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Pornography Addiction: An Insidious Affliction Part 1 – What is Porn Addiction?
Warning: this blog series discusses material that may not be suitable for youth or adolescents without parental supervision. Insidious: adjective; proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. Affliction: noun; something that...
Keeping and Creating Connection during the COVID-19 Quarantine – Part 3 – The Ultimate Parenting Challenge
Ready or not…the ultimate parenting challenge is here! The COVID-19 Pandemic has created one of the biggest challenges many of us parents have ever faced. From online school at home to constant grocery shopping and meal prep to boredom and...
Play Therapy 101: Therapist/Child Interactions in Play Therapy
In the second part of this play therapy blog series, the unique environment of the playroom as well as the power of self-directed play were presented. This time, let’s look at what actually occurs during a typical play therapy session. This post...
The Flexible Mind – Part 3
Welcome back to The Flexible Mind blog series. My recent posts have been for the purpose of explaining how to relate to your thoughts in a new, less judgmental, more open-minded way, a rare skill in our society. The information in The Flexible Mind...
Cultivating Joy during COVID-19
As the stay at home order continues here in the state of North Carolina, many people are questioning how to gain momentum with their time. Others may be facing a surge of anxiety as a result of multiple factors. And finally, others may be...
Keeping and Creating Connection during the COVID-19 Quarantine – Part 2 – Connection in Marriage
In part one of this blog series, I presented the complications we all experience relationally because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the “stay at home” order. I believe these complications are present in many cases because there is so much time...
Broadening Your Perspective on Boredom
By April 13, 2020, North Carolina was only 18 days into our lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to recent news coverage1, city officials lifted Wuhan’s stay-at-home orders on April 8, 2020 after 76 days of social distancing. If our...
Keeping and Creating Connection during the COVID-19 Quarantine – Part 1 – The Importance of Relationship
At this point, there is no doubt in our minds that we will never be the same as a society after this pandemic. There are aspects of our way of life that have abruptly stopped. We are learning to live without certain things, and we are discovering...
The Flexible Mind – Part 2
By: Sherri Robbins, MA, LCMHCA, NCC Welcome back to The Flexible Mind blog series. The information in this series comes from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). ACT offers valuable resources...
The Flexible Mind – Part 1
The current pandemic creates opportunity to maximize the potential of the mind. As humans, our minds have the ability to grow and change. Pressure and stress can move us in a forward direction. This week’s blog post by our in house anxiety...
Redemptive Qualities of COVID-19: How Pain and Pressure Make Us Stronger
I’m always thinking about life difficulties in terms of redemption. How can the discomfort of our present situation with COVID-19 actually benefit us in the long run? On the surface, this is unprecedented chaos. We are asking ourselves:...
Play Therapy 101: Part 2 – What Happens in Play Therapy?
In the first part of this play therapy blog series, we explored the core ideas about how Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) works. This time, in the second blog in this series, let’s look at what actually occurs during a typical play therapy...
