tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142271872024-03-07T21:11:41.639-05:00Dr. DebDr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comBlogger432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-37158560549848515192024-02-08T14:23:00.003-05:002024-02-08T14:23:39.639-05:00 First Draft Cover Art<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9glJj5PZzi5e9Ha8cJ_R0EacWeP4AMnYd9eRXpMyHmkwg5Sr4d1ixLeTo6SEqLxVh8TXTFITUwbyYjDi8bVcI_BiU2CDFiaFGyvqol-6WseGIzVfYG7ld7yv0sZ-WkitZhVXQAm0ZwhOMyhH1_RE0OJr9v_Wf9INxku1G-HEhtY_If43YATzm/s983/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20at%202.19.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9glJj5PZzi5e9Ha8cJ_R0EacWeP4AMnYd9eRXpMyHmkwg5Sr4d1ixLeTo6SEqLxVh8TXTFITUwbyYjDi8bVcI_BiU2CDFiaFGyvqol-6WseGIzVfYG7ld7yv0sZ-WkitZhVXQAm0ZwhOMyhH1_RE0OJr9v_Wf9INxku1G-HEhtY_If43YATzm/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20at%202.19.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Received the first draft cover art to my next children's book, "Sometimes When I'm Jealous." <p></p><p>Always so meaningful and fun to collaborate with my illustrator <a href="http://www.kyrateis.com">Kyra Teis. </a></p>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-15391367913099459822024-01-24T19:26:00.001-05:002024-01-24T19:26:07.770-05:00Self Care Tips for Winter Months<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9V_S8CDlWj5jNiWY7_YorqXgUbbeU4R8OJGhU5nuNNHnjLXbwEvCqAKPEwsSFGrhKEiO59fFJ8Ae-hxyx_FXc3OyZ9E6RHlObHqls4XBFGKyDxu-F3KiYx7XSvcd6BK6ZOKId-4R9UaR_sFAMMqaJCIoVrcG87Hi3671gHFtBTaqXsjw0JDX/s640/dr_deb_winter_self_care_tips-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9V_S8CDlWj5jNiWY7_YorqXgUbbeU4R8OJGhU5nuNNHnjLXbwEvCqAKPEwsSFGrhKEiO59fFJ8Ae-hxyx_FXc3OyZ9E6RHlObHqls4XBFGKyDxu-F3KiYx7XSvcd6BK6ZOKId-4R9UaR_sFAMMqaJCIoVrcG87Hi3671gHFtBTaqXsjw0JDX/w620-h349/dr_deb_winter_self_care_tips-3.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-68520247029473340692024-01-11T19:38:00.000-05:002024-01-11T19:38:22.009-05:00New Book Sketches<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlCi7kqNyctU8Igm2MMcwXLWMs0tA4YaIJNT6lXRpedHvv5-i6q6e7oAZnDdCGTMVfX_M6h7vIc5EUHMEtLJm5EOIMlBvbjemB6zxeuhb-nt6awIn6r0y5vzLUOI0v6zpTvQsmSiHhx7xaDoXPJHXLM20rANaIkPpqLDX2RdL3Vzv_0Kz88PD/s1881/Screenshot%202024-01-11%20at%207.18.45%E2%80%AFPM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1881" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlCi7kqNyctU8Igm2MMcwXLWMs0tA4YaIJNT6lXRpedHvv5-i6q6e7oAZnDdCGTMVfX_M6h7vIc5EUHMEtLJm5EOIMlBvbjemB6zxeuhb-nt6awIn6r0y5vzLUOI0v6zpTvQsmSiHhx7xaDoXPJHXLM20rANaIkPpqLDX2RdL3Vzv_0Kz88PD/w454-h263/Screenshot%202024-01-11%20at%207.18.45%E2%80%AFPM.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my favorite things when writing children's books is when my wonderful and talented illustrator, <a href="http://www.kyrateis.com">Kyra Teis</a>, takes my notes and creates the characters and illustrations for the picture book. It's so exciting to see my ideas come to life, and to have the beginning artwork take shape. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My next book will focus on jealousy in children in late 2024. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can't wait to share more. </div></div>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-60217343084951424132023-12-07T17:48:00.006-05:002023-12-07T17:48:45.125-05:00Why Decorating Early for the Holidays is a Good Thing<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0kMOotO75j/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background: repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; 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Did you decorate early for the holidays? Deborah Serani, Psy. D, senior adjunct professor of psychology shares the science behind how decorating for the holidays can help our mood. #ExtraordinaryAdelphi #ExtraordinaryMindsDr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-63518517463025732382023-11-13T10:46:00.003-05:002023-11-13T11:07:15.891-05:00Shrink Wrap Radio Podcast - Living with Depression <blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ksp-P-s8Ll0?si=nZr-OS0E7GVasWXf" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Catch my interview with <a href="https://www.apa.org/about/governance/president/citation/david-van-nuys">Dr. David Van Nuys</a> on <a href="https://shrinkrapradio.com">Shrink Rap Radio Podcast</a> as we talk about my latest book, mental health, the power of psychotherapy and wellbeing. </div>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-59171629768466156032023-11-01T09:08:00.005-04:002023-11-01T09:45:46.804-04:00International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is 11/18/23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqEGB431WqdZ61Rlrl83M3J6jqnEw6nyBkxNQYhUp3m78SzXax2EVNjT3inEqSfrfHP15uGCgSu6RTR62g8F0Zg-dqDPrvFVBG9gyxvlWMaVmBl1xAJCdMzf4VNAtRoQvJK9XUhJvsXpWRy5E2ukGDoZ39QCUFu4COOMLXrWrtqvGYLqqy98P/s1260/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%209.04.34%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="1260" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqEGB431WqdZ61Rlrl83M3J6jqnEw6nyBkxNQYhUp3m78SzXax2EVNjT3inEqSfrfHP15uGCgSu6RTR62g8F0Zg-dqDPrvFVBG9gyxvlWMaVmBl1xAJCdMzf4VNAtRoQvJK9XUhJvsXpWRy5E2ukGDoZ39QCUFu4COOMLXrWrtqvGYLqqy98P/s320/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%209.04.34%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16.940001px; letter-spacing: 0px;">In 1999, Senator Harry Reid, a survivor of his father’s 1972 suicide, introduced a new resolution into the US Senate. With its passage, the US Congress designated the Saturday before Thanksgiving as</span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16.940001px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.sprc.org/news/senator-harry-reid-lifetime-service-suicide-prevention" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">National Survivors of Suicide Day</a></span><a href="http://www.sprc.org/news/senator-harry-reid-lifetime-service-suicide-prevention" style="color: #0f50bb; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16.940001px; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> </a><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16.940001px; letter-spacing: 0px;">- an awareness day that reaches out to thousands of people who have lost a loved one to suicide.