Mindfulness, Problem Solving, Sleep Problems, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Copy of Your Brain Has A “Delete” Button–Here’s ...

Have you ever wondered "How can I learn more?" This article highlights how we learn and steps you can take to facilitate learning. Hint...sleeping matters.

Copy of Your Brain Has A “Delete” Button–Here’s How To Use It
Depression, Knowledge & Learning, Sleep Problems, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Winter get you down? Facts about SAD

What is the first thought you have when day lights savings comes around? If it is dread of the dark and shorter evenings or winter blues, you are not alone.

What is seasonal affective disorder or SAD for short? SAD is a major depressive episode that happens in the Fall and Winter and tends to resolve in the Spring and Summer.

Winter get you down? Facts about SAD
Anxiety, Knowledge & Learning, Parenting, Mindfulness, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
13 POWERFUL PHRASES PROVEN TO HELP AN ANXIOUS ...

Anxiety is a normal reaction to change and children experience change frequently. This is a great article with useful and concrete phrases and strategies to help little ones with their worry and anxiety. 

13 POWERFUL PHRASES PROVEN TO HELP AN ANXIOUS CHILD CALM DOWN
Anxiety, Depression, Mindfulness, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
What is mindfulness? How do you do it?

What is mindfulness and how do you start practicing? Being aware of the here and now, using all your senses to be present in the moment without judgment. Easy mindfulness exercises to start practicing include noticing everything when you shower or wash dishes, that first drink or bite of food. 

What is mindfulness? How do you do it?
Depression, Medical/Physical Health, Mindfulness, Problem Solving, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Mindfulness Based Therapy as Effective as ...

Can therapy be as effective as antidepressants? A new study shows that mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MCBT) is more effective. 

Mindfulness Based Therapy as Effective as Antidepressants?

couples therapy

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Rethinking infidelity ... a talk for anyone who has ever loved

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Can a relationship survive infidelity? Many do. This is a wonderful and insightful talk about the whys and hows of surviving infidelity. 

Click on the Ted talk link to view Esther Perel's discussion of infidelity. 

Link to Ted Talk

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Spice It Up! Erotic Romance Books Good For Marriage

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Spice It Up! Erotic Romance Books Good For Marriage

Intimacy is essential to the health and connection in a marriage. Sometimes differing sex drives or comfort with intimacy can be a challenge for a couple. One way to address this outside of couples therapy is to incorporate erotic reading. I was quoted in this article that discusses the possible benefits of reading erotic romance novels.

By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway, Posted: 05/27/2014

When I wrote my first erotic romance 20 years ago, it was sold in the secret back section of book stores, sex novelty shops, or by mail order, in a plain brown wrapper. How things have changed since Fifty Shades of Grey! These books are so much more accessible now due the advent of the e-reader, the convenience (and addictive nature) of technological wonders such as the Amazon "one click" buying method, and the explosion in self-published books in the erotic romance genre.

Today, women are proud devotees of the erotic romance novel and books in this category -- love stories with lots and lots of sex in them -- are regularly ending up on all the bestseller lists.