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 [...]
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 [...]
Orlando ADHD Counseling Expert Jim West, MA, LMHC interviewed by Fox 35 | ADHD linked to High Fat Diet? | University of Illinois Food for Thought: Another study linking proving that how we eat effects how we think! There was a recent study published in Psychoneuroendocrinology Journal February 2013 indicating a possible link to high fat [...]
It’s no mystery that celebrities in America are intensely scrutinized through constant media attention. Every movement and action is dissected, analyzed, and mocked by millions of strangers who know nothing about the reality of celebrities’ lives. Every other day there seems to be a new article about mishaps and accidents in various celebrities’ lives, and [...]
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 [...]
