke | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationship Counseling, Long Island, Kidney Transplant, Divorce Kidney Transplant, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Therapy, Husbands, Divorce, Children, New York Post, Kidney Donations, First Wives, Marriage Counselor, Marital Counseling, Living News
Jill Brooke

For anyone going through a divorce, there has to be a blinking light that switches on in your head reminding you that you will not make the best decision because of the stresses you're under and to proceed with caution.

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The Male Therapist, Hollywood-Style

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hannibal Lecter, Therapy, A Beautiful Mind, Male Therapists, Therapists, Movies, Male Therapists on Screen, Entertainment News
Dennis Palumbo

Look at how male therapists are currently depicted in mainstream Hollywood films. Instead of being shown as caretakers, they're portrayed as troubled, sexually predatory, even psychotic.

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The Shrink Society

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, Therapy, Psychiastrists, Shrinks, Neurosis, Health, Dependence, Psychologists, Doctors, Psychology, Medicine, Therapists, Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

The more we go to therapists to deal with our issues, the more incapable we become of dealing with our problems, and the more intolerant we become of others suffering.

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Doomed To Repeat

Sheerly Avni | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ari Folman, Genocide, Palestinian, Middle East, Documentary, Israel, Movies, Animation, Tel Aviv, Therapy, Sabra and Shatilla, Animated Documentary, Ramallah, Refugee Camp Massacre, Dream Therapy, Entertainment News
Sheerly Avni

Documentary Waltz With Bashir owes much of its visual impact to the director Ari Folman's animation team, but its dramatic tension derives from Folman's own search for his missing memories.

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Therapeutic Pets for Kids with Autism

Richard C. Thompson | Posted 01.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Animals, Therapy, Autism, Pets, Children, Children and Animals, Pet Therapy, Living News
Richard C. Thompson

We need to do more to find these kids companions that can make a difference in their lives. I'm sure each of us can help make miracles happen by using our relationships and networking.

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Female Infidels Catch Up... And Invade Your Home?

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 12.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Infidelity, Relationships, Sex, Cheating Relationships, Therapy, Women's Health, Living, Living News
Dr. Belisa Vranich

Turns out infidelity is an equal opportunity employer; women are turning to men who don't belong to them in record numbers according to a poll by Women's Health magazine.

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New York Psychiatrist Uses Verbal Abuse On Wall Street Clients

The Daily Beast | Dr. Stephen Josephson | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Therapy, Psychiatry, Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Collapse, Merril Lynch, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Moody's, Economy, Finance, Business News

A New York psychiatrist says caustic verbal abuse is the best treatment for traumatized Wall Street jocks. Last week the bottom dropped out of the fi...

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