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· Emily Bly

How Your Body Can Help Your Mind

A New York Times article explores somatic therapy and the body’s role in mental health. PPG integrates somatic approaches.

  • Blog
  • Anxiety Stress
  • Depression Mood
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· Emily Bly

Loneliness and What to Do About It

A New York Times article covers the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on loneliness: its health risks and ways to feel more connected.

  • Blog
  • Anxiety Stress
  • Depression Mood
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· Emily Bly

How Grief Affects the Brain, and How Therapy Can Help

A Live Science article features neurologist Dr. Lisa Shulman on grief, trauma, and the brain. Therapy support from PPG.

  • Blog
  • Grief Loss
  • Trauma
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· Emily Bly

Is Social Media Use Dangerous for Teens?

An ADDitude article on social media and teen mental health: why content and context matter and how to talk with your teen.

  • Blog
  • Parenting
  • Teens
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· Emily Bly

Are Negative Emotions Bad? A Look at Difficult Feelings

A Psychology Today article suggests naming and tolerating difficult feelings, rather than dismissing them. Support from PPG.

  • Blog
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing
  • Anxiety Stress
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· Emily Bly

PPG is Moving to New Location!

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· Emily Bly

What Is Normal in Mental Health? Why Averages Can Mislead

A Psychology Today article on why averages mislead and why there is no single normal in mental health. Perspective from PPG.

  • Blog
  • Depression Mood
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing
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· Emily Bly

How to Ease Back Into Social Contact

  • Blog
  • Anxiety Stress
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing
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· Emily Bly

Getting Out of Your Own Way: Self-Compassion vs. Self-Criticism

A Psychology Today article suggests self-compassion as an alternative to self-criticism when we fall short. Takeaways from PPG.

  • Blog
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing
  • Anxiety Stress
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· Emily Bly

Self-Compassion Tips for Being Less Self-Critical

A Psychology Today article shares three self-compassion tips for being less self-critical in day-to-day life.

  • Blog
  • Mindfulness Wellbeing
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The Rise of Therapy-Speak: What It Means for Mental Health

New Yorker article on therapy-speak: as therapy becomes less stigmatized, its language spreads, with benefits and drawbacks.

  • Blog
  • Anxiety Stress
  • Depression Mood
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5 Unofficial Varieties of Depression

A Psychology Today article on five unofficial varieties of depression and why depression does not always look the way we expect.

  • Blog
  • Depression Mood