Author: Emily Kahn-Freedman
19 Oct Food as Medicine: Can it really heal your mind, body, and soul?
As a dietitian, I am often seen as the “food police.” I can assure you my goal is to help you, not judge you. I want to help you live a life free of guilt related to food. What if you could include your favorite foods...
28 Sep Building Resilience: Preventive Care for Mental Health
Resilience means the ability to bounce back from a crisis rather than succumb to negative thinking and despair. Like a flower growing in the desert, resilient people can blossom even when life is difficult. ...
19 Sep When a Family Member is Suicidal
It can be frightening and intimidating when a loved one reveals or shows signs of suicidal thoughts. However, not taking thoughts of suicide seriously can have a devastating outcome. If you think your friend or family member will hurt herself or someone else, call 911...
05 Sep Warning Signs of Suicide: Hearing a Cry for Help
Any person exhibiting these behaviors should get care immediately: Putting their affairs in order and giving away their possessions Saying goodbye to friends and family Mood shifts from despair to calm Planning, possibly...
26 Jul Tough Love for Bubbie
Helping someone you care about when they don’t want help is complex. When do you honor their wishes, and when do you superimpose your own beliefs out of a conviction that your instincts are correct? Several years ago, my husband and I faced this question...
05 Jul When You Can’t Stop Eating
The sweet taste and soft texture of the donuts were like heaven - pleasure in every bite! But soon, she was unable to feel how full her stomach was becoming; in fact, it seemed she was unable to feel at all. ...
26 Jun Drinking, Drugs, and Your Teenage Child
"Drugs and alcohol don't discriminate," says Vanessa Walker, a therapist at Psych Choices with years of experience working with young people. "It's a way to socialize," and may sometimes ease the way for kids who have difficulty making friends....
10 May Hoarding, Compulsive Shopping, and Overwhelming Clutter
Treatment for hoarding, compulsive shopping, and chronic disorganization is available, but a complete “cure” can be hard to find. Often, what we can best hope for is to create safer and more sanitary conditions, in order to reduce harm to the person and their...
28 Apr Facing Mortality
This question is central to human existence. Knowing life will end, and living with the certain uncertainty of when that end will be - how do we find meaning and purpose in the lives we have?...