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When Your Loved One Has Body Dysmorphic Disorder
April 07, 2015
[View original article published in Psych Central here. Aaron was a senior in high school, and his grades had begun to decline. He wasn’t interested in hanging out with his friends. He seemed depressed. He’d…
Scrupulosity: When OCD Targets Your Religious and Moral Values
January 14, 2015
View original article published in Psych Central here. Whenever Marian was exposed to religious issues, she felt overwhelmed by doubt, guilt and anxiety. She had been steadfast in her devotion since childhood. Lately, though, she’d…
Helping Kids Succeed in School Despite OCD
August 21, 2014
[View original article published in Psych Central here] Roger’s parents were nervous about the new school year. They remembered how Roger’s OCD had surfaced. His fear of possibly choking on lunch food had kept him…
Trichotillomania and Excoriation Disorder
July 13, 2014
A friend forwarded me the link to Rebecca Brown’s videos and journal (Trich Journal). She is a charming young woman who is very artistic and funny and also suffers from hair pulling and skin picking…
What Can Parents Do When OCD Sneaks In?
July 08, 2014
[View original article published in Psych Central here] Megan felt miserable. She and her family had relocated in the middle of the school year to another city. She was missing her friends and changes were…
Tim Howard, Soccer, and Tourette Syndrome
July 04, 2014
Tim Howard has been the talk of the town in the past few days. His amazing talent defending the US goal against Belgium has earned him that honor. Even though, the US lost, it was…
Six Ways to Help Your Perfectionist Child Find Balance
April 01, 2014
[View original article published in Psych Central here] Four-year -old Max would crumple his paper when his drawing wasn’t perfect. He would start over, and often grow angry and eventually give up. His parents noticed…
Five Telltale Signs Your Child is a Budding Perfectionist
March 28, 2014
[View original article published in Psych Central here] I once met a young man who had had many successes in his youth. He was intelligent and outgoing. He had always been the star in high…
Mindfulness: Teaching Children to Love Their Bodies Through Yoga
January 06, 2014
By Laura Harper, CSW If you have ever watched a four-month old reach for her toes or stretch on her belly, or a three-year old running across the grass and falling in ecstatic giggling, or…
Be yourself!
November 04, 2013
I love this quote. I found it recently by reading Brené Brown’s “The Gift of Imperfection.” She quotes E.E. Cummings and she talks about the need to be authentic and how we need to embrace…
How to Make Stress Your Friend
September 23, 2013
I r ecently discovered a talk given by Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist. Her topic was stress. I felt validated as I have been telling my clients who experience stress to make it their friend.…
Some Quick Parenting Lessons for the Duchess of Cambridge
August 29, 2013
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