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The Pursuit of Happiness with Flow
by Deepak Santhiraj, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Our nation continues to experience heightened levels of depression. Current studies reflect that teens are also becoming impacted by these alarming rates of depression. Investigative journalist, Johann Hari, reflects that: One in five U.S. adults is taking at least one drug for a psychiatric problem; nearly one in four middle-aged women in the United States have taken antidepressants. You can't escape it: When [...]
How To Grow Your Child’s Distress Tolerance
By Grant Stenzel, MS Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor “Parenting is hard.” How many times have you heard that? It’s completely true, of course. Good parenting is supremely difficult. But have you ever thought about why it’s so tough? There are lots of reasons, including having to put your own life on hold, spending much less quality time with your partner and, of course, the countless frustrations those adorable kiddos cause [...]
How To Launch Your Kids (Out of Your House)
By Grant Stenzel, MS Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Years ago, I had a sit-down with my kids. The conversation was brief. First, I told my son he was moving out of the house and getting his own place on September 1, 2019. Then, I let my daughter know she was on her own on September 1, 2023. Why September 1? It’s a few months after their respective college graduations. “September [...]
Can a Social Network Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?
The Loneliness Epidemic in America America's kids are lonelier and more isolated than they've ever been. Recent research studies using the UCLA Loneliness Scale have confirmed it, and you can read about them here. In fact, a recent Cigna study asked over 20,000 Americans about loneliness and social isolation. The results have been published and action steps are now being taken federally and at the state levels to address this broad-based [...]
Love Languages: How to Improve Communication in Relationships
In his book, The Five Love Languages, author Gary Chapman theorizes that people tend to naturally give love in the way that they prefer to receive love, and better communication between couples can be accomplished when one can demonstrate caring to the other person in the love language the recipient understands. He outlines the basic love languages asreceiving gifts, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service (devotion), and physical [...]
Process Addiction: Understanding Impulsive and Addictive Behavior
The concept of addiction to alcohol and other drugs is pretty well understood by most people. A chemical creates a reaction in the body that makes us feel so good that it becomes impossible to live without it. But did you know we can react to behavioral stimuli in the exact same way? That’s process addiction. Gambling, sex/porn, spending/shopping, eating and endless rounds of video games can release the same [...]