</span></p><div style="font-family: Hanuman; font-size: 16.940001px;"><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">National Survivors of Suicide Day has evolved into a global awareness day called <a href="https://afsp.org/find-support/ive-lost-someone/survivor-day/" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day</a> thanks to the <a href="https://afsp.org/" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. </a></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Sometimes called "Survivor Day," this </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">November 18th will find children and adults affected by suicide loss gathering around the world at events in their local communities to find connection, comfort, hope and understanding. </span></span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #262626;">To find a event near you, link <a href="https://isosld.afsp.org/?_gl=1%2Aarvp4e%2A_ga%2ANDU3MDgyMTIxLjE2OTg4NDM2ODA.%2A_ga_44VZZG2H84%2AMTY5ODg0MzY4MC4xLjEuMTY5ODg0NjExMS4yMC4wLjA." style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">here</a></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; min-height: 17px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; min-height: 17px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide. </span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; min-height: 17px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Every 41 seconds someone tries to understand that loss.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; min-height: 17px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">If you need help, are suicidal or feeling hopeless:</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Call 988</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Text "talk" to 741741 </span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">or reach out to a trusted loved one for assistance.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-86416720567394614232023-10-29T23:47:00.001-04:002023-10-29T23:47:58.597-04:00Rafflecopter Book Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KJeHm-Ou0LgX_uJzwaz1nf0avHYyU7BMJcxLNWw-HkDb9pm4M-y23C4QpM5nqamseoiI9WwA36XtVHX4alrRE8bXncPEM7XUTaPFOiriFP1DayKoCbKblToQWj0C2hxPZa2BYGMUn1d5Nv27QkCC-Kb3j_MA3hlJFa-tB2g-QT6IcOfpcpEz/s1080/Untitled-17.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KJeHm-Ou0LgX_uJzwaz1nf0avHYyU7BMJcxLNWw-HkDb9pm4M-y23C4QpM5nqamseoiI9WwA36XtVHX4alrRE8bXncPEM7XUTaPFOiriFP1DayKoCbKblToQWj0C2hxPZa2BYGMUn1d5Nv27QkCC-Kb3j_MA3hlJFa-tB2g-QT6IcOfpcpEz/s320/Untitled-17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="d97c7c442" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/d97c7c442/" id="rcwidget_rcrkk60y" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Tour Schedule:</span></strong></p><div class="paragraph" style="color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Oct 9 – <a href="https://lieseblog.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Liese's Blog</a> – book spotlight<br />Oct 9 - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leannebookstagram" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Leanne Bookstagram</a> – book review<br />Oct 10 –<a href="http://www.pawsreadrepeat.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Paws.Read.Repeat –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Oct 10 -<a href="http://www.rockinbookreviews.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Rockin' Book Reviews</a> – book review / giveaway<br />Oct 11 – <a href="https://www.thesexynerdrevue.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">The Sexy Nerd Revue</a> – book spotlight<br />Oct 12 –<a href="http://www.fundinmental.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">fundinmental –</a> book spotlight / giveaway<br />Oct 12 <a href="https://ginaraemitchell.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">– Gina Rae Mitchell –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Oct 16 –<a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Cover Lover Book Review</a> – book review / giveaway<br />Oct 17 – <a href="https://www.amamascorneroftheworld.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">A Mama's Corner of the World</a> – book review / giveaway<br />Oct 18 –<a href="http://www.bookswithachance.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Books With a Chance</a> – book review / giveaway<br />Oct 19 - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lovemybooks2020/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">@lovemybooks2020</a> – book review<br />Oct 19 - <a href="http://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Splashes of Joy</a> – book review / giveaway<br />Oct 20 – <a href="http://blackcoffeebrowncow.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Black Coffee Brown Cow</a> – book review<br />Oct 23 –<a href="https://countrymamaswithkids.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Country Mamas With Kids</a> – book review<br />Oct 24 – <a href="https://stephjb.