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Postpartum Depression: Ways to Cope and Heal
If you’re a mom or dad, you’ve walked through the otherworldly time surrounding pregnancy and childbirth. The time following the birth of a child is incomparable: It brings the gift of life and the fun of seeing your family grow. Parenthood also…
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Mind/Body Health: How Heart Health is Connected to Mental Health
You might think heart disease is linked only with physical activities — a lack of exercise, poor diet, smoking and excessive drinking. While these habits do heighten the risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular…
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How to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.)
Seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D.) is a type of depression related to changes in the seasons. S.A.D. has a tendency to begin and end at about the same times yearly. For most people the symptoms arrive in the fall and end around the beginning of…
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Overcoming Depression: How Psychologists Help with Depressive Disorders
Everyone experiences sadness at times. But depression is something more. Depression is extreme sadness or despair that lasts more than days. It interferes with the activities of daily life and can even cause physical pain. Fortunately, depression is…
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Supporting a Family Member with Serious Mental Illness
Learn how to help a loved one through diagnosis and beyond Mental illnesses are disorders that affect a person’s mood, thoughts or behaviors. Serious mental illnesses include a variety of diseases including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic…
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Preventing Suicide: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, Safety Plans and Hotlines
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, dedicated to supporting and connecting with those who’ve been impacted by a death by suicide September is National Suicide Prevention Month. All month, mental health advocates, prevention…
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Lack of Motivation: Laziness or Fear in Disguise?
Renowned social psychologist Dr. Devon Price has written a tome entitled Laziness Does Not Exist. I can imagine you’re thinking, “But that can’t be right…I’ve actually seen laziness and resistance, in others, even in myself!” Well, Dr….
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Depression in the Pandemic Workplace: What Can We Do?
  The pandemic and all the ensuing uncertainty and disruption in our lives, communities and globally has fueled a surge of individuals reporting depression symptoms. Some surveys report as many as three times more than in a normal year. Before the…
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How to Support a Family Member with Depression or Anxiety
It can be hard to watch someone you love struggle with anxiety or depression. You may not be able to fix it completely, but you CAN offer love and patience.
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Reducing Mental Illness Stigma Encourages People to Seek Help
Life has been stressful in recent years, and none of us would be surprised to hear that mental illnesses—such as anxiety, depression and others—are being reported at significantly higher rates for all ages. Alarmingly, reports of suicidal…

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