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Fear of Public Speaking and the Effects on Performance
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Written by: Abigail Saneholtz, Psy.D Effective communication is an essential part of building relationships, expected across work settings and occurs regularly within school projects. Glossophobia or the fear of public speaking is a common challenge that affects approximately 73% of the population according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Such fears impact a Read More
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Family Estrangement
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The Effects of Family Estrangement By Lynda Gurvitz, Ph.D. The loss of a family member to death can be devastating. However, the feelings of rejection and bewilderment that often accompanies the loss of a child, sibling or parent to estrangement causes its own unique pain. Family estrangement is defined as one or more relatives Read More
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Coaching Goes Far Beyond Performance on the Field
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By Benjamin Snyder, Ph.D. Some Coaching Lessons Create a Recipe for Off Field Success In the field of psychology, self-determination theory states that environments that promote autonomy, competence, and relatedness are necessary for the development of adaptive functioning and psychological growth. This means that individuals who are taught that they are in control of Read More
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Suicide Rising in the United States
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Struggling with thoughts of suicide? John can’t stop worrying. He’s lost his job and his retirement savings has taken a financial hit. His mortgage rates are increasing and he doesn’t think he’ll be able to make this month’s payment. He has two children and a wife who are relying on him. He’s supposed to Read More
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Music is Therapeutic for Everyone
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Written by: Abigail Saneholtz, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist Music has such a large impact on our lives! It crosses cultures, age groups and has an effect on everyone. It can make you smile, dance, sing, cry, instantly recall memories like they were yesterday and process emotion. Many people listen to music because they identify with Read More
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Humor Helps Us Cope with Stress
Written by: Abigail Saneholtz, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist Usually when I start writing a blog for our Facebook page I think about topics that clients are coming to sessions struggling with in order to share something meaningful and that will hopefully resonate. Often it is easy to focus on the challenges and stress going on in Read More