Pauliann Long, LCSW-C

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Can You Get Over an Addiction?

Good morning! We can't urge you enough. Please, please, consider this if "addiction" touches your life in any way and check out this article we are sharing from The New York Times. "We are long overdue for a new perspective — both because our understanding of the neuroscience underlying addiction has changed and because so many existing treatments simply don’t work. Addiction is...

Mindfulness Therapy May Prevent Depression Relapse

Good morning, Today we are sharing an article from http://www.medscape.com/ entitled 'Mindfulness Therapy May Prevent Depression Relapse.' "Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces the risk for depression relapse in patients with recurrent depression, with the greatest effect seen in those with the worst baseline symptoms, the results of an individual patient data meta-analysis indicate. Synthesizing data from more than 1200 patients in nine studies, European...

This Is Why Meditation Makes You Feel Better

Good afternoon! Today we are sharing an article from Time.com entitled 'This Is Why Meditation Makes You Feel Better: After just four days of meditation training, people reported feeling 21% less pain.'  As you know, we are advocates for meditation as part of integrative therapy and medicine. This article talks about 'a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that...

Three Meditation Myths that Keep You from a Healthier Life

Good morning, Today we are sharing an article from Psychologytoday.com entitled ' Three Meditation Myths that Keep You from a Healthier Life.' "Meditative practices offer a simple, intuitive approach to improving your life and mental well being, yet many who could benefit from meditation are quickly deterred by misinformation. Meditation is not difficult, it has a huge positive impact on the brain, and...