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Stephanie Jane</a> – book spotlight / giveaway<br />Oct 25 –<a href="http://www.instagram.com/just_another_mother_with_books" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Just Another Mother With Books</a> – book review / giveaway<br />Oct 27 – <a href="http://novelsalive.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Novels Alive</a> – book review / giveaway<br /><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-68026826787222612482023-09-06T09:50:00.002-04:002023-09-06T10:02:12.713-04:00September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jJfGTJftlXyr4D0ifHxlsqugUrMGG96lrC0boxTcxdLlLjmSu97szViA_WDbGGAz3uCNNIWX_e4JlwzL0kuReR6itBnftHUx046rMklAwH0Pp2qBGqsv0PgdwGPCvKVa92arvAV72p6zELVqk5KGwyk274tee8N0L3etCkhlhdeX753W0wxI/s600/wspd2022-600x300.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="600" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jJfGTJftlXyr4D0ifHxlsqugUrMGG96lrC0boxTcxdLlLjmSu97szViA_WDbGGAz3uCNNIWX_e4JlwzL0kuReR6itBnftHUx046rMklAwH0Pp2qBGqsv0PgdwGPCvKVa92arvAV72p6zELVqk5KGwyk274tee8N0L3etCkhlhdeX753W0wxI/s320/wspd2022-600x300.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">Sunday September 10, 2023 is</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><a href="https://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/wspd/en/" style="background-color: white; color: #0f50bb; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration: none;">World Suicide Prevention Day.</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><p></p><p></p><p style="font-size: 15.4px;"></p><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Every <a href="https://www.iasp.info/wspd/powerpoint/2019/2019_wspd_powerpoint_facts_and_figures.pdf" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">40 seconds</a> someone in the world dies by suicide. </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span><div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">This means s</span></span><span face="" style="background-color: white;">uicide is responsible for almost one million deaths every year across the world. </span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Another way to look at this is how Dr. Catherine Le </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Galès</span><span style="background-color: white;">-Camus, from the </span><a href="https://www.who.int" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">World Health Organization</a><span style="background-color: white;">, describes the rate of suicide each year: "<i>Worldwide, more people die from suicide than from all homicides and wars combined</i>."</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><b><u>WARNING SIGNS FOR SUICIDE</u></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Click here for </span><a href="http://www.suicide.org/suicide-warning-signs.html" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">warning signs</a><span style="background-color: white;"> you can learn about. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>RESOURCES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION </u></b><br /></span><br /><span face=""><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.iasp.info/wspd/index.php" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">International Association for Suicide Prevention</a> </span></span><span face="" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">offers a great list of suicide prevention resources.</span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""><br /></span></b><span style="background-color: white;"></span><u><b><span face="">URGENT TELEPHONE CELL PHONE CONTACT</span></b></u><br /><br /><span face=""><a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">Lifeline </a>is open 24 hours a day, every day, to help you or someone you love find help.</span><br /><span face=""><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span face="">1800 273 TALK </span><br /><span face=""><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span face="">1800 273 8255</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span face=""><b><u>URGENT CELL PHONE TEXT CONTACT</u></b></span><br /><span face=""><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span face="">If you would rather text than talk, the <a href="https://www.crisistextline.org/get-help/suicide" style="color: #0f50bb; text-decoration: none;">Crisis Text Line</a> is available 24 hours a day, every day. </span><br /><span face=""><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span face="">Text HELLO to 741741 to connect </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><br /></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-21089394073093777842023-08-17T09:30:00.000-04:002023-08-17T09:30:24.495-04:00August in National Make a Will Month<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4YuSlxNBYFaBwBvpqbxFO8KI5JpOFhoUOVEPb8sTwWuoX8eMYDecqssJUxUTpaE52uBVFWrP8_PsweShblbl0byYNQfc49HV3F8dGL8Qtda8z56I9ChyeF0T0qCp2uLUs3uTsczrJQ0I35KX2xhmN4yzUG-nKPCnNXdbjWNOd7UYUDEnACda/s1280/image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1280" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4YuSlxNBYFaBwBvpqbxFO8KI5JpOFhoUOVEPb8sTwWuoX8eMYDecqssJUxUTpaE52uBVFWrP8_PsweShblbl0byYNQfc49HV3F8dGL8Qtda8z56I9ChyeF0T0qCp2uLUs3uTsczrJQ0I35KX2xhmN4yzUG-nKPCnNXdbjWNOd7UYUDEnACda/s320/image.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Studies show that 75% of parents don't have a will. While many think they're too young, don't have enough money or that their property will automatically go to their next of kin, all three common assumptions are wrong.