by Clara Kuntz Ph.D | Dec 31, 2020 | Body/Mind, Self-Care, Well-Being
It’s back, winter in Western New York, which means bitter cold winds, dry heat, and hot showers; all a recipe for dry uncomfortable skin, hair, and nails. Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) such as nail biting, skin picking, and hair pulling can be hard...
by Clara Kuntz Ph.D | Nov 3, 2020 | Adulting, Anxiety, Body/Mind, Family Matters, Kids, Mental Health, Parenting, Self-Care, Stress
Why am I damaging my hair, skin, and nails when I am stressed?! Do you bite your nails or cuticles until they hurt?Do you pull your hair until you have bald spots?Do you pick at your skin until you have multiple bloody spots on your face? You are not alone! You are...
by Kaylee Falcon | Sep 8, 2020 | Body/Mind, Mental Health
When healing a painful past event requires more than talking it out, EMDR is there to help Intrusive memories: they can happen to all of us. You think that you’re over your parents’ divorce from over 20 years ago, but every now and then, and completely out of...
by Dr Aletta | Aug 12, 2020 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Health Psychology, Self-Care, Uncategorized
In the old movie Broadcast News, the Holly Hunter character, I forget her name, would take time for herself every morning to cry. She just cried. There was no apparent trigger, no reason or justification ever given for why this intelligent, intense, professional woman...
by Dr Aletta | Mar 17, 2020 | Body/Mind, Inspiration
News about COVID-19, how to prepare and how to take care of ourselves and our families, changes every day. With every new piece of information, more worry seems to mount. That’s natural. We know how stressful this time can be. To do what we can to lower the stress and...
by Dr Aletta | Feb 18, 2020 | Body/Mind, Relationships, Stress
Anger is a perfectly OK emotion. A natural reaction to feeling threatened, the expression of anger, especially for women, has been given a bad rap. While growing up, I was encouraged to deny my anger, to feel somehow guilty or apologetic for it. Angry women are called...
