How Gratitude May Mitigate Loneliness

Finding ways to overcome loneliness can improve health. Rita Watson MPH Researchers began reporting on the effects of loneliness even before the pandemic forced people into isolation and social distancing. Although the preponderance of the research focused on the elderly,…

“Aha” Moments: Buds of Beauty and Brilliance

Bruce Wilson Ph.D. An epiphany is a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of something that is very important to you. Really effective counseling emanates from sessions that nurture and encourage these powerful atypical…

Situational Fluency

Sara Canaday In my previous post, I provided a list of some unexpected but critical ways to measure leadership effectiveness. Now I’d like to add something to that list. What is it? Situational fluency. The best way to define situational fluency is by describing what…

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10 US States that need to improve mental health care

Les Masterson – Forbes (excerpt from The Worst States For Mental Health Care, Ranked) Over 50 million Americans have a mental illness, but more than half (55%) of adults with a mental illness don’t receive treatment. In some states, accessing…

30 Low-Stress Jobs for People with Anxiety

Summit Malibu For people who are naturally anxious, trying to find the right employment fit can be scary and intimidating. If recruiters advertised “low-stress jobs” in their hiring promotions or even the “best jobs for people with anxiety,” it would…

Small Steps to Improve Your Mental Health in 2023

By Hannah Seo – NYT Hyosun Hwang This year may not have been the sea of calm you had hoped for after the tumult of 2020 and 2021. The pandemic continued; war broke out in Europe; we experienced natural disasters…

Recognizing Our Barriers to Self-Compassion

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. “Taking this program will be transformative.” That’s what I was told when I registered for Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP), a 10-month program offered to psychotherapists by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, which was founded by Chris Germer and Kristin…

The Best Advice I Ever Got About Being a Therapist

Elizabeth Heaney MA, LPC “Hey, what’s the best advice you ever got about being a therapist?” I get that question from younger therapists when I teach grad counseling students, supervise interns, and facilitate case consultation groups. Over the course of…

4 Surprising Ways to Maintain a Youthful Brain

Scott C. Anderson “If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” That quote, which has been attributed to Eubie Blake, resonates well enough to have been repeated by Mickey…

Observing Juneteenth and Supporting Mental Health Equity

APA Leadership This weekend, we acknowledge and observe Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the day that the end of slavery was announced in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth has been celebrated by the Black community since the late…

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