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...
by Dr Aletta | Jan 31, 2020 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Happiness
The Studio at Explore What’s Next is a long hoped for dream made manifest. The dream was to have a place where people, like me, who at some point or other, feel raw and vulnerable, can find a safe haven. In the center of that safe haven, there is...
by Tacianna Indovina | Nov 19, 2019 | Body/Mind, Depression
Ah, the winter blues. As Game of Thrones fans often quote, “Winter is coming.” Most people cherish sunshine and the summer, especially in Buffalo! I know I’m not the only one who is hearing people complain about the colder, darker days that are happening. For many,...