Dancing With Myself: Addressing Your Relationships

Dancing With Myself: Addressing Your Relationships

  • Posted on February 15, 2016
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Growing up in Newark, NJ, which was known for its riots a few years earlier, I was overprotected as a child. My parents wanted me to come straight home after school and I wasn’t allowed to have anyone over the house if they weren’t home. In order to avoid any consequences if I didn’t follow their wishes, I stuck to the rules. Now that I am able to reflect on that time, I believe it laid the foundation of my challenges in communication as well as connection with others. I spent the first…continue reading →
Sweet Emotions: Addressing Mental Health

Sweet Emotions: Addressing Mental Health

  • Posted on February 7, 2016
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There can be great upheaval in our lives when change takes place. If we chose it ourselves, we might have a plan to implement which facilitates the modifications necessary to achieve the desired goal. When stopping a behavior after displaying it for a prolonged period of time, the body goes into “alert” mode and seeks to sooth itself. For example, if you’re used to eating an apple with sugar on it, your system is used to generating a certain amount of dopamine.  Here, both the body and the brain adapt themselves to the…continue reading →
How to Optimize Your Physical Health

How to Optimize Your Physical Health

  • Posted on January 30, 2016
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You can now address the status of your Physical Health. This one is usually slightly easier to address due to the minimal amount of stigmatization involved. Many health issues might not be obvious, but they can easily debilitate one from going on with their normal day to day. What has this been like for you in the past? Has the doctor made suggestions such as: Changing a few items in your diet? Cutting out a few things in your diet? Changing your diet all together? Has the doctor mentioned exercise? You’re possibly on…continue reading →