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Embrace your sexuality: Recognize shame, feel comfortable with desire, and consider the biological nature of sex

by Taylor Bennett | Nov 14, 2019 | Counseling News, Healthy Sexuality

Many people are uncomfortable talking about sex, but these conversations are important: they enable us to maintain a healthy and satisfying sex life. One specific conversation that goes underprioritized is how we can embrace our sexuality to the fullest—three keys...

Sex can change with age: Maintain a satisfying sex life by understanding changes in sexual function, communicating with your partner, and practicing safe sex

by Taylor Bennett | Nov 13, 2019 | Counseling News, Healthy Sexuality

We don’t stop having sex nor do we lose interest in sex as we get older, but we do often experience changes in sexual function. The good news is we can still maintain a satisfying sex life as we get older by understanding these changes in sexual function,...

Recovering sex addicts struggle to know what healthy sexuality feels like: Here are 6 characteristics of a healthy sexual relationship

by Taylor Bennett | Nov 12, 2019 | Counseling News, Healthy Sexuality

Sex addiction is characterized by the obsessive need to engage in sexual activity; symptoms include preoccupation with sex and an inability to control sexual behavior. Fortunately, sex addicts can recover from their addiction and develop a healthy sexuality, of which...

Small acts of kindness make a big difference: Spread kindness and watch it grow

by Edie Weinstein | Nov 7, 2019 | Counseling News, Positivity

“Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty,” is a statement that has become extremely recognizable over the past several decades. It was first marked by Anne Herbert on a placemat in Sausalito, California in 1982 and evolved as a response to the...

Write your heart out: Put pen to paper to express and understand your feelings

by Edie Weinstein | Nov 7, 2019 | Counseling News, Emotional Regulation

One of the most powerful ways to express oneself involves taking pen to paper or fingers to keyboard as emotions spill out. For people seeking mental health treatment, journaling their thoughts is often a lifeline. I was spending time with a client not too long ago,...

FOMO, or the fear of missing out, keeps us from living life to the fullest

by Edie Weinstein | Nov 6, 2019 | Counseling News, Life Advice

When I was a kid, I went 100 mph non-stop. It was very seldom that I would take a break to catch my breath. Personally, I think some of that had to do with my asthma diagnosis—I would not let that slow me down; I wanted to prove that I could keep up with my peers. ...

Are you spending too much time in fantasy land? Daydreaming can take you away from your reality and purpose

by Edie Weinstein | Nov 6, 2019 | Counseling News, Life Advice

I spend a lot of my time writing and utilizing my imagination. I can create a writing prompt out of almost anything. When I daydream, my creativity goes wild. I live in my fantasy land, conjuring up ideas for my next article or blog post. As I daydream, I attempt to...

4 tips for getting over your fear of commitment (Video)

by Taylor Bennett | Nov 5, 2019 | Relationship Issues, Relationships

Fewer and fewer couples are tying the knot. According to Pew Research Center, marriage rates have steadily declined in recent years. Today, just half of all Americans are married, compared with 58% in 1980. What’s to blame for this 8% drop? There are likely several...

Conserve and ration your energy—when you “run out of spoons” you should engage in self-care

by Edie Weinstein | Nov 5, 2019 | Counseling News, Self-Care

I was scrolling through Facebook recently, when I came across a friend who said she had “run out of spoons”. She reached out to her Facebook friends in hopes of feeling supported and rejuvenated. Personally, I had seen the term but wasn’t sure of its exact meaning. ...

How-to recover from burnout: 4 important tips (Video)

by Taylor Bennett | Nov 4, 2019 | Stress, Stress and Anxiety, Stress Management

Burnout is trudging to your desk each morning and barely putting a dent in your to-do list. It’s feeling depleted even after a full night’s rest. Burnout is exhaustion; and when you experience it, you know it. Burnout results from chronic stress at work that hasn’t...

Construction workers are the most likely out of all workforces to use cocaine and opioids; they are the second most likely to use marijuana, after those in the service industry

by Taylor Bennett | Oct 31, 2019 | Counseling News

New research says that construction workers are more likely to use cocaine and opioids than workers in other industries; they are the second most likely to use marijuana. Researchers used the National Survey on Drug Use and Health to analyze a dataset of 293,492...