Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
Grief & Loss: Thanoversary
“If there is ever a day where we aren’t together, keep me inside your heart, and I’ll be there forever.” — Winnie the Pooh Thano meaning:...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Nov 25, 2016
- 4 min
Growth Through Grieving
“I don’t mind dying, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” – Woody Allen On November 14th, I attended the yearly Hospite 2016...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Oct 21, 2016
- 4 min
A Closer Look At: Love Languages
“In fact, true love cannot begin until the in-love experience has run its course.” ― Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: How to...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Aug 26, 2016
- 3 min
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
“Hate is the complement of fear and narcissists like being feared. It imbues them with an intoxicating sensation of omnipotence.” ― Sam...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Jul 8, 2016
- 3 min
Signs A Child Has Experienced Abuse
“Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” ― Dave Pelzer, A Child Called...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Apr 22, 2016
- 4 min
Signs A Child Is Being Groomed for Sexual Abuse
“Since most sexual abuse begins well before puberty, preventive education, if it is to have any effect at all, should begin early in...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Jul 31, 2015
- 3 min
A Closer Look: The Family Dinner
“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” – Ronald Reagan In 2015 it’s more difficult than ever to find time to sit down...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Jun 19, 2015
- 3 min
Highlight Reel vs. Real Life: Skewed Perceptions Caused by Social Media
“The more social media we have, the more we think we’re connecting, yet we are really disconnecting from each other.” – JR, Source...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Apr 24, 2015
- 4 min
A Closer Look At: Bullying
“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.” ― Theodore Roosevelt While bullying seems to be the hot topic in...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Mar 6, 2015
- 3 min
A Closer Look At: