Loud in the House of Myself: An Interview with Author Stacy Pershall
“This is the story,” Stacy Pershall begins, “of how a strange girl from Prairie Grove discovered she had a multitude of disorders and how she survived.” In this deeply honest and sometimes shocking...
View ArticleLoud in the House of Myself: An Interview with Author Stacy Pershall: Part II
In 1999, in the early days of the Internet, author of LOUD IN THE HOUSE OF MYSELF: Memoir of a Strange Girl, Stacy Pershall moved to New York and became one of the first “camgirls,” women who...
View ArticleDBT Diary Cards: There’s An App For That
Changing problem behaviors requires that you understand and investigate what is happening when the behavior occurs. When you discuss problems in therapy, it’s critical to know if you are sad when you...
View ArticleThe Surprising Impact of Stress on Health and Long Life
Are you stressed out? If you are, you’re not alone. According to a 2010 American Psychological Association survey, one-third of American parents are extremely stressed and the majority of Americans are...
View ArticleThe Now Effect
I had the pleasure, this week, of reading a new book on mindfulness. Focused on participating in the present, right now, this book described how we can be more connected to our lives simply by paying...
View ArticleHeroes of Hope: Building Resilience for America’s Children
What do Jamie Lee Curtis, Cyndi Lauper, Goldie Hawn, Hershel Walker and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius have in common? They have all been involved in shining a light on the...
View ArticleA Classic Strategy for Stress Reduction
How often do you have stress headaches or difficulty sleeping? Does stress ever make you short of breathe, jittery or tense? Most of us experience some of these and other physical symptoms of stress....
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