February 6, 2018 / by Francesca Viera / For Individuals, Health & Wellness, Health Resources
Many of you may be familiar with the trending hashtag, #metoo, symbolizing the denouncement of sexual harassment and assault. Popularized by celebrities to spread the word and expose the commonality of sexual violence women experience all too often, this hashtag has created an outlet for women to unite and share their personal stories. It is […]
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#BreakTheStigma
June 29, 2018 / by Marilyn Viera / Disorders, For Individuals, For Parents, Health & Wellness, Health Resources, Recommended Readings
How to Help Loved Ones with Depression It is in moments like these, of losing celebrities and loved ones to suicide and depression, that we must come together to acknowledge those we have lost to completed suicide and continue to bring awareness to those in need of help. In addition, it appears that teen suicide […]
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What You Didn’t Know That Happened Behind the Scenes of the Las Vegas Shooting Tragedy
February 7, 2018 / by Francesca Viera / For Individuals, For Parents, For Relationships, Health & Wellness, Health Resources
“Compassion Fatigue is a state experienced by those helping people in distress; it is an extreme state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of those being helped to the degree that it can create a secondary traumatic stress for the helper.” Dr. Charles Figley Recently, I was assigned to work as a Crisis Counselor […]
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#MeToo
February 6, 2018 / by Francesca Viera / For Individuals, Health & Wellness, Health Resources
Many of you may be familiar with the trending hashtag, #metoo, symbolizing the denouncement of sexual harassment and assault. Popularized by celebrities to spread the word and expose the commonality of sexual violence women experience all too often, this hashtag has created an outlet for women to unite and share their personal stories. It is […]
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Beat the Winter Blues (or Seasonal Affective Disorder)
January 17, 2017 / by Marilyn Viera / Disorders, For Individuals, Health & Wellness, Health Resources
It’s inevitable for some…as the days grow darker, so does their mood. They complain of low energy, sleeping all the time, no desire to do things they would typically enjoy and the inability to feel joy. Sure these can be depression symptoms. But for some, it’s seasonal. Only occurring in the winter months. The dreads. […]
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