Articles By Cara Maksimow
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7 Why Taking a Break from Technology is Essential
Technology is fun and incredibly helpful, so it’s understandable why most people find it hard to take a break from it. With technology, I can order...
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15 Ways To Be More Grateful
For most of us, the word grateful comes up most often when we think of Thanksgiving and the holidays. If we are lucky, we reflect on...
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5 Reasons We Shouldn’t Avoid Emotional Pain
We all want to be happier, right? What if part of the path to increased happiness means embracing emotional pain? As a therapist, I help people...
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How To Watch The News Without Getting Depressed & Angry
Are you a news junkie? Perhaps you keep the TV news on in the background as you get things done around the house. Do you check...
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5 Ways to Defend Yourself Against Negativity
It is so easy to turn into the SNL character “Debbie Downer” when you find yourself surrounded by negativity. Whether it is from negative people or...
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10 Ways to Stay Positive in a Negative World
Learn how to find positivity despite the negativity that seems to be everywhere. For some of us, recent events have made it difficult to have positivity and stay...
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5 Ways To Feel Less Guilty About Your Past
Tired of feeling guilty about your past? Read on for ways to help. Guilt is defined by Wikipedia as “a cognitive or emotional experience that occurs...
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7 Ways to Maximize Your Happiness Today
Happiness is one of those things everyone wants to have more of, and yet we are not sure how or what to do about it. When...
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10 Things NOT To Do If You Want To Be Happy and Successful
We all want to be happy and successful in life, right? No one spends time trying NOT to be happy and successful – yet some of...
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After The 2016 Election, What’s Next?
I went early to bed last night. I was tired, cranky, and not mentally prepared for the stress of watching the poll numbers come in. I...