</span><p></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Life can end unexpectedly in an instant and, without a plan in place, grieving relatives can be tied up in court for years in the process of acquiring and dividing an estate's assets.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In honor of <a href="https://blog.aarp.org/2014/08/20/its-august-so-it-must-be-make-a-will-month/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #247bd4; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">National Make-A-Will Month</a> this August, the <a href="https://www.redcross.org/donations/ways-to-donate/planned-giving/make-a-will.html">American Red Cross</a> and <a href="https://www.freewill.com/giveamredcross">FreeWill</a> have teamed up to offer free legal will support. </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some reasons to consider making a will are below.</span></div><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15.4px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 2em; padding-left: 2.142857em;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 7px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Children</strong>. If you have minor children, you need to specify guardians so that you, and not the court system, will determine who would raise your children.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 7px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Property</strong>. Recording your wishes for the distribution of your assets and property not only ensures that your decisions are honored but it can also help your family avoid destructive conflicts over these issues.</span></li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 7px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Final decisions</strong>. Grieving the loss of a loved one is hard enough to handle. Sparing your loved ones the stress and anxiety of determining how you would like to be honored and remembered can be avoided with a will.</span></li></ol><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">While it can feel a bit unsettling to think of these things, making a will gives you peace of mind and helps your loved ones understand your wishes.<span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Hanuman; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Hanuman; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-40897762591172887232023-07-03T11:00:00.003-04:002023-07-03T11:00:39.145-04:00July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFYn4uhZ75xfoAJbVCbdGsXSJFTJ-Cx40lVbwDm3wtqWtM6rXjhZrdLzoMw3XLTcy0NJ5hKSfXSWOSrmaRf9C6QmC4T5kmsrzW0FYnuibQRVrMxIoNn8HN0DulkJv3qqH97EdTGiU4TJe9rUDm7EF5rgFWBUFz9qteWNUmqcqNtIsmb52wrTJ/s1024/MMH2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFYn4uhZ75xfoAJbVCbdGsXSJFTJ-Cx40lVbwDm3wtqWtM6rXjhZrdLzoMw3XLTcy0NJ5hKSfXSWOSrmaRf9C6QmC4T5kmsrzW0FYnuibQRVrMxIoNn8HN0DulkJv3qqH97EdTGiU4TJe9rUDm7EF5rgFWBUFz9qteWNUmqcqNtIsmb52wrTJ/s320/MMH2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/minority-mental-health/index.html">National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month </a>is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique mental health struggles that racial, ethnic and minority subcultures face in the United States. <div><br /></div><div>Striving for mental health equity enables everyone to have the opportunity for wellbeing.<div><br /></div><div>Link <a href="https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/minority-mental-health/resources/">here </a>for resources </div></div>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-4289383617124462462023-06-26T10:02:00.003-04:002023-06-26T10:02:19.471-04:00Goodreads Giveaway of "Sometimes When I'm Worried" <div id="goodreadsGiveawayWidget368022"><!-- Show static html as a placeholder in case js is not enabled -->
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font-family: verdana;"><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mother's Day is a holiday that is marked world-wide. Countries such as the United States, Canada, The UK, Australia, China and Japan, just to name a few, highlight the day on their yearly calendar.</p>
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<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Historically, Mother's Day has been a day where children and other family members honor mothers who are nurturing and supportive. For some, it is a day of celebration, of expressing one's love and appreciation for to a mother - or someone who is like a mother. The day is met with happiness and the sharing of joyous memories - and the anticipation of good times to come.</p>
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<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">However, for others, Mother's Day is not so easy. It can bring forth sadness, loss and yearning if one's mother has died. </p>
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<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Anger and resentment can be felt by those who've never had a good relationship their mother.</p>
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<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mother's Day can wrench your heart if you're own mother who you've been so close to has dementia or illness and cannot recognize your own face.</p>
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<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Or if a mother has lost a child to accident or illness, it can become a difficult day filled with enormous loss.</p>
