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Getting over being Social Awkward

Social media has created an entire subset of social awkwardness that has not been helped along by Covid-19. We used to be taught in...

What Makes a Hero?

We all have an inner hero, argues Philip Zimbardo. Here's how to find it. BY PHILIP ZIMBARDO | JANUARY 18, 2011 This month, Greater Good...

Make a 5 minute friend

Many people are feeling lonely and having trouble dating. They don't want to go to a bar, are afraid of online dating, and they don't...

For Those Who Find The Holidays Triggering

By Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW | Dec. 14, 2018 My patient, Han, used to dread going home to his parent’s house for the holidays. He found...

10 Tools for Dealing with Holiday Stress and Depression

There has been a long standing myth that suicide rates increase over the holiday season. According to the Mayo Clinic this is completely...

The Importance of Therapy

Maybe it’s been awhile since you felt like yourself. Maybe you feel numb, or bone crushingly sad. Maybe you feel like a light switch...

Free Childcare Program in Jacksonville

You read that right! FREE CHILDCARE! At PEERS we are dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Onslow County. Many of us...

Raising Children With Mental Illness

My kids are all adopted from foster care. I got my girls when they were five and six, and my son came when he was seven. They all came...

5 Strategies To Use When People Do Not Understand Mental Illness

You recently went to see a counselor to get help for your mental health, and you were diagnosed with a mental health condition. You then...