‘Devil’s Drug’ Flakka | How Parents Can Prevent Teen Drug Abuse | Orlando Drug Counselor
A new drug is making headlines in Florida as the 'Devil's Drug' known as Flakka drug. Flakka was imported from China to South Florida. The drug is a cathinone, which is chemically related to bath salts, that goes by the pharmaceutical name of Alpha PVP. The epidemic began in Broward County and it's threatening to spread across the country fast [...]
Orlando Counselor on Lady Gaga Sexual Abuse Oscar Performance Till it Happens to You | 5 Tips to Show Support to Survivors
Sunday night at the Oscars Lady Gaga gave a powerful performance of “Till It Happens to You” from the documentary The Hunting Ground, shedding light about sexual assault on college campuses. The message that Lady Gaga, as well as Vice President, Joe Biden, who introduced Lady Gaga, conveyed is that “We must and we can change the culture so [...]
Orlando Counselor gives 3 Tips on Dealing with Loneliness
Anxiety we feel when we don’t feel emotionally connected to others. This feeling can occur to anyone because loneliness is subjective, and one does not have to be alone to feel lonely. There are times in all our lives where we will experience loneliness. The anxiety produced from the fear of feeling lonely can be so overwhelming that it [...]
10 Tips to Raise Children and Elderly Parent Caregiver | Orlando Family Counselor
Orlando Counselor on Having the role of Caregiver to an Elderly Parent and Children Simultaneously Caught in the Middle - The Sandwich Generation One of the major challenges that Caregivers encounter is finding a way to meet the demands of their children and of their aging parents concurrently. There is a delicate balancing act trying to figure out how to [...]
3 Lesson Barbie Teaches Girls About Self-Esteem | Orlando Therapist
Barbie 2.0 Curvy, Tall & Petite: 3 Lesson Barbie Teaches Girls About Self-Esteem | Lake Mary Self Esteem Counselor On Thursday Barbie’s manufacturer, Mattell, announced that they will be ending a 56 year-old tradition of their just one size Barbie Dolls and will now be replacing it with dolls that are more realistic and proportionate in size to reflect girls [...]
Texan Teen Suspended For Helping Classmate Having Asthma Attack: 3 Reasons to Break the Rules Even in the Face of Consequences
Texan Teen Suspended For Helping Classmate Having Asthma Attack: 3 Reasons to Break the Rules Even in the Face of Consequences This week Texas teen, 15 year old Anthony Ruelas, who attends Gateway Middle School in Killeen Texas, was suspended for doing the right thing. According to Ruelas, a female classmate began having an asthma attack in fifth period and [...]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: 4 Life Lessons for Kids and Teens (SPOILERS ALERT)! | Lake Mary Child Counselor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted at the box office this past weekend with a domestic opening total of $247 million, $610 million worldwide. It is poised to continue to shatter box office records this Christmas season. After high anticipation and long lines, many like myself were able to see this long awaited movie. Though some elements are not [...]
4 Benefits of a Meaningful Apology & Forgiveness | Steve Harvey crowns Miss Columbia instead of Miss Philippines | Orlando Counselor
Orlando counselor, Mayeling Angelastro comments on meaningful apologies and the healing that comes from letting go of past hurts! Miss Universe 2015 has left many people raged and talking all over social media this morning. According to the media, as host of the Miss Universe pageant Sunday night, Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the winner when she [...]
San Bernadino Shooters Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik | 10 Warning Signs of Workplace Violence
The shooting in San Bernadino yesterday at a company Christmas party has people wondering if this is terrorism or is it workplace violence? Syed Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik, left his company party and left coworkers wondering why he left the party. The Bureau of Labor statistics report that every year approximately 2 million American workers are effected to [...]
Paris Terrorist Attacks: 5 Ways to Face Your Worst Fears | Lake Mary Trauma Therapist Counselor
Paris Terrorist Attacks: 5 Ways to Face Your Worst Fears This weekend 129 people were killed by terrorist attacks in Paris, France with 80 seriously injured. The certainty of whether other attacks are imminent either there or in our own homeland is unclear, however, we were still gripped by the same emotions we felt on 9/11: terror, disbelief, sorrow [...]
Nashville Actress Hayden Panettiere on Live with Kelly and Michael |3 Ways to Overcome Postpartum Depression
Hayden Panettiere, actress from Nashville, confirmed seeking treatment for postpartum depression. During her appearance on Live! With Kelly and Michael, she described it as "something that's completely uncontrollable, and it's really painful, and it's really scary, and women need a lot of support." Postpartum depression is often described as the silent pain of a new mother. Usually postpartum depression occurs within [...]
3 Ways to Help Victims of Domestic Violence Not Hurt Them | Orlando Judge Jails Domestic Violence Victim |Lake Mary Counselor
3 Ways to Help Victims of Domestic Violence Not Hurt Them | Judge Jails Domestic Violence Victim | Lake Mary DV Counselor On July 30th Seminole County Judge, Jerri Collins, berated a domestic violence victim for failing to appear at her alleged abuser’s trial and then sentenced the sobbing woman to 3 days in jail for contempt of court. [...]
