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The Gentle Self: How to Overcome Your Difficulties with Depression, Anxiety, Shyness, and Low Self-Esteem
I think everyone?s a little narcissistic. We all have moments when we wish everyone would be more like us?when we get upset that no one seems to care about what we are feeling. We also often put others ahead of ourselves and deny ourselves the satisfaction of saying ?I need to do this for me.? [...]
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Parenting after Traumatic Events: Ways to Support Children
One of the most important messages for parents about traumatic experiences?such as car accidents, medical trauma, exposure to violence, disasters?that may impact them and their children is that while children of all ages can be impacted, most are resilient and able to cope and recover. Dr. Ann Masten from the University of Minnesota wrote in [...]
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Social Support Is Critical for Depression Recovery
Every human being wants to belong. This need is so strong that people will do nearly anything to feel like they are part of something. Personal relationships form a safety net around individuals to protect them from too much isolation. Long ago, people who strayed from a group had a much harder time surviving the [...]
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What?s My Zip Code?
When I first saw this book “What’s My Zip Code?” by David Stringer, it was in download format and I wondered what exactly it would be about because it seemed like an odd title to me. After reading the book I feel as though the title is very fitting. I’ve now seen the cover and how [...]
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The Lonely Screams: Understanding the Complex World of the Lonely
Loneliness is certainly a common human experience; even if you?ve been lucky enough to feel it only briefly, or rarely, you know the misery of it, the actual physical pain of it. Arising from a feeling of having inadequately meaningful social relationships, loneliness can become a chronic condition for some people, and this book collects [...]
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The Challenge of Children with Special Needs
Labels abound, some of them distasteful, some inaccurate, some just in vogue, others useful to understanding and planning. I am speaking about children who have substantial special needs. They may be diagnosed with complex disorders such as Autism, Asperger?s, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Tourette’s, or Mental Retardation. All are challenging to identify reliably, and [...]
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The Memory Palace: A Memoir
We children of schizophrenics are the great secret-keepers, the ones who don?t want you to think anything is wrong (p. 5). Author Mira Bartok has encapsulated in this statement her life as the daughter of mentally ill musical prodigy Norma Herr. The Memory Palace describes Ms. Bartok?s journey from scared child to haunted college student [...]
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5 Damaging Myths About Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common complications of childbirth, according to Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. PPD affects about 10 to 15 percent of moms. Yet, it?s exceedingly misunderstood — even by medical and mental health professionals. ?You should [...]
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