This time of year, children dress up in costumes meant to be scary. But we don’t often think about how this might affect them. The truth is that a child’s brain cannot process scary things like an adult. Exposure to frightening images, movies, TV shows or even scare fests can lead a child to develop…

Did you know that Google gets millions of job applications each year? That is a lot of applications to sort through to find just the right person for the job. Thus, the company gives out advice to people looking to get hired to hopefully stand out from the crowd. Here is what they say: Every…

Moms are powerful when it comes to influencing their daughter’s body image and satisfaction. But let me be clear, this is not a blog about blaming moms. It is about our influence and how to use it properly. One of the biggest influences regarding body image is family dynamics. Moms, dads and siblings all play…

Letting go of the past is not always easy. Two women with different stories sit in my therapy office. They represent many who struggle with shame. One describes how premarital sexual memories haunt her in the bedroom with her husband. She has tried to put those images out of her head, but they become intrusive…

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