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By Christina Winholt Raccuia, MAEd, MSW, LMSW, LCSW, PhD candidate  ONE CONSTRUCTIVE WAY TO COUNTER THE HELPLESSNESS that often accompanies political anxiety is through meaningful action. In my work as a psychotherapist, I am seeing a marked rise in political anxiety among clients. This anxiety extends beyond political preferences or policy debates. Many people are living with a persistent sense of unease that affects sleep, mood, focus, and overall well-being. The current p

By Christina Winholt Raccuia, MAEd, MSW, LMSW, LCSW, PhD candidate  In an era defined by distraction, overscheduling, and competing demands, one of the quiet casualties of modern life is sustained emotional connection between couples. Many relationships do not fracture dramatically; they thin out slowly, worn down by logistics, parenting, and exhaustion. What is often missing is not love, but time—specifically, intentional time. Growing up, my parents had a daily ritual they

SOME PEOPLE MOVE THROUGH LIFE LIKE PERPETUAL BABY BIRDS. Photo credit: Taty Sena via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 International License. Picture a nest full of baby birds: tiny heads tilted back, beaks wide open, waiting for food to be dropped in. They don’t hunt, they don’t give back, they just wait—demanding nourishment without pause. In nature, this is survival. In human relationships, it can feel like suffocation. Some people move through life like perpetual baby bird

Women in their plus 50’s who are single either by choice (divorce) or due to loss are often presented with an ambivalence of what they...

Anemone. Seldom seen, glowing along the ocean floor, the anemone is a watery blossom. It is white lace opening under tons of black,...

For many of us, this crisis has forced us to change direction. Many of my friends and patients have lost jobs, businesses, investments,...

During the three months of dealing with the coronavirus we have had a daily dose of fear, uncertainty, grief, and death—compounded by...

Such a simple question however, often difficult to answer with anything else than, excellent or pretty good. What is it about emotions...

The “empty nest” refers to the physical and psychological change in the family when a child leaves home or goes away to college. For...