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| Catherine Boyer Psychotherapy |
| This blog provides information and answers questions related to psychotherapy. Topics include finding the right therapist, education about types of therapy, what to expect, and finding low fee psychotherapy. All appropriate comments and inquiries will be responded to, whether or not the questioner is in the New York City area (where I am located). |
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| The Divided Brain |
| 2012-02-06 06:40:00 |
Iain McGilchrist, London psychiatrist and author, narrates this RSA animation about the left and right hemispheres of our amazing brains.You'll hear that much of popular understanding of the functions of the left and right hemispheres is incorrect (language, for example, does not reside solely in the left hemisphere). The reality is much more interesting.If you enjoyed this animation you may want to read McGilchrist's rich and broad book on the subject, The Master and His Emissary.Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSWUpper West Side Counseling...
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| Powerful Video, Can't Explain It, Just Watch |
| 2012-01-30 14:20:00 |
That's the name of the video. It's four-minutes that will bring you to tears as well as make you smile, a powerful lesson about judgements and making a difference.If you watched it, I bet you want to share it, too.Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSWPsychotherapy for Change...
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| Antidote to Winter Doldrums |
| 2012-01-23 07:37:00 |
This is a wonderful ten minute TEDx video. (TEDx videos are independently organized TED events. ) The video is by Louie Schwartzberg and is titled Nature. Beauty. Gratitude. The video features the exquisite time lapse photograph that Schwartzberg has won awards for as well as interviews of a child and an elderly man who have truly got happiness figured out.Weren't those faces wonderful?Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSWPsychotherapy on the Upper West Side...
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| How Your Brain Benefits from Aerobics |
| 2012-01-16 07:08:00 |
Mayo Clinic neurologist J. Eric Ahlskog, MD, PhD, spoke last fall about a recently conducted review of the research on aerobic exercise and benefits to the brain. The researchers concluded that "you can make a very compelling argument for [aerobic] exercise as a disease-modifying strategy to prevent dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and for favorably modifying these processes once they have developed.In the Medscape Medical News article about the research, Dr. Ahlskog was quoted:...exercise sufficient to elevate the heart rate to about 60% of maximum, and done for about 150 minutes a week [divided], would be a good starting recommendation. This is similar to the American Heart Association recommendation.Aerobic exercise generates new neurons in the brain. I ask all new psy...
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| Mindfulness in Psychotherapy |
| 2012-01-10 07:00:00 |
I find myself more and more often teaching mindfulness in my psychotherapy practice because I see how many ways it can help my clients. With a regular practice - even just five minutes a day - we can experience many benefits.Here are just a few of the things you are likely to experience:Having the space in the moment to respond to others rather than react (and regret)Stress reductionIncreased self-careMindfulness training increases compassion and sense of connection to othersA more integrated brain (integration is health)If you'd like to try a short experience, this beautiful video is a four and a half minute meditation from Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh's Art of Mindful Living.One of my favorite parts is when TNH says that a smile is like a beautiful flower, a flower "that we can off...
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| Forbes Magazine on Why the Grinch Stole Christmas |
| 2011-12-23 13:03:00 |
This article came my way and I couldn't resist putting up the link.Forbes Magazine: Neuroscience Explains Why the Grinch Stole Christmas.In the well known Dr. Seuss story, published in 1957, the Grinch has an epiphany regarding his loneliness - and returns Christmas to Whoville. Loneliness can be especially hard during holidays. If that's true for you, I hope the article gives you hope.Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSWUpper West Side Counseling ...
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| The Power of Perspective |
| 2011-12-19 07:35:00 |
If you are in need of a little perspective, this short video will provide it for you.Did you find that just watching it helped you be a little more still inside? Being in nature can do that for us. This was a video - imagine being there!To read more about the benefits of being outdoors, read these blog posts:Getting Out into Green SpacesNature and MoodTime in Nature Boosts MoodCatherine Boyer, MA, LCSWNew York City Psychotherapy...
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| Therapy Dogs |
| 2011-12-12 06:59:00 |
Although I don't work with therapy dogs, I love reading about them and thought you might also.In this Los Angeles Times health article, Karin Ravn writes about a therapy dog who works at the Mayo Clinic. Labradors and Golden Retrievers are generally thought of as the breeds that make the best service dogs, but the article talks about "Dr. Jack, a 10-year-old miniature pinscher who sees about eight to 10 patients a day." Doesn't it make you smile, just reading that?Miniature pinschers' average weight is about nine or ten pounds. Golden Retrievers and Labs are going to weight 60 or 70 pounds. That contrast might make you smile, too.Here is a quote from the article describing some of the research showing the benefits of therapy dogs.Research has shown that therapy dogs can...
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| Omega-3 and Anxiety |
| 2011-12-05 07:17:00 |
In a randomized trial, the results of which were published this year, Ohio State University researchers found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced anxiety in the healthy young people studied.The total number of participants in the study was 68. The control group received a placebo. The study was double-blind, which means that neither the student volunteers or the researchers knew which were getting omega-3 and which were getting the placebo.The group receiving omega-3 had a 20% decrease in the amount of anxiety they experienced before an exam, compared to the control group. Salmon, flax seed and walnuts are all sources of omega-3.I believe we can help our problems with mood through what we eat, and evidence supporting that belief is piling up. That's good news.Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSWUpp...
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| Mindsight and Google |
| 2011-11-28 06:51:00 |
As part of its Personal Growth Series, in 2009 Google invited Dan Siegel to give a talk about his work called Mindsight. Dan looked with his audience at important questions:What is the mind?What is a healthy mind?What can you do to have a healthy mind?These are questions that are not addressed in our culture and are even not often addressed in the training programs of therapists and counselors.I'm currently about two-thirds of the way through a three-year course with Dan in IPNB. He's one of the best teachers I've studied with. I think you'll both learn from and enjoy listening to him.If you want more, read Dan's book, Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation.Studying with Dan has greatly enriched the way I work as a counselor. If you'd like to know more about that please...
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