During the months surrounding the 2016 presidential election, immigration rhetoric was criticized so that Daniel Gutierrez, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and member of the American Counseling Association, noticed a significant increase in panic disorders in a free clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina. One therapist even told Gutierrez about a client who had panic attacks every time a political advertisement…
"Sometimes even life is an act of courage." ~ Seneca I admit it for the first time: I was bullied at school. I was thirteen at the time and lived in dorm 11 for a year. I never recognized it because I felt that bullying was too little misfortune to complain about. But now, when I think back on it,…
“Leave your front door and your back door open. Let the thoughts come and go. Just don't serve them tea. "~ Shunryu Suzuki There are few things in life that are more annoying than a loud chatter between your ears – a busy mind that never stops and doesn't leave you alone for a moment. You are sitting by the…
On Physioplus we have a new knee course for you. Tears of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) account for 3% of outpatient knee injuries and 38% of acute traumatic osteoarthritis of the knee. These injuries rarely occur in isolation, and up to 95% of PCL tears occur in combination with other ligament tears. PCL tears are increasingly recognized as the…
“Remember: there is only one time that is important and that is now! The current moment is the only time we have power. "~ Tolstoy Stop for a second and tell me: What were you thinking about? It is very possible that you have thought about something in the past or in the future. Of course, part of this thinking…
In popular culture, obsessive-compulsive disorder is often portrayed by characters who are unable to step on cracks on the sidewalk, are germicidal, or are obsessed with cleanliness and organization. These "hang-ups" are often played for comic effects. "There is a big misunderstanding that obsessive-compulsive disorder is cute and strange," said Shala Nicely, a licensed professional consultant (LPC) with a practice…
This book you are reading may not be the best, but that does not mean that you should give up reading altogether. Just go on to the next one. You may feel stiff and sore after your last run, but that doesn't mean you should give up training. Just stretch and go again. This last service may have been boring…
Because immigrants often feel that they live on two worlds – their country of origin and their new one – the development of identity for this population is complex and critical. Migrant clients often tell Sara Stanizai, a licensed marriage and family therapist and owner of Prospect Therapy in Long Beach, California, that they have a foot in every culture…
First a big thank you to Naomi McVey, Janet Thomas, Paula Manning and Jack Chew who made our session great. It's been a while since I was on stage at the Digital CPD Focused Symposium at Physiotherapy UK 2019 in Birmingham. It has taken me a while to sit down and complete this post, but now I am here and…
"The moment you take personal responsibility for everything in your life is the moment when you can change everything in your life." ~ Hal Elrod I am an introspective person and at this point in my life I have no problems taking personal responsibility. When I share my insights or understanding of situations I've been in, people often say, “Marlena,…