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Swipe Wise: A Practical Guide to Today’s Dating Apps

Caren Jacobs

If you have been single at any point in the past two decades, you have probably tried online dating at least once…or twice, or maybe more.

Healing From the Inside Out: How Vagal Nerve Toning Transforms Trauma

Caren Jacobs

In the aftermath of trauma, it can be challenging to move forward. It is common for many people to mark their lives by what it was like before the traumatic experience and then after.

Holiday Cheer and Single Blues: How to Navigate the Holidays When You are Alone

Caren Jacobs

Whether you’re newly single, long-term solo, or somewhere in between, navigating the holidays alone can stir up everything from peace and empowerment to loneliness and comparison.

How to Cope with Seasonal Depression (SADD)

Caren Jacobs

For many people, the changing of seasons is not always the best time of the year. For some, it’s a time when their mood changes as quickly as the weather. While many people associate seasonal depression with wintertime, it can occur at any point in the year.

Looking for Love? 4 Tips for Managing Anxiety About Dating

Caren Jacobs

You reach for your phone and unlock it. After navigating through several of your apps, you find the one you’re looking for. You click on

Is Trauma Your Primary Connection to Each Other? Understanding Trauma Bonds

Caren Jacobs

Have your friends and family become concerned about your relationship? Do you feel that you constantly have to vie for your partner’s affection and worry

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Supporting LGBTQ Teens who are Getting Bullied

Caren Jacobs

Unfortunately, bullying is not uncommon. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one in five students report being bullied. One of the most common reasons

How Can EMDR Help Anxiety?

Caren Jacobs

Trauma is when you experience terror after a trigger brings up a terrible memory. What makes trauma so powerful is that these are unprocessed memories.

The Sleep-Depression Relationship

Caren Jacobs

We all feel down from time to time. But when you are depressed, you tend to go through long, extended periods of feeling sad and

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5 Tips to Begin Healing from Childhood Trauma

Caren Jacobs

Childhood trauma can leave a mark on you. As a child, your brain is still growing and developing. When trauma interrupts this process, it can

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How to Identify Suicidal Signs in Teens

Caren Jacobs

You may think that teens do not have anything to be sad or scared about. After all, childhood is the most carefree time. You have

4 Tips to Cope with Anxiety after a Break-up

Caren Jacobs

When you think of a break up, you might think about feelings of depression, rejection, and anger. What you might not think of is that

Why you can’t let go….Signs of Complicated Grief

Caren Jacobs

Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult things you will go through. It can be so hard to digest and understand the

How Does Trauma Impact Families?

Caren Jacobs

Has your family ever suffered a tragic event that affected everyone? There are many ramifications that can occur from family trauma. “Family estrangement” may occur

What Is Gaslighting? Is It a Form of Abuse?

Caren Jacobs

Have you ever seen the Alfred Hitchcock classic film Gaslighting? In this movie, a manipulative husband makes his wife question her sanity by the constant

Yes, There Are Different Types of Anxiety

Caren Jacobs

You may have experienced stressful moments where things can take unexpected turn or if you cannot guess the final outcome of a problem. However, there