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Lynda M. Brennan, L.M.H.C.
Psychotherapist in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Jan 2, 20221 min read
Interventions
An intervention is an excellent tool to force an addict into treatment. There are many stages to this process. The first is determining...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Pandemic + Holidays = UGH!
We are all tired from living in a new normal for the past 20+ months. Everyone is profoundly impacted by the pandemic, whether you...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Feb 11, 20202 min read
What is EMDR?
It is a therapeutic model used to treat trauma, phobias, addictions, and most other mental health issues. The longer it is around, the...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Jan 21, 20202 min read
Compassion begins at home
Every year people wait until the first of the year to make their New Year’s resolutions. This year we were able to make new decade...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Dec 8, 20193 min read
It’s that time of year again that tobacco users think about quitting....
Most people who smoke/use nicotine products want to quit. I would say around 99.9%. And of those who try the success rate is pretty low....
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Nov 30, 20192 min read
THE HOLIDAYS...dun, dun dun dun (ominous sounds)
I believe there are a whole segment of the population who look forward to the holidays with excitement and wonder. They love traveling...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Nov 5, 20191 min read
Grief
Grief is an odd emotion. It is the experience of playing hide and seek, grief is always “it.” As you hide, you don’t know when the...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Sep 17, 20192 min read
Food really is medicine!
I have found in my own experience that food is medicine. I have kept myself off many meds with the adjustment of my diet. And I use the...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Aug 18, 20192 min read
What if every negative thought you had about yourself equaled an extra pound of fat in your body?
I have come to understand that any type of personal change including permanent weight loss begins with loving ourselves. We won’t lose...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Jul 12, 20192 min read
Finding peace in troubling times
Finding your way in turmoil
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
May 4, 20192 min read
What is meditation?
Meditation is the ultimate self care (I'm not taking myself off the hook, I will write more about self care soon, promise, for those...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Mar 18, 20191 min read
What is Self-Care? The basics.
When you first go to a therapist, the initial session is frequently about the therapist getting to know you. You see if you are...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Mar 6, 20192 min read
Self Care 2.0
Taking self care to the next level. When most people think of self care, the first thing they think of is rest, exercise, nutrition,...
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Lynda M. Brennan, LMHC
Mar 6, 20192 min read
How to find the right therapist
Not to appear self-serving, but..... This is an interesting subject. I am going to try to address two elements of this process: finding...
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