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<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>What about if you gave up your child for adoption?</li><li>Or had to terminate a pregnancy?</li><li>Or was never able to have a child of your own? </li><li>Or worry that the child you gave birth to is struggling with things bigger than love can cure?</li></ul><p></p>
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<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In my work, anniversary dates or holidays can be especially difficult for anyone who's experienced loss, death or the recognition of hardship in a relationship. Of all the days in the calendar year, Mother's Day and Father's Day tend to evoke the most profound emotional responses. And there are no cards in stationery stores that honor these painful emotions. Here are some tips to help:</p>
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<ol style="text-align: left;"><li style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">To those of you who struggle with Mother's Day, know you're not alone. </li>
<li style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #191a1b; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Give yourself permission to feel and think whatever comes from within.</li>
<li style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #191a1b; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Create a tradition that honors your needs.</li><li style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Understand that you may feel distress days before and after Mother's Day.</li>
<li style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #191a1b; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>On this day, it's important for you to mother yourself.</li></ol></span></span></div>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-7565448310729251612023-05-01T10:22:00.000-04:002023-05-01T10:22:02.060-04:00Baby Books <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqsRY_LYG_5oQfMdXHqo38gTE5aCYRbnukYm4mNjP4E-x9U1r4P9FGUa6quChiQxLW8suZUWM6TfB0wwnoYtklJwPSxh0XV7ztel053_-pTMJ7rHnyXkUsBeTlBy-1yuVn5MgvbHy5MqW6CV1nL8bGIdcvarOn09X3Se-wcyuvGokGeYANQ/s640/Baby%20books.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqsRY_LYG_5oQfMdXHqo38gTE5aCYRbnukYm4mNjP4E-x9U1r4P9FGUa6quChiQxLW8suZUWM6TfB0wwnoYtklJwPSxh0XV7ztel053_-pTMJ7rHnyXkUsBeTlBy-1yuVn5MgvbHy5MqW6CV1nL8bGIdcvarOn09X3Se-wcyuvGokGeYANQ/s400/Baby%20books.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqsRY_LYG_5oQfMdXHqo38gTE5aCYRbnukYm4mNjP4E-x9U1r4P9FGUa6quChiQxLW8suZUWM6TfB0wwnoYtklJwPSxh0XV7ztel053_-pTMJ7rHnyXkUsBeTlBy-1yuVn5MgvbHy5MqW6CV1nL8bGIdcvarOn09X3Se-wcyuvGokGeYANQ/s640/Baby%20books.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So happy to have these wee little books to give out to children at book fairs.</div></blockquote>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-259299611102779712023-02-10T12:44:00.006-05:002023-02-10T12:44:27.868-05:00Goodreads Book Giveaway: The Award-Winning "SOMETIMES WHEN I'M BORED"<div id="goodreadsGiveawayWidget360901"><!-- Show static html as a placeholder in case js is not enabled -->
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In it, c</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">hildren learn practical strategies for coping with worry and anxiety.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sometimes-Worried-Deborah-Serani-Psy-D/dp/1631987372/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1673560276&refinements=p_27%3ADr.+Deborah+Serani+Psy.D.&s=books&sr=1-4">Preorder here.</a></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">With quiet, sensitive illustrations, the <i>Sometimes When</i> collection by Dr. Deborah Serani helps young children work through big feelings, such as sadness and anger. The stories are accessible to children and grounded in research from an author with over thirty years of experience as a clinical psychologist. A special section at the back of each book provides more information for adults and activities to help young children work through their feelings.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-70378719471064140672022-11-13T20:22:00.004-05:002022-11-13T20:22:58.998-05:007 Tips to Cope with Thanksgiving Blues <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-SvlSqcSl-ya74RBeZr8hs_HfemQJJbuRiNGTPRK1Nc85jO6pzPhDv7yK5plElPfAms7XfXUVSgLn5WaFiilfZRGfEPbeTQbdqchCAABGqE0laJfmOecyVqpntf7jHrvdX2y0ql4AbGxvfRTt-CIHxi5ZeK5PvkweJjc7-ujToYAnwKbOQ/s1280/pexels-nicola-barts-7925908%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-SvlSqcSl-ya74RBeZr8hs_HfemQJJbuRiNGTPRK1Nc85jO6pzPhDv7yK5plElPfAms7XfXUVSgLn5WaFiilfZRGfEPbeTQbdqchCAABGqE0laJfmOecyVqpntf7jHrvdX2y0ql4AbGxvfRTt-CIHxi5ZeK5PvkweJjc7-ujToYAnwKbOQ/s320/pexels-nicola-barts-7925908%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">‘Tis the season of <a class="basics-link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/gratitude" hreflang="en" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2d30; font-family: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Psychology Today looks at gratitude">gratitude</a>, when the calendar marks the holiday of Thanksgiving, and we gather to give thanks. Messages and reminders of practicing gratitude are highlighted as themes on television shows, in news stories, and commercials, and digitally on your social media networks. In schools across the country, chalk talk at this time of year highlights the importance of gratitude. </p><div class="markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-0" data-slot-position="0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 31px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">While it may be a time to reflect on people, things, and experiences for which you're thankful, what if you're not in a gratitude-is-my-attitude frame of mind? How do you cope with the majority rule of thanking the thanks out of Thanksgiving?