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What To Do If You’re Dealing With Marriage Problems Caused By Alcohol Addiction

Jacqueline Cohen January 11, 2021 1 Comment Marriage In Crisis #marriageincrisis #marriageproblemscausedbyalcoholaddiction

Alcohol addiction is more common than you think and can exist in any marriage. It doesn’t discriminate. So what do you do if you’re dealing with marriage problems caused by alcohol addiction? First, it is important to recognize that this is a complex situation. It is not something you will solve just by reading this blog post. However, you will be able to have some understanding of what needs to happen by reading this.

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4 Tips For Parenting With An ADHD Spouse

Jacqueline Cohen November 30, 2020 4 Comments Parenting with ADHD #parentingwithadhd

We all know that parenting is hard. If you don’t, then you don’t have children. Parenting with an ADHD spouse might be even harder. But this article isn’t going to be about how parenting is hard because your spouse has ADHD. It will be about helping you and your partner with ADHD learn how to parent together as a team, working with each other instead of against each other. So here are 4 tips for parenting with an ADHD spouse:

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Why Is Postpartum Anxiety Worse At Night (& What You Can Do About It)?

Jacqueline Cohen September 14, 2020 10 Comments It's Not Just Mommy Blues #postpartumanxiety

Postpartum anxiety is very real. About 6% of pregnant women and 10% of postpartum women experience anxiety. And moms aren’t the only ones, dads do too. But why is postpartum anxiety worse at night? And what can you do about it? Recommended reading: What Is Postpartum Anxiety? And Can It Be Prevented? If your baby hasn’t started sleeping through the night, then you may be thinking, “when will my baby go to sleep, or how long will my baby sleep before I am woken up again.” This can keep you ...

What is Postpartum Anxiety? And Can It Be Prevented?

Jacqueline Cohen September 10, 2020 No Comments It's Not Just Mommy Blues #postpartumanxiety #postpartumdepression

What is postpartum anxiety, (PPA) really? Is it the baby blues, is it like postpartum depression (PPD) or just a little worry about how to take care of your baby? In a lot of ways, it can include all three. The baby blues affects about 80% of moms. It can start at about 2 or 3 days after delivery and can include mild anxiety. However, it only lasts about 2 -3 weeks. Postpartum depression affects 1 in 5 new moms, and 1 in 10 new dads. Yep, I said dads! ...

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How To Focus With ADHD When Working From Home

Jacqueline Cohen July 20, 2020 No Comments Parenting with ADHD

Living and knowing how to focus with ADHD can be a daily struggle. Put social distancing, working from home, and staying inside much of the time in the mix, and you probably feel like most or all of your systems, strategies, and self-care practices have been ripped away. You may feel like there’s no real certainty of when you will be able to reincorporate these necessities back in your life. Well, as a therapist who is also living with ADHD, I feel your pain. There are some tips that might ...

How to Live a Normal Life with Depression

Jacqueline Cohen May 11, 2020 1 Comment Living with Depression or Anxiety depression managing depression normalizing depression self-care

You are probably thinking that living with depression isn’t “normal”, but in 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that more than 300 million people were living with depression. That is a lot of people, and many of them are living a normal life. If you are curious about how to live a normal life with depression, then I will share my best tips with you on how to do that. But before we get into the tips, I want you to understand some nuances of depression. The first is ...