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How To Keep A Gratitude Journal
Did you know that feeling and expressing gratitude can directly impact your overall health and well-being? It’s true! Showing just a little bit of gratitude on a daily basis can transform your life....
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How Does Exercise Affect Cognition?
The physical benefits of exercise are widely known – looking and feeling more in shape, having more energy, and living a longer and healthier life are just some of these benefits. Believe it or not,...
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Mindful Spring Cleaning
Practicing mindfulness is an activity from which you can reap many benefits. Mindfulness involves being aware of your thoughts, feelings and surroundings, being fully present, and not judging your...
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How You Can Benefit From Family Therapy
Family matters have a tendency to be private in nature, which is why it might be surprising to hear that strained relationships between family members are actually quite prevalent. Tense relationships...
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The Effects of Warm Weather On Your Mood and Health
It’s heating up in the South Bay, which means weekends will soon be filled with outdoor activities, from trips to Hermosa Beach to exploring new hiking trails. Just as exercise reduces stress, the...
View ArticlePart I: The Power of Vulnerability
In a 2010 Ted Talk, Brene Brown talked about the power of vulnerability and how it relates to a sense of connection. She stated that connection is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and in...
View ArticlePart II: The Negative Impacts of Shame and How to Overcome Them
This blog is a follow-up to Part 1: The Power of Vulnerability. If you have not yet read part one, I’d urge you to do so before continuing on.Inadequate. Inferior. Useless. Regret. These are the...
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The Benefits of Restorative Yoga
There are many ways in which you can improve your physical and emotional state of well-being, and of course, therapy is one of those. Some other ways include exercise, introspection, surrounding...
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Setting Your Child Up For Success
Is Therapy Right For Your Teen?As a teen and adolescent therapist, I know that therapy can be incredibly beneficial for teenagers struggling with stress, anxiety, or depression. I understand that on a...
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Smartphones Before Bed
Are Your Smartphone Habits Hurting You?As a South Bay therapist, I place a lot of importance on the mental well-being of my clients. My mission is to help each of my clients achieve a healthy and happy...
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Raising an Emotionally Honest Man
As any parent can tell you, raising a child is a complicated process. It takes hard work, research, and a whole lot of love to raise a mature, emotionally stable, and well-rounded person. All too...
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What Makes a Healthy Relationship?
Relationships, and romantic relationships, in particular, are one of the most important parts of life. We rely on our intimate relationships for resilience and solace in bad times and for companionship...
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How Fatherhood is Changing
The outdated adage goes that fathers are more or less similar to mothers – they just do things worse. The idea that fathers are essentially “back-up” mothers gained prominence in the 20th century when...
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The Key To Strengthening Your Relationship Is Looking At Yourself!
Intimate relationships bring meaning and purpose to our lives, but they are not easy. When difficulties emerge within our relationship, we often focus all of our energy on analyzing our partner’s...
View ArticleHow To Help Mitigate Back-To-School Blues
For a lot of young people, summertime is filled with extra fun and relaxation, as well as the extra warmth and sunlight that comes with the season. Though you may not know it, this warm weather is...
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What Your Halloween Costume Might Say About Your Personality
What does the end of the summer mean to you? For many, it means the beginning of pumpkin carving, candy and halloween costumes. Some of you may already be planning your costume and putting it together....
View ArticleTalk About The Tough Stuff – 5 Tips For More Effective Communication In Your...
Our intimate relationship is often one of the most important and most challenging connections in our lives. No matter how strongly you may feel for your partner, there will be times when you struggle...
View ArticleElection Stress: You’re Not Alone
Been feeling a little anxious recently? An underlying sense of stress following you throughout your day? A sense of dread anytime you turn on the news?It turns out, you aren’t alone. Pundit after...
View ArticleHow To Cope With Unemployment & Job Loss
Being unemployed can be one of the more difficult experiences people go through. If you are experiencing stress, anxiety, anger, fear, or depression, you are not alone. These are some of the common...
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Implementing New Habits Without The Stress
It is not just at the start of the New Year that we find ourselves setting goals and resolving to improve ourselves. While incorporating new habits into our lives is a positive thing, sometimes it can...
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