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Summer Camps versus Summer Therapeutic Programs.
Understanding the differences when seeking behavioral change As you are looking for options for the summer, it is important to know and understand the differences between a summer camp and a summer program. reSTART is in favor of encouraging any activity or behavior...
Addictive video games? What makes the list in 2019
The unknown gamerverse While it’s relatively easy to recognize the signs of problematic video game use, identifying the games being played is proving to be much more difficult. When parents of troubled teens are asked what games their children play, they often respond...
Video Game Addiction and Depression
Technology is one of the main developments of this century, it is common and accessible, to the point where the average person has at least one gadget. Electronic devices have spread exponentially, and with them video games. People can play anywhere and for long...
Overwhelmed by texts and emails?
It is an understatement to say that the frequency of text messages and emails overwhelming our phones and inboxes leave many of us anxious and distracted. Our evolutionary history has not equipped our brains to respond to and then relax from these interruptions (and...
#bodymindconnection
Body-Mind Connection? “Begin to tune in to that body-mind connection…” urged the Lulu lemon-clad instructor at the start of my group exercise class. Shortly followed by, “ . . . remind yourself why you came today." As a counselor and dance/movement therapist, I am no...
Unraveling the Meaning of Intimacy Disorder
What is intimacy? People have different ideas about the word “intimacy”. For many, it’s a code word for sex. We at reSTART do not think of it this way. We subscribe to the ideas put forth by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, Dr. Brene Brown and Dr. Patrick Carnes. The...
You, Your Child, and Video Game Addiction: How to Foster Communication
Real Life and the Gaming World The gaming world and the real world can seem at odds at times, especially when the potential for classifying video game behavior as addictive is on the table. On one side we have gamers who may either be playing without thought of...
Is more information really better?
by Erica Demeester, Rec Therapist Your Inner Voice in the Digital Information Age We live in a world where we have so much information at our fingertips that having to wait for something can seem unbearable. Not being able to immediately look up a question can seem...
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