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June 12, 2017
Introducing My New Book: Is Your Child Addicted To Electronics? 30 Days of Healing & Recovery for Your Child & Family
It’s the same old story. It's dinner time, and John is in his room, playing his Xbox. You have yelled over and over for him to come down, with no result. He yells he is in the middle of a game, and cannot stop. You wait 5-10-15 minutes, while dinner grows cold. You begin to eat, annoyed and frustrated. The same thing happens every night. He never comes to the table when called. He rarely does homework on his own. He is always playing games or watching YouTube videos. He yells at you often and...
April 17, 2017
Parents: Why Telling Your Children “You Can Do Anything” Is A Bad Idea
All good parents want the best for their children. Good parents spend time with their children teaching them about the world, and how to be happy in it. For around the past 20 years, many parents have told their children "You can do anything if you put your mind to it!". While this is a positive, feel-good message, it sometimes can do more harm than good. Children need limits, and sometimes in life, they will not be able to achieve their goals. Telling your children, they can do be anyone or...
April 10, 2017
The Connection Between Social Anxiety & Internet Addiction
When you see a teenager or young adult on their cell phone, what are they doing? Are they making phone calls? Are they playing a game with a friend? Or are they texting or communicating with someone in an app? Often they are interacting on social media, using technology to make their voice heard. For teenagers and young adults, social media is their primary method of communication. The question is, how many are addicted to the Internet due to social anxiety?
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March 27, 2017
Hate LinkedIn’s Redesign? How To Export Your Linkedin Contacts, With Tags!
Do you use Linkedin for Marketing? Their recent update eliminated tagging connections. Learn how to Export your connections, with Tags!
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Teens: Why Becoming An Esports Athlete Is A Bad Idea
Many teenagers and young adults want to become Esports athletes. However, for most, becoming an Esports athlete leads to failure and pain.
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March 21, 2017
Mental Health Professionals, Do You Encrypt Your Data?
Mental health professionals are busy people, working to help others with their problems. After spending the day listening to people, taking notes, and filing insurance claims, most mental health professionals do not have time to think about encryption and security. Many use their personal computers, tablets, or cell phones for business related purposes, resulting in private information often being present on these devices. What happens then, if someone hacks into these devices? Often, this me...
January 24, 2017
Grounding: An Effective, But Strange Coping Skill
Want to learn a powerful coping skill that helps with PTSD, Anger, Anxiety, Anger and Focus? I present Grounding: a very unusual coping skill!
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October 3, 2016
Internet Addiction: Kicking the Habit – 30 Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
After years of working with people who have been addicted to the Internet and electronics, I have finished my first book. My book, Internet Addiction: Kicking the Habit - 30 Days Plan to Take Back Your Life, is now available for purchase. This book is both a self-help book and a guide of how to gain control of the Internet.
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July 18, 2016
Looking For Low Cost Prescriptions? GoodRx Can Help!
The other day I was in a pharmacy when I learned about GoodRx, a website which can help you save money on your prescriptions. As many people spend hundreds of dollars a month on medications, a website that can help you save money is a blessing. The great thing about GoodRx is it is free and works for those who have or do not have insurance. I saw first hand how it saved over 60% on a medication, and decided I needed to post about this so others know of it as well.
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July 14, 2016
Pokemon Go: The Birth of Augmented Reality Addiction
The birth of Augmented Reality (AR) is here. All though AR has been around for some time, it has not gotten much attention. That all ended with the release of Pokemon Go on July 6th. For now on, prepare to see hoards of zombie-like cellphone users wherever you go. So, what is Augmented Reality, what is Pokemon Go, and how are they addictive?
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