</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/202211/7-ways-cope-thanksgiving-blues">Link here</a> to my Psychology Today blog to read more....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-82027103893917751442022-07-30T11:43:00.005-04:002022-07-30T11:43:42.029-04:00When It's NOT All in Your Head: Medical Gaslighting <p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaBHHS9AiuDk6WMjfdLILqLOrFHUS-5Dr3B8OuNeV7EwR9ZAa3xnUxYVbrLH-iRawfYziw7705l1vub9M-SkNp__J6t4v8Pfl1RGfP_oDqu1ZnyMqywim04Sm7zp4T2mQiecZfiOe1QdjbKua0zAPtG6cgPlg5fLoFTf7lWyPsVjHW2AA5Q/s5001/Serani%20Medical%20Gaslighting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="5001" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaBHHS9AiuDk6WMjfdLILqLOrFHUS-5Dr3B8OuNeV7EwR9ZAa3xnUxYVbrLH-iRawfYziw7705l1vub9M-SkNp__J6t4v8Pfl1RGfP_oDqu1ZnyMqywim04Sm7zp4T2mQiecZfiOe1QdjbKua0zAPtG6cgPlg5fLoFTf7lWyPsVjHW2AA5Q/s320/Serani%20Medical%20Gaslighting.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've worked with many children and adults who've been told to seek mental health treatment by medical professionals, because their physical complaints were not real. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These patients were told things like, "<em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">It's all in your head," "There's nothing medically wrong," </em>or<em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">"You're fine and have to learn how to deal with the pain."</em></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my 30 plus years of practice, all of these traumatized patients - the majority of them females - did, indeed, have real medical issues. They were not seeking attention, hypochondriacs </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">or experiencing conversion disorder or a somatic disorder. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">They were dealing with rare illnesses that weren't considered plausible in the medical community.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">not</em><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">all in their head.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Read more from my <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/202207/when-its-not-all-in-your-head">Psychology Today article</a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/202207/when-its-not-all-in-your-head"> here.</a></span></p><p></p>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-43735176368713764752022-07-05T14:36:00.003-04:002022-07-05T14:37:42.161-04:00Social Emotional Learning Podcast at That Early Childhood Nerd<iframe allow="accelerometer; 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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">at </span><a href="mailto:publicity@freespirit.com?subject=Author%20Interview%20Query%20%7C%20Free%20Spirit%20Publishing" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4a82c3; text-decoration: none;">publicity@freespirit.com</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"> or 612.746.6848. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #3b6db6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-74926620603017240152022-04-07T17:33:00.001-04:002022-04-07T17:33:48.984-04:00Self-Injury Awareness<p> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XX8JI27T7XxVWdfBErhRGXCFMnwR8pXsSL0TAKHk_Vk8sJtGbp13zVRaEYRVGLObvQGH9xRGAl5N3rx4yM9zFikpf5KUcAfEbZg81oQ-YIrQNBOCuujF49wecY7sxRWRJ2a3/s1600/Self-injury.png" style="color: #0f50bb; font-family: Hanuman; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712706833770795442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XX8JI27T7XxVWdfBErhRGXCFMnwR8pXsSL0TAKHk_Vk8sJtGbp13zVRaEYRVGLObvQGH9xRGAl5N3rx4yM9zFikpf5KUcAfEbZg81oQ-YIrQNBOCuujF49wecY7sxRWRJ2a3/s400/Self-injury.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 325px;" /></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">What do these high profile individuals have in common? Singer, Fiona Apple; Comedian, Russell Brand; Actress, Drew Barrymore; Actor, Johnny </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Depp</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">; Actor, Colin Farrell; Actress, Megan Fox; Actress, Angelina Jolie; Singer, </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Demi</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Lovato</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> and Princess Diana....</span></span><br /><div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Before finding emotional health, they struggled with self-injury.<br /><br />Self-Injury is a deliberate, non-suicidal behavior that inflicts physical harm on one's body to relieve emotional distress. Self-injury has a paradoxical effect in that the pain self-inflicted actually sets off an endorphin rush, relieving the self-harmer from deep distress. It's important to note that self-injury does not involve a conscious intent to commit suicide - and as such, the clinical term for this behavior is called Non-Suicidal Self Injury (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">NSSI</span>), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">NSSI</span> can take many forms from cutting, picking, burning, bruising, puncturing, embedding, scratching or hitting one's self, just to name a few.