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‘People Want to Help You. Let Them’: How to Be Compassionate in a Crisis
APS Member/Author: Paul Gilbert In times of tragedy and trauma, we need compassion to get us through. But what do we mean by compassion? It is different from kindness and empathy, although these are ways
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Isolating With A Partner? Relationship Therapists Share Stress-Reduction Strategies
Many Americans are spending a lot more time with their partners these days. And some of those relationships are being tested by the inevitable “pressure-cooker” moments that come with weeks of being confined to the
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Is There Any Way to Emotionally Prepare for Parenthood?
This guide was originally published on May 23, 2019 in NYT Parenting. While the adage that “nothing can prepare you for parenthood” is mostly true, there are some things you can do to get into the right
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‘A New Greatest Generation’: How Our Natural Resilience May Surprise Us
Anxiety, fear, and anguish are coursing through the world as we witness mounting numbers of sick people and deaths, frontline caregivers fighting for their patients’ lives with inadequate resources, and an unprecedented economic crisis that’s
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Quarantine Survival Tips for Extroverts and Perfectionists — And Those Who Live With Them
Many of the memes that started after the country began social distancing involved distraught extroverts and contented introverts. Consider the Instagram image of actress Zoë Kravitz eating and drinking in the bathtub with a caption
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Neighbors Not Practicing Social Distancing? Here’s What to Do
The C.D.C. has issued guidelines for the public to wear masks when outside one’s home and to practice social distancing — remaining at least six feet away from those outside your household. All of this