by Dr. Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized |
Today is the most gloriously beautiful day. It’s warm, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the tree outside my window has tiny green buds on it. Spring is here. This tends to be the time of year when our collective mental health starts to improve. People start to feel better in the […]
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by Dr. Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. | Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized |
On Monday my husband took down our Christmas trees and garlands. He graciously did it while I was gone, so that I wouldn’t have to do it and wouldn’t have to watch him do it. Taking down the Christmas decorations makes me ridiculously sad. It signifies the end of the holidays and the beginning of […]
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by Dr. Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. | Oct 7, 2019 | Mental Health |
I had two back-to-back cancellations this morning, which rarely happens. I decided to use my office hours to tackle a giant To Do list of billing and paperwork and emails that have been glaring at me for the last few weeks. This list has been niggling at the back of my mind, and even though […]
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by Dr. Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. | Sep 16, 2019 | Mental Health |
The weather is teasing us. We’ve had crisp, cool days and hot, humid days. It’s kind of summer and kind of fall, like the season is trying to shift, trying to slide into what’s next, but it hasn’t clicked over quite yet. But our schedule has clicked over. We are well into the school […]
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