New Years is often the time when we decide to make big changes in our lives. We may think, “I’m going to eat better and exercise” or, “I’m going to stop smoking cigarettes.” New Years resolutions tend to fail for a number of reasons, but rather than focus on why they fail, here are some […]

New Years is often the time when we decide to make big changes in our lives. We may think, “I’m going to eat better and exercise” or, “I’m going to stop smoking cigarettes.” New Years resolutions tend to fail for a number of reasons, but rather than focus on why they fail, here are some […]

By Joseph Kanengiser, LCSW Conflict in the workplace is unavoidable. The stress that comes from conflict reverberates, sometimes impacting the quality or our work, our fulfillment with our jobs and our personal life. Nevertheless, conflict is not necessarily always bad. In fact, sometimes it’s good! Both learning how to decipher between good and bad conflict, […]

By Alana Lehrfield, LSW “Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now.”  –Richard G. Scott Delayed gratification refers to the ability of an individual to resist doing something fun, pleasurable or rewarding now, in order to gain a more valuable reward in the future.  For example, you could go to a […]

By Alana Lehrfield, LSW “Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now.”  –Richard G. Scott Delayed gratification refers to the ability of an individual to resist doing something fun, pleasurable or rewarding now, in order to gain a more valuable reward in the future.  For example, you could go to a […]

By Jamie Edwards, LCSW “Hope” is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops – at all – Emily Dickinson From Star Wars to The Little Engine that Could, hope is a common theme in our culture. Yet it’s also one of those words […]

By Saren LeCompte, LCPC Eat healthier. Don’t curse. Exercise more. Lose weight. Make new friends. Start a relationship. Do any of these goals sound familiar? If yes, isn’t these small steps, big goals? So often we tell ourselves we will do things differently in the New Year. As much as many people dislike new year’s […]

By Saren LeCompte, LCPC Eat healthier. Don’t curse. Exercise more. Lose weight. Make new friends. Start a relationship. Do any of these goals sound familiar? If yes, isn’t these small steps, big goals? So often we tell ourselves we will do things differently in the New Year. As much as many people dislike new year’s […]