Mental Health
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Meet Your Mental Enemies: Part Two
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By: Jaclyn Rink, MSCP, LLP Welcome back to part two of my three-part series about cognitive distortions, aka: Your Mental Enemies! For those of you who would like to read part 1 in its entirety (which I highly recommend), please visit our website at mccaskillfamilyservices.com and visit our blog underneath the “resources” tab. There, you will…
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Meet Your Mental Enemies: Cognitive Distortions (Part One)
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By: Jaclyn Rink, MSCP, LLP Lee Atwater described it best when he said, “Our perception is our reality.” What Lee was trying to express with this sentiment is that what we think about and how we think about it becomes our truth over time. Our brain will believe what we tell it, and even if what we tell it…
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Exercise and Mental Health: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right
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By: Sydney Rumley, MS, TLLP The weather is getting colder and we’re getting close to the holiday season, which means that it’s time to whip out our coats/sweaters from storage and prepare to enjoy many festivities where food is a big part of our celebration. This is an exhilarating time for many people, but it…
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Confronting Confrontation: Tips to Improve Your Ability to Effectively Communicate
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By: Jacob Lowe, MS, TLLP Throughout our lives, we are tasked with communicating and collaborating with those we surround ourselves with. Whether it be our family, friends, colleagues, or co-workers, the strength of the relationships we share with them is dependent on how capable we are of communicating effectively. We all strive for meaningful connections…
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The Dopamine Dilemma
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By: Jaclyn Rink, MSCP, LLP You’ve been seeing it all over social media and hearing friends, family, and practitioners talk about it. Dopamine. It’s the current buzzword that seems to be the magical fix for our problems. Struggling to get out of bed today? Probably a lack of dopamine. Need a mood boost? “Go get…
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ARFID: The Eating Disorder You Need to Know About
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By: Kim Hesano, RN-BSN Do you find yourself or your child avoiding certain foods, even if it means missing out on a meal with friends or family? While picky eating can be frustrating, it is not always a cause for concern. However, for some people, avoiding certain foods goes beyond just being picky – it…
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Our Best Practices for Families after a School Shooting or Lock-Down Drill
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With the recent tragic school shooting in our hometown at Michigan State University, our team of psychologists and physicians has come together to share some tips to help families during this challenging time. Our Best Practices for Families after a School Shooting Start the conversation: Bring it up with your children, whether or not they…
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Boost Your Romantic Relationship Through Gratitude
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By: Jessica Peatee, Ph.D., LLP In honor of Valentine’s month, let’s talk about romantic relationships and how to improve them through practices of gratitude. What is Gratitude? From a mental health perspective, gratitude is usually experienced as an emotional reaction to a positive outcome or life circumstance, such as “I feel SO GRATEFUL that my family…
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Beating the Winter Blues
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by: Bismah Khan, TLLP Here we are in the middle of winter: The holidays have passed, and many of us are counting the days until spring. For some people, winter is a time they look forward to. From skiing to sipping on hot chocolate, winter can be thrilling, comforting, or both! For others, winter can…
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Assistive Technology for Dyslexia
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by: Emily Kavanagh, MS, LLP Individuals with dyslexia are often creative, out-of-the-box thinkers with the ability to problem-solve in ways that others may not think of. Some of the world’s greatest inventors, teachers, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and leaders have been identified as dyslexic. However, when faced with learning and life tasks relying heavily on reading, writing,…
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