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    Tag: Anxiety

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    Mental Health Challenges Don’t Take a Holiday By: Anastasia Sullwold Ristau, PhD, LP
    November 15, 2018 by PrairieCare 2002 0 2

    A Hard Holiday Season Is Not a Parent Fail! Oh boy, the holidays are just around the corner. Many of us parents say it every year – how is it already coming up on Thanksgiving and aaaaack that means the next holiday is just __ days away!  It’s...

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    Embracing Anxiety for Family Wellness by: Anastasia Sullwold Ristau, PhD, LP
    September 26, 2016 by PrairieCare 2933 0 3

    Anxiety. Stress. Worries. Nervousness. These are referring to those uncomfortable times when something grows big inside our minds and bodies, takes over, and is hard to manage or control.  The good news is that this is normal. In fact, not only...

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    Back to School Transitions: Tips for Parents By: Brenda Arnold, MS, NCC, LPCC
    August 11, 2014 by PrairieCare 162 0 0

    For most families, summer has been a time of spontaneous trips to the Dairy Queen, swimming with friends, late dinners, late bedtimes, bonfires, vacation and a freedom from the more rigid school schedule.  With fall just around the corner, you...

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    Holiday Stress? Soft Belly Breathing can help! By: Lora Matz, LICSW
    December 3, 2013 by PrairieCare 48 0 0

    Did you know that we have a powerful nerve in our body that is called “the super highway of information?”  It is the Vagus nerve and goes from our stomach to our brain. One of its many jobs is to monitor stress. Whenever stress is triggered by...

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    What to do about Bullying By Guest Blogger: Tom Tarshis, MD
    November 11, 2013 by PrairieCare 3039 0 0

    STIGMA, BULLYING, MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUTH –ALIVE AND WELL IN 2013 Recent events have brought a focus back to bullying behaviors that remain commonplace in society. Beginning in pre-school and continuing throughout our lives for most people...

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    Getting Creative with Groups By Laura Swan, LGSW
    September 18, 2013 by PrairieCare 278 0 0

    Psychoeducation group…what is that?  This is a question that I am often met with from patients in our Partial Hospitalization Program.    Psychoeducation group, short for psychological education, is a group where patients discuss mental health...

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    DSM-5? Have a Heart! By: Stephen Setterberg, MD
    July 29, 2013 by PrairieCare 163 0 0

    I remember feeling rather smug as a brand new child psychiatry fellow in 1987 when DSM-IIIR was released because I knew that this Chinese menu approach to diagnosis could not possibly do justice to the nuanced complexity of any individual...

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    Influence of Exercise on Mental Health by Karen Harrer, RN/Infection Control
    July 11, 2013 by PrairieCare 131 0 0

    It has been well researched and documented that exercise has many physical health benefits, such as preventing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and improving your immune response.  During the summer months, individuals may find it easier to...

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    In the face of Tragedy – Listening and Self Care By: Lora Matz, LICSW Clinical Education Specialist
    December 19, 2012 by PrairieCare 115 0 0

    In the face of tragedy what we each share is an increased sense of vulnerability.  We share a heightened desire to protect and care for the children entrusted to us and to minimize anxiety or trauma to them.  We also have an increased need during...

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    Yoga and Why We Do It – By: Anna Barlage, RYT
    November 19, 2012 by PrairieCare 1884 0 0

    Simply stated yoga means, “To yoke” or to join together. I explain it to the kids as a joining of their body and brain, and their body and breath. It’s a simple concept but can be quite challenging to do. This is especially true for some of the...

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