by Jeff Packer | May 2, 2024 | Change, Crisis, Mental Health
Photo by Alan Light An invitation to the Oscars is quite the accomplishment, let alone what it would mean to be asked to present an award or be nominated for one. The big moment for celebrities and fans is that terrifying red carpet walk that leads to the...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 30, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Crisis, Depression, Family, Friendship, Mental Health, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Stress, Teens
Actually… It’s Not a Competition Research indicates depression occurs twice as often in women as in men. There are additional risk factors that account for the increased likelihood that females will suffer from depression over males. Some of these added...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 29, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Crisis, Mental Health
How can one decide between a treatment plan that is strict on abstinent behaviours and one that offers stages of reducing addictive behaviours (“harm-reduction”). Some may prefer the latter because, to them, complete abstinence seems unrealistic,...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 27, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Mental Health, Sexuality, Trauma - PTS Reaction
What’s Wrong With Me? “Mrs. A. was a 43-year old woman who was living with her mother and son and worked at a clerical job. She had felt depersonalized as far back as she could remember. ‘It’s as if the real me is taken out and put on a shelf or stored somewhere...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 25, 2024 | Anger Management, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress
The Art of Effective Conversation Communication, when performed effectively, (e.g. calmly, lovingly. sensitively. wisely, respectfully) enhances and fosters positive relationships. However, when done poorly, it leads to communication breakdowns which are draining on...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 24, 2024 | Change, Conflict, Family, Mental Health, Separation & Divorce, Stress
The Family Social System “A family is far more than a collection of individuals sharing a specific physical and physiological space. While families occur in a diversity of forms and complexities, each may be considered a natural sustained social system—one that has...
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