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Are therapy card decks a clinical tool, a branding exercise, or something else entirely? Read more

Suicide isn't simply the tragedy of someone taking their own life: it's also the long, excruciating nightmare of being left behind. Read more

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According to grief experts, does a new diagnosis in the DSM pathologize a critical component of the human experience? Read more

Author Karen Kleiman argues that postpartum distress is normal—and should be normalized more in our society. Read more

In her new memoir, Mary Pipher refuses to dumb down what it takes to create a rewarding life. Read more

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Once blocks to the organic grief process are identified and removed, how can therapists choreograph corrective emotional experiences? Read more

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While grief can be a familiar creature that lives inside us, we often treat it as a stranger Read more

Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC, explores the ethics of client waitlists and offers best practices for establishing and maintaining them. Read more

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The weight of whether to put a child in a group home. Read more

Should we really be turning long-held grief into a mental illness? Or might it be an actual disorder, in some cases? Read more

Rather than proclaiming that you understand a client's experience, you're far better off assuming that you don't have a clue what they're going through. Read more

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No one can prevent the horrors of cancer, but processing this particular experience of loss with a therapist who's been through it may stave off the trauma of... Read more

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When couples don’t have models for mastering healthy communication skills, they may regress to old gender scripts to cope, which can feel like its own kind... Read more

Designed for kids 8-12, the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Card Deck provides teachers, parents, and therapists with 55 engaging and fun activities that... Read more

We all have a superpower within us – the incredible ability to use our breath to energize us when we’re feeling tired, settle us down when... Read more

Teaching kids about social-emotional (SEL) skills in a controlled environment is one thing. Whether they use those skills independently in other situations... Read more

For someone who has survived the death of their child, describing grief as a journey perpetuates the myth that, eventually, there’s an end point. Read more

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When working with lesbian clients do you sometimes find yourself stuck on how to help them develop a strong sense of self or meet their potential? Most... Read more

This issue looks at the issue of grief, especially in light of the addition of prolonged grief disorder to the revised edition of the DSM-5 in March. This... Read more

As providers we are often taught that curiosity is a value worth cultivating in ourselves, that is a pro-social virtue that promotes growth, learning, and... Read more

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When some parents discover their child is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, this may halt, or even destroy, the narrative they have unknowingly placed on... Read more