Depression and anxiety can suck the joy out of life. They don’t need to.
By Karen L. Smith, MSS, LCSW
Posted October 4, 2015 | Reviewed by Davia Sills
Depression and anxiety can suck the joy out of life. They don’t need to.
By Karen L. Smith, MSS, LCSW
Posted October 4, 2015 | Reviewed by Davia Sills
2. Focusing on what isn’t working.
May 15, 2023|Reviewed by Michelle Quirk
By Virginia M. Axline. (1986)
From Anazon.com: “The classic of child therapy. Dibs will not talk. He will not play. He has locked himself in a very special prison. And he is alone. This is the true story of how he learned to reach out for the sunshine, for life . . . how he came to the breathless discovery of himself that brought him back to the world of other children.”
From Anazon.com: “Virginia Axline (1911-1988) was a pioneer of play therapy for children.”
Original January 1, 1968
By Virginia M Axline (Author)
(Michele Downey, RN, LMFT – Registered Nurse & Licensed Marital & Family Therapist)
May 15, 2017
Sacrificing your own needs for the other person in a codependent relationship can lead to dysfunctional or even abusive behavior. But there are ways to make changes and cultivate healthier relationships.
By Sheldon Reid
Last updated or reviewed on February 24, 2023
10 signs of internalized homophobia in relationships and society.
Posted May 31, 2020 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina
Physical contact and psychological well-being.
By David Ludden Ph.D.
Posted January 15, 2021 | Reviewed by Devon Frye
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/202101/why-certain-people-dont-be-touched
A forensic psychologist, Karen Franklin’s dual interests in psychology and the law brought her to question the roots of anti-gay hate crimes. Her interviews with perpetrators and with San Francisco Bay Area college students provide badly needed empirical data on the nature and extent of negative reactions to gays.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/assault/roots/franklin.html
Excerpted with permission from Unassuming Motivations: Contextualizing the Narratives of Antigay Assailants in Gregory M. Herek, Ed., Stigma and Sexual Orientation: Understanding Prejudice Against Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998), pp. 1-20