<br /><br />In its simplest form, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">NSSI</span> is a physical solution to an emotional wound. Generally, it is a deliberate, private act that is habitual in occurrence, not attention-seeking behavior, nor meant to be manipulative. Self-injurers are often secretive about their behaviors, rarely letting others know, and often cover up their wounds with clothing, bandages, or jewelry.<br /><br />Symbolically speaking, deliberately injuring one's self can be viewed as a method to communicate what cannot be spoken. With self-harm, the skin is the canvas and the cut, burn or bruise is the paint that illustrates the picture. Most individuals who self-injure are struggling with emotional expression. This clinical experience is known as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Alexithymia</span> - the inability to recognize emotions and their subtleties and to understand or describe thoughts and feelings. Many other self-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">harmers</span> are struggling with internal conflicts, may have anxiety, depression, may have experienced physical or sexual abuse, or other more serious psychological concerns.<br /><br />Statistically speaking, approximately 4% of the population in the United States uses <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">NSSI</span> as a way of coping. Individuals who self-injure are represented in all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">SES</span> brackets in the United States with the behavior usually starting in adolescence. Girls and women tend to self-injure more than boys and men, but this may be represented by the fact that females tend to turn to professional help more than males.<br /><br /><b>Those Who Self-Injure Are Often Trying To:</b><br /><br />* Distract themselves from emotional pain<br /><br />* End feelings of numbness<br /><br />* Offset feelings of low self-esteem<br /><br />* Control helplessness or powerlessness<br /><br />* Calm overwhelming or unmanageable feelings<br /><br />* Maintaining control in chaotic situations<br /><br />* Self-punish, self-shame or self-hate<br /><br />* Express negative thoughts or feelings that cannot be put into words<br /><br />* Self-nurture or self-care<br /><br /><b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">10</span> Tips for Reducing Self-Injury</b><br /><br /><b>1) Create an Emergency Kit.</b> Place positive things in your kit like photos of people you love, notes to yourself or from friends or family, a journal for writing, markers or art supplies for artistic expression, an inspirational poem, beloved stuffed animal, upbeat music, favorite scents, things like that.<br /><br /><b>2) Use positive imagery.</b> Visualize yourself moving through your painful moment without self-harming. Research shows that using positive visualization can keep you in-the-moment which is a key tool for recovery.<br /><br /><b>3) Hold your ground</b>. Sensory Grounding experiences like holding something soft, listening to soothing music, drawing or writing, for example, can interrupt the trance-like state that often comes with self-harm, shifting you towards more positive behaviors.<br /><br /><b>4) Reboot your mind</b>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Reframe</span> your thoughts toward helpful statements, also known as Cognitive Grounding Skills, like "Who am I really mad at?""What is setting me off?" or "I am safe and I am in control." These can re-orient you to the here-and-now.<br /><br /><b>5) Know your triggers. </b>Become aware of what issues bend or break you. Try to dilute your exposure to them, call upon others to help you move through them and remind yourself that you can emerge from them successfully.<br /><br /><b>6) Take a detour.</b> Reroute self-harm by using less severe forms of sensations. Holding an ice cube, tearing or shredding paper or a sheet, snapping a rubber band against your skin, sucking a lemon peel are ways to dilute the need to experience pain.<br /><br /><b>7) Move your body</b>. Consider the adrenaline rush of running, dancing, holding a yoga pose, jumping rope to offset urges to self-harm. The rush of adrenaline has been known to produce the similar chemical surge that comes from self-injury.<br /><br /><b>8) Forgive yourself. </b>As you try to interrupt your self-harming behaviors, know that it may not come as easily some days as others. Should you find that you've lapsed into self-harming, remind yourself that change is a process. Learn to forgive and be kind to yourself as you start anew.<br /><b><br />9) Be supportive.</b> If you know someone who may be self-injuring, offer support and try not to shame or criticize the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">NSSI</span> behavior. Self-injury behaviors can be successfully treated, so help your friend or family member by encouraging them to seek help.<br /><br /><b>10) Consider calling a therapist.</b> Remember that having an urge to self harm is not the same as actually self harming. If you can distract yourself from self-injury, you are well on your way to recovery. However, if the urges win out, not allowing you to reduce your self-harm behaviors, consider working with a professional.