The Benefits of Forgiveness | Dana West, LCSW Why is forgiveness easy to verbalize but so difficult to express? How many times should I forgive? Can I distance myself while forgiving someone who hurts me repeatedly? If I forgive too quickly am I a pushover? Is forgiving truly forgetting? I will never forgive you! These [...]
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg | Women in Leadership & Workplace | 3 Tips for Women Empowerment Harvard graduate and Facebook CEO, Sheryl Sandberg is making headlines with her unconventional approach to women and business. The businesswoman and mother of two speaks out to empower women to rally together and take responsibility for becoming a stronger presence [...]
Substance Abuse Doesn’t Discriminate | Amanda Bynes DUI | Dana Risucci-West, LCSW Picture Perfect? Some people appear to have it all: good grades, rewarding careers, and loving families. What outsiders may not see behind the near perfect appearance are issues that may be internalized to keep up an image. The stress from keeping up an [...]
2013 New Year’s Resolutions | 7 Tips to Keep your New Year’s Resolutions | Forbes Did you make a New Year’s Resolution for 2013? If you did, there is a strong possibility that you will not see it through to the end. According to researcher John Norcross and his colleagues, who published their findings in [...]
A high school student is constantly asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Maybe you’re the one who always knew what you wanted to be, or maybe you’re the type that said you’d figure it out once you went to college. But four years later, you’ve graduated college and earned a [...]
The behavior we are referring to in this incident, is social bullying. Social bullying is a form of bullying that involves teasing someone because of their appearance, spreading lies or rumors, ignoring or even rejecting someone. Social bullying is much more insidious and difficult for teachers and parents to pick up on, and all too [...]