Carly Fiorina response to Donald Trump Bullying | 5 Healthy Ways Women Can Respond to Criticisms | Lake Mary Counselor
This month Republican Candidate for President, Carly Fiorina, was criticized by front runner, Donald Trump for her looks. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, when asked about her Trump remarked, “Look at the face. Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?” Trump has had to do much back peddling [...]
Ashley Madison | Relationship Counselor on Surviving an Affair 5 Tips for if my Spouse was Cheating
Ashley Madison, a website designed to arrange intimate encounters among philandering spouses, was recently hacked and the thought-to-be-confidential names of its members was made public, and the list has destroyed marriages, families and careers across the globe. The Ashley Madison hack has brought the issue of infidelity center stage, and into the homes of many families, as husbands and wives scurry [...]
4 Ways to Help Children Cope with Emotions Based on Pixar’s Movie “Inside Out” | Orlando Winter Park Counselor
The movie "Inside Out" is based on 5 different emotions a person is faced with from birth and throughout childhood. The first emotion shown as a baby is joy, quickly followed by sadness. The movie continues to show how the other emotions appear as we witness Riley, the main character, engage in different life experiences. Throughout the movie, we can [...]
5 Things Victims of Sexual Assault Can Learn from Bill Cosby’s Accusers | Lake Mary Counselor
5 Things Victims of Sexual Assault Can Learn from Bill Cosby’s Accusers For months now the media has been reporting on the alleged sexual assaults of women by Bill Cosby, iconic TV father of the 80’s, comedian and family man. Some of these alleged accounts date back to the 60’s and all of them seem to follow the same [...]
Grief Counselor Tips | Kathryn Steinle Shot at Pier 14 by Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez Kate’s Law
32 year old Kathryn “Kate” Steinle was in the prime of her career, she was loved by coworkers, family and friends, and was shot and killed at Pier 14 in San Francisco while walking with her father. The incident that took her life at Pier 14 in San Francisco on July 1 has been widely circulated in the media and has [...]
Emmanuel AME Church Massacre Dylann Roof | How to Comprehend the Incomprehensible
Orlando Grief Counselor comments on horrific events at Emmanuel AME Church Forgiveness over judgment prevails in Charleston, South Carolina In the wake of the recent tragedy, 9 deaths and many families shattered, strength prevails. Emmanuel AME Church, the oldest church in the South, and once visited by Dr Martin Luther King in his efforts to bring peace and unity [...]
Baltimore Super Mom | 5 Ways Parents Can Help Teens Affect Social Change | Lake Mary Counselor
The events of the Baltimore Super Mom Viral Youtube Video has inspired Lake Mary Counselor to give 5 Ways Parents Can Help Teens Affect Social Change. By now you have see the video that went viral Monday of Toya Graham, a Baltimore mother of a 16 yr-old, who when protests turned violent Monday afternoon went out into the streets and [...]
Death of Derek Sheppard | Grief Counselor offers Grieving Tips
Orlando Grief Counselor offers Grieving Tips for Grey’s Anatomy - The Death of Derek Sheppard - Famously known for saying “It’s a beautiful day to save lives.” Derek Sheppard is a fictional character, but for a 11 years, millions of fans felt a connection to Derek Sheppard. For some people Patrick Dempsey's characters demise has created a shock and [...]
Counselor on Central Florida Domestic Violence Shootings | NBC interview
NBC interviews Clermont Orlando Counselor on Central Florida Domestic Violence Shootings and 10 Stress Management Tips. 13 people were shot and 7 of the victims died over last weekend in Central Florida. 28 year old, Alma Menton was shot and died in Eustis in Lake County Florida, There was a triple shooting at the Harbor Apartments. There were 6 shootings [...]
Family Grieving | 5 Tips for Dealing with a Terminally ill Relative | Oregon’s Death with Dignity Law | Brittany Maynard | Orlando Grief Counselor
Orlando Grief Counselor, May Angelastro, MA provides 5 tips for dealing with a terminally ill relative or friend. On Saturday, 29 year old Brittany Maynard used Oregon's Death with Dignity law to end her life. Brittany was diagnosed with an advanced brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme in January. After a series of procedures and prognosis, the young woman was [...]
Lake Mary Counselor | 5 Top Suicide Warning Signs for Children and Teens | Greenwood Lake Middle School
5 Top Suicide Warning Signs for Children and Teens It is with sadness that we learned this morning of the suicide death of one of our own children, a 14 year old male student who attended Greenwood Lake Middle School in Lake Mary. To make matters worse, the student’s body was found in a bathroom on school property. He [...]
3 Signs of Social Media Addiction and What to Do | Facebook Down Call 911 | Orlando Bilingual Counselor
Facebook went down Friday morning a couple weeks ago due to technical difficulties affecting their API and web surfaces. According to the media, people were calling 911 to find out when Facebook will be back up. As we all know, social media has changed the way people interact. Social media has become the main way to communicate and stay connected [...]
3 Coping Skills We Learned from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge | East Orlando Bilingual Counselor
As you already know, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has taken the US by the storm. Celebrity's and politicians have been soaked into this challenge as well! Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The ALS challenge consists of pouring an [...]