Through poetic and relatable story-telling, Barbara Baker shares about her early experiences with therapy, obstacles she faced getting started, and how she finally found the right fit.
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This week, I share the emotional and motivating piece by the New York Times, highlighting Missy Franklin and her journey with performance anxiety, depression, and life transitions, seeking to bring love and joy back to her career as a swimmer.
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Insurance and fee are top-of-mind for almost all of us. It can be very challenging to fully understand all of the terms involved and all of the options available to you. Today, we'd like to change that. Read on to learn more about this thing called "Out of Network" benefits and how they may help you access high-quality care for less.
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NYC therapist Rachel Gersten, who practices therapy at Viva Wellness NYC in downtown Brooklyn., discusses what it means to assert your independence in the face of unpleasant feelings and the “shoulds” that demand your time and attention. Read on to learn how you can practice asserting your independence, too.
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Learn more in today’s Therapist Q&A about Gabbie Newman, her path toward private practice, how working with toddlers helps her better understand adults (and vice versa), who she looks up to, and her philosophy about therapy and healing,
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In a results-based society like ours, taking measured steps toward self-improvement is an important goal both personally and professionally. While these changes may be important and highly impactful on your life and success, the quest onward and upward can be a stressful one. Learn more skills to attend to your own self-care in the process through today’s post.
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Learning Spanish, however, allowed me to be gritty. The difference was that it was okay not to know everything. It was okay if I couldn't conjugate a word correctly, or if vocabulary slipped my mind. No one -- myself included -- expected me to be perfect at Spanish out the gate. That would be wildly unrealistic -- I was still learning.
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Finding the right therapist can be an intimidating task. You may be wondering where to begin, where to look, or what to look for. You may fear that you won’t know who is or isn’t a good fit for you and your particular needs. I’ve been there; I have had to navigate this process both personally and professionally, helping me become uniquely qualified to help others.
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Reflecting on Father’s Day last weekend, Joe Atanasio, a psychologist and father in My Wellbeing’s community, shares with us some foundational Freud concepts (he is the father of psychotherapy, after all), examines how they fit into his mindset as a mental healthcare professional watching his two kids grow, and why, once in a while, it all drives him crazy.
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We are excited today to introduce you to Michael Waldon, a therapist working within a group practice in New York City. We're inspired by Michael's holistic approach, empathy for others, and foundation in research and spirituality. Read on to learn more about Michael and feel free to reach out to him directly (contact info at end of piece) to book an appointment.
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There's no getting around it. Therapy, like a personal trainer or healthy diet, is a financial investment.
When you're working hard to earn your income, and likely already spending a majority of your income on things like high rent and coffee costs in NYC, taking the leap to invest in therapy can feel like a financial risk. At first.
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In order for us to do the hard work of transcending the deeply ingrained patterns of shame and fear - patterns that often have significant influence on our self-perception and, in turn, our behavior - we need to gain a deeper understanding of these reactions. To begin to do this, we need to learn to comfort and show compassion for these parts of ourselves, rather than treat our fear and shame with the same anger and dismissal with which they were met in our childhood.
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When most people envision going to therapy, the image that comes to mind is one of a tastefully decorated, if plain, room in an office suite, with a bookshelf, a couch, and a white noise machine. Somehow, my therapy journey led me to the corrugated tin room of a Spanish language school in Guatemala, struggling to hang on to a fleeting wifi signal as I talked through my feelings in my late twenties…
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If you're curious about My Wellbeing's founding story, the behind the scenes of starting a company, or how we make sure our therapist matches are the right fit, you’ve come to the right place.
Read MoreMeet Raquele Williams, one of the therapists in our My Wellbeing community, to learn more about her own journey and her work as a therapist.
Read MoreWe look up to celebrities in so many ways. At the end of the day, they are human, like us. And mental health obstacles impact so many of us. We want to recognize these five stars for furthering the conversation and #breakingthestigma.
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I’ve always been hard on myself. Guilt would weigh down on me like a rock in my chest at the end of the day. For a long time, I accepted it as part of life. I knew it wasn’t normal, but I thought there was nothing I could do about it. This is just how I am, I can deal with it. What I realized eventually was that I couldn’t. Not alone, anyway.
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