Margaret Rutherford
Dr. Margaret Rutherford, a clinical psychologist, has practiced for over 25 years in Fayetteville, Arkansas., Her written work can be found at her website (listed below), as well as at HuffPost, Psych Central, Psychology Today, the Gottman Blog and others. Dr. Rutherford is the author of "Marriage Is Not For Chickens", a perfect gift book on marriage, and hosts a weekly podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Her new book, Perfectly Hidden Depression, will be published by New Harbinger in 2019.
Occupation: Author, Clinical Psychologist, and Podcast Host
Website: http://www.drmargaretrutherford.com/
Posts
Three Ways to Cope with The Loneliness of Loss
You get divorced and people ask for a few weeks how you're doing. Your dad suddenly died and, within the month, you've received several notes from people who knew him and loved him. Your oldest child was diagnosed with autism and people who've walked that path offer guidance.You are grieving, and...
When Gratitude Backfires
I often hear people who are struggling with depression say, “I need to find my way back to gratitude. I feel like I’ve got a target on my back sometimes and can’t get a break. But I know that’s in my own mind.”They’re recognizing a vital part of healing from depression – and that is finding persp...
Is He The One? Or Are You Missing Out?
Dating is scary enough on its own. But do you fear that your choice on the latest dating site might not be the right one - that there might be someone else who is funnier, more handsome, sexier... whatever?You're afraid of missing out. FOMO as some like to call it. It's intense anxiety that you'r...
When A Child’s Destructiveness Uses Up A Parent’s Unconditional Love
When I hear the term "unconditional love," I think of the incredible moment my son was born.Yet a parent's love can be virtually destroyed.Some of the most difficult moments I've witnessed as a therapist, when there wasn't an actual death, is when a parent is agonizing over a grown child whose de...
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