</span></div>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-86340586986699010652022-02-28T10:35:00.005-05:002022-02-28T10:36:30.279-05:00Prolonged Grief Disorder <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-ECGoz5bSBsUzoa2AB2kRXU5_QA6_uuArNGy3nEHOWLylrbsijOY6BT6GuaM8nuu8B4km4q1pPhDVh79_I7xSf-47VApKHEkyuEI_c-dHi4G7bG_NfE_xSLinMq1eEL6okLDYu-muCfGfVvW3dxtcM0iUzBK9MtrmBQAfe9sVZ3rbzOFCZA=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-ECGoz5bSBsUzoa2AB2kRXU5_QA6_uuArNGy3nEHOWLylrbsijOY6BT6GuaM8nuu8B4km4q1pPhDVh79_I7xSf-47VApKHEkyuEI_c-dHi4G7bG_NfE_xSLinMq1eEL6okLDYu-muCfGfVvW3dxtcM0iUzBK9MtrmBQAfe9sVZ3rbzOFCZA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">For adults, the death of a partner, parent, child, <a class="basics-link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/family-dynamics" hreflang="en" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2d30; font-family: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Psychology Today looks at sibling">sibling</a>, or friend can be devastating. For a child, death of a parent, sibling, grandparent or a beloved pet may leave an indelible mark - and cast all the today's and tomorrow's in unrelenting heartache.</p><div class="markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-0" data-slot-position="0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 31px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">After a death, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507832/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: #477be4; font-family: "Proxima Nova Semi Bold", Arial, sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">many experiences unfold</a>. First is <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">grief,</em> a personal response to the loss. As the emotional and physical experience of loss is expressed, <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">mourning </em>occurs. And finally, <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><a class="basics-link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/grief" hreflang="en" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2d30; font-family: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Psychology Today looks at bereavement">bereavement</a></em> is the period of time where grief and mourning are deeply experienced - and adaptation to life after loss begins.</p><div class="markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-1" data-slot-position="1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 31px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Taking time to grieve and mourn is a widely accepted way to move through a death. But for some, the experience is marked by enormous emotional and physical pain. Instead, the bereaved child or adult is overwhelmed by a profound, heightened state of immeasurable yearning and a mourning that feels timeless.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; font-family: "Proxima Nova Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Learn more by linking here -> <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/202202/prolonged-grief-disorder">Prolonged Grief Disorder at Psychology Today</a></p>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14227187.post-20798034432526935602022-02-11T17:26:00.001-05:002022-02-11T17:26:07.201-05:00Valentine's Day and Broken Heart Syndrome<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhdlvFdr63CJIczKEi70KbzbdI9klQbnNeapMSFukOlibmyIXPqP-mvrcv5oprBDnErMBhzenpEzCuvfVlKEIGGVGeK1zhvcaD23yBApNFFLxp1p61g1XI3wIqTiGk1QUlYMW9-YOG1wlgmg3_H5eQc5CqMrMdRWoodc1PvM_XhQ4VHq9PAw=s426" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhdlvFdr63CJIczKEi70KbzbdI9klQbnNeapMSFukOlibmyIXPqP-mvrcv5oprBDnErMBhzenpEzCuvfVlKEIGGVGeK1zhvcaD23yBApNFFLxp1p61g1XI3wIqTiGk1QUlYMW9-YOG1wlgmg3_H5eQc5CqMrMdRWoodc1PvM_XhQ4VHq9PAw=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Valentine's Day is not always a candy-coated day of love and romance.</span><p></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For many who've lost a loved one, suffered a breakup, or are on the brink of separation or <a class="basics-link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/divorce" hreflang="en" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2d30; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Psychology Today looks at divorce">divorce</a>, this day is anything but sweet.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The emotional and physical challenges may result in <a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy-broken-heart-syndrome" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: #477be4; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy</a>, more casually known as <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/broken-heart-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20354617" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: #477be4; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Broken Heart Syndrome.</a><em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></em></span></p><div class="markup-replacement-slot markup-replacement-slot-0" data-slot-position="0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; margin-bottom: 31px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learning about<em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> Broken Heart Syndrome </em>can help you heal from the pain and <a class="basics-link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/trauma" hreflang="en" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2d30; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;" title="Psychology Today looks at trauma">trauma</a> of love and loss - and make it through emotional calendar events like this.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; bottom: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(44, 45, 48); color: #2c2d30; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learn more about the facts about Broken Heart Syndrome <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/201202/broken-heart-syndrome-its-real-and-its-rough">here</a><br /></span></span></p>Dr. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.com