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How to Be Your Own Therapist: A Step-By-Step Guide to Taking Back Your Life

How to Be Your Own Therapist: A Step-By-Step Guide to Taking Back Your Life

How to Be Your Own Therapist provides tools to replace unhealthy behaviors with actions for satisfaction and success.

2004

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The Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide Use

Weeds and bugs are only two of the things you're killing because the most important thing you don’t think about is your mental health.

Jun 17, 2023

The Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide Use

Jun 17, 2023

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Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health

Too often, we adhere to mandated wellness tips, some of which are baseless, to help maintain our mental and creative abilities. Forget much…

Jun 20, 2023

Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health

Jun 20, 2023

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The Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for Health

Myths abound in wellness, and the only way to handle them is by refuting them with science. This is one of the prevalent ones, so here…

Jun 21, 2023

The Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for Health

Jun 21, 2023

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Grieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”

Too many therapists and their patients have been led to believe there’s a formula for grieving and that everyone must process the five…

Jun 25, 2023

Grieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”

Jun 25, 2023

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The “Evil” Therapist: Protecting yourself from those who might harm you

“While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him.” Dostoevsky

Sep 27, 2019

The “Evil” Therapist: Protecting yourself from those who might harm you

Sep 27, 2019

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Brain Science Is Now Studying the Science of Outrage

How does the brain react during discussions that may raise feelings of outrage, and how might we change that is now a topic of interest.

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Brain Science Is Now Studying the Science of Outrage

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What’s a Psychiatrist, and What’s a Psychologist?

More needs to be known about the differences between two types of healthcare professionals, and it would be worthwhile for everyone to be…

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What’s a Psychiatrist, and What’s a Psychologist?

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Forever Chemicals and Microplastics in Water More Dangerous to Health Than Thought

The chemicals are everywhere, but their danger is now more severe than previously thought and presents an explicit threat to health.

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Forever Chemicals and Microplastics in Water More Dangerous to Health Than Thought

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The Mysterious Human Spoken Language That Only Few Understand

A unique and specific language still mystifies scientists studying brain development and communication.

Oct 29

The Mysterious Human Spoken Language That Only Few Understand

Oct 29

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Kids, X-Rays, CAT Scans, and Cancer, Oh, My!

Detecting and treating specific diseases may require radiation-sensitive devices, and deciding on the risk/benefit ratio can be difficult.

Oct 25

Kids, X-Rays, CAT Scans, and Cancer, Oh, My!

Oct 25

Dr. Patricia Farrell

Dr. Patricia Farrell

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Dr. Farrell is a psychologist, consultant, author, and member of SAG/AFTRA, interested in flash fiction writing (http://bitly.ws/S94e) and health.

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