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The power of choice in social distancing
Last week our Governor announced that Ohio would be staying home from all school, play, and non-essential work until at least May 4. Many of our clients came to us with a similar question: How will I survive this for another month? Therapist Holly Schweitzer Dunn, LISW, suggests we reframe this to view quarantine from an empowerment place rather than experiencing it only as a victim provides freedom and even a sense of autonomy where we once felt powerless. Try on one of these: Instead...
The Mind Body Connection: Explained
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a form of mental health treatment that has primarily been used to address the effects of trauma. At Mind Body Health Associates, all of our clinicians are trained in EMDR and use it in their office as a form of therapy. While this treatment modality has been effective for a subgroup of our clients, it’s important to know that at MBHA, EMDR is more than a form of treatment - it’s a philosophy that undergirds our treatment approach with...
May 2018 Newsletter
The Pace of Life Everyone is busy. No one has time. This seems to be the norm, but this does not make it healthy. This month, we focus on the pace of life and how to take your foot off the accelerator. Keeping Pace with Dis-Ease Culture is moving at 90 MPH, flying through the days like we're on the Autobahn. Therapist Landon Dunn asks, "what would it like to be running at 70 instead?" We can still speed along with a sense of accomplishment, but a more sensible pace will help decrease the risk...
Endings, Beginnings, and Transitions
In our line of work, we know that goodbyes can be positive, necessary experiences. Mostly, they’re not permanent, but they do accompany a new ordering of life or a new way of seeing the world. With graduation season upon us, perhaps there are a few takeaways that you can mindfully apply as you watch your little ones and not-so-little-anymore ones walk across the platform and into a new stage. Let us offer some thoughts on how to end things well, because we know that good things lie on the...
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When the personal becomes collective
Conversations about sexuality cannot be complete until we talk about the culture in which we have these discussions. Often the root of unhealthy sexual behavior stems from a view of other people as objects. Yet it's challenging to see these beliefs and behaviors when as a culture, through the media or systems of power, we view women in a particular way. A few months ago, the conversation around #metoo helped to rebalance the view of how sex (and power) is experienced in our society. Talking...
Having “The Talk” With Kids & Teens
Healthy attitudes towards sex begin early in life, and often our misunderstandings about sex are rooted in our earliest conversations about the human body, touch, and even relationships. The goal is to normalize sexual development as a natural, normal part of growing up, just like getting taller and changing interests. For example, it is normal for a toddler or pre-school age child to explore their own genitals and begin to notice the difference between male and female genitals. Getting angry...