by Steve O'Bryan | Dec 20, 2021 | Good Therapy, Relationships
An Introduction by Elvira G. Aletta, PhD founder of Explore What’s Next I am very excited to introduce Dr. Christopher Sova to you. Dr. Sova is a local son, born and bred in Western New York and proud of it! Not only does he have the education, skills 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 Tacianna Indovina | Sep 20, 2019 | Relationships
When my husband does the dishes (my chore since he cooks) or folds my laundry, I feel loved. To return the favor, I would often help him with his chores and remember feeling frustrated that it went pretty unacknowledged, especially because I expressed explicit...
by Dr Aletta | Jul 3, 2019 | Anxiety, Relationships, Stress
You’re with someone who isn’t right for you. You need to break up, but just the thought of doing it makes your anxiety rise to a point where you question everything you ever thought about the relationship. Then you shake your head and tell yourself, no, I have to stop...
by Christine Frank | May 28, 2019 | Good Therapy, Life Matters, Relationships
When you choose to go to therapy, you have opened a door to a myriad of possibilities for growth. You get to have control in your therapist’s office; you can talk about whatever you want, and work through the issues that you decide are important. For a lot of people...
by Dr Aletta | May 12, 2019 | Life Matters, Parenting, Relationships
Let’s not deny that there can be a dark, bittersweet side to Mothers’ Day. As illustrated so simply and beautifully by the artist Mari Andrew, there are often complex stories behind any given person’s experience of Mother’s Day. Several of the...