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Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Do I Tell People I'm a Therapist?
by Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
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I've had interesting social experiences lately when people have learned that I'm a Marriage and Family Therapist...I was at a party last weekend and this guy that I've seen around at similar gatherings came up to me and said, "So I hear you're a shrink?" I politely corrected him, "I'm not a psychiatrist but a Marriage and Family Therapist..." He paused and retorted, "Same thing." My husband was standing... 5/22/2008 7:00:00 AM
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Binge-Eating and Stress Vlog: If Monkeys Can, Why Can't We?
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What do you eat when you're stressed out? Everything in sight? "Comfort foods"? Junk, and lots of it? Zoo-keepers watched how monkeys reacted to certain foods, and how their personalities influenced how and when they ate. From their observations, we can also learn about eating, stress, and dieting. After watching that, your first thoughts might be "See, it's just instinct to eat that way when you're... 5/21/2008 10:38:30 PM
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
When are you "Done" in Therapy?
by Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
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How do you know when you're done with the therapy process? Therapists have different ideas about therapy - whether they strictly adhere to goals related to the presenting problem - or they take a more more flexible position where there is room for an ebb and flow of the process. I happen to fall more on the latter side of the continuum and I do so because I've seen more many people begin therapy with... 5/20/2008 7:00:00 AM
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Hip Pain Vlog: Relieve hip and back tension with these 2 Yoga stretches
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Michele Stanten, of Prevention magazine, shows a good demonstration of 2 simple exercises for the back and hips. These yoga moves may contribute to: > Reduced Hip Pain > Reduced Sciatic Pain > Healing from past Hip Injuries > Loosening Stiff Back muscles > Lengthening the Spine (we all love to make our spines taller, don't we? Aahh...) > Increase blood flow through the torso These 2 simple exercises... 5/19/2008 5:13:54 PM
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Are Your Therapist's Issues Impacting Your Therapy?
by Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
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There are a lot of aspects to finding an individual or relationship therapist. Everyone has a different priority list ranging from cost, location, education, gender and more. What about whether the therapist has done any of his/her own therapy work? Some graduate schools require their students have a certain number of therapy hours as a client - but many don't. Do you want to work with someone who... 5/19/2008 7:00:00 AM
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Does Relationship Counseling Work?
by Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
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I've heard people say, "Why should we bring our personal relationship problems to a therapist? We should be able to figure this out on our own." I can understand this position - especially for people who have attached negative ideas to "therapy" or "counseling." The fact of the matter is, relationship counseling works for those who work at it. I tell couples time and time again, if they both are willing... 5/19/2008 7:00:00 AM
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Bonking and Bears: More Cautions for Runners
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Despite her disclaimer as being a non-runner, Lynne Marie Wanamaker wrote an excellent article about Self-Protection Strategies for Women Who Run. If you are a runner (man or woman), you might want to read it. As we know, most crimes are not committed by strangers. Most crimes are committed by people we know. It is extremely rare that runners are attacked by strangers. So, I'd like to share my thoughts... 5/15/2008 11:59:29 AM
Lynne Marie Wanamaker
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5/15/2008 7:57:28 AM
Beth Rosenshein
Part 3: Starting treatment for menopause - Estrogen, a human hormone
by Beth Rosenshein
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Could the same hormone that brings love into our hearts and our children into our lives also bring cancer into our bodies? That's what we are led to believe. Clinical trials tell us, the news sensationalizes it for us, and our personal experiences with loved ones tell us. Or do they? Are we really seeing estrogen take a toll on our health or has our feeble attempt to treat ovarian failure been exposed?... 5/13/2008 9:02:57 PM
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Stresses of the Multi-Tasker Vlog
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On-the-Go lifestyle. Always on alert. Trying to fit as much into our day as possible. We're a bunch of Multi-Taskers. I suspect that Americans created the term, "multi-task", but that hasn't been confirmed. ABC decided to take a closer look at just how far multi-tasking, and the stresses of a multi-tasker's lifestyle, have influenced our society: How does this lifestyle affect our health? Research... 5/11/2008 12:34:58 AM
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