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July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: An Interview With a Culturally Competent Therapist

Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: An Interview With a Culturally Competent Therapist. by, Lexi Zipkin (Synergy eTherapy Summer Intern. Tulane College Student. Future Therapist. ) July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. While mental illnesses affect people of every background, minorities are more likely to experience difficulties accessing effective mental health treatment. The […]

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One College Student’s Transition Home in the Summertime: 3 Things Nobody Tells You.

College, Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

One College Student’s Transition Home For the Summertime: 3 Things Nobody Tells You. by, Lexi Zipkin (Synergy eTherapy Summer Intern. Tulane College Student. Future Therapist. ) Home. College. Home. I love college, but I was so excited to come home for the summer. After four months of living across the country and doing my own

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What you need to know about Chronic Pain.

Chronic Pain, Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

What you need to know about Chronic Pain An Interview with Dr. Rachel Zoffness, Psychologist and Pain Specialist. Chronic Pain is a BioPsychoSocial Disorder. Dr. Lisa had the pleasure of interviewing one of her “old” trainees from New York’s St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Dr. Rachel Zoffness. Dr. Zoffness is leading the field of chronic pain

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What a single mother wants you to know on Mother’s Day.

Family, General Mental Health, Maternal Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

What a Single Mother Wants you to Know On Mother’s Day. by, Laura Dizon (Mom extraordinaire, Photographer, & Charity co-Founder) I’m a single Mom! Ugh, I really hate that phrase! It comes with so many stigmas. Does that mean people think I made poor choices? Do people think that I wasn’t responsible? Do they think

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Suicide. Grief. Love. Remembering Aaron Dizon.

Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog, Suicide / Dr. Lisa

Suicide. Grief. Love. Remembering Aaron Dizon. Written by, Dr. Lisa Herman & Joan Dizon (Aaron’s mother) and Laura Dizon (Aaron’s sister) Aaron Dizon, 1.14.82 – 3.5.14. Your kind soul will never be forgotten. I can only hope we do you proud here on earth, so that we can someday dance with you again. Love

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How to turn a snow day into a mental health day for your kid(s)!

Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

How to turn a snow day into a Mental Health Day for your kid(s) by, Dr. Lisa Herman It’s snowing! It’s freezing! And…there’s no school. Insert frustrated working parent “sigh” right about here. For many families in the mid-west, this deep freeze has caused a routine havoc wreck in our lives! No school for working

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Back to School Blues

Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

Back to School Blues by, Synergy eTherapy Staff Writer Its that time of year. Camps are winding down, sales are happening where ever you turn, and stay-at-home-parents across America are secretly (or not so secretly) rejoicing! School is just around the corner, but with all the hustle and bustle lies a darker issue known

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When border crossing detainees are separated from their children

Anxiety, Family, In The News / Dr. Lisa

When border crossing detainees are separated from their children News of undocumented immigrants being separated from their children has raised many question, including the impact the separations have on the children’s mental health. Allina Health psychologist Dr. Lisa Herman talked with WCCO Radio about how these kids may be affected. To listen to the radio podcast. Dr.

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A Divorcee’s Struggle With An Alcoholic Ex Finds Compassion in eTherapy.

Addiction, Family, General Mental Health, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

A Divorcee’s Struggle With An Alcoholic Ex Finds Compassion in eTherapy Forward: This letter was submitted anonymously by one of our readers Most of the time, when I express what my breaking point was, it results in reactions ranging from astonishment to bewilderment, to sometimes even, alienation. I’ve never driven my Ford Taurus through an

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The Top 5 Differences Between Holiday Time Now vs. When You Were a Kid: Reflections of Facebook Friends Explored.

Family, Mood-E Blog / Dr. Lisa

Top 5 Differences Between Holiday Time Now vs. When You Were a Kid: Reflections of Facebook Friends Explored. by, Lisa Herman, PsyD, LP Have you ever taken the time to really watch your child be in the world; watch them be present with every step they take, every item they hold and every gadget they

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July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: An Interview With a Culturally Competent Therapist

One College Student’s Transition Home in the Summertime: 3 Things Nobody Tells You.

What you need to know about Chronic Pain.

What a single mother wants you to know on Mother’s Day.

Suicide. Grief. Love. Remembering Aaron Dizon.

How to turn a snow day into a mental health day for your kid(s)!

Back to School Blues

When border crossing detainees are separated from their children

A Divorcee’s Struggle With An Alcoholic Ex Finds Compassion in eTherapy.

The Top 5 Differences Between Holiday Time Now vs. When You Were a Kid: Reflections of Facebook Friends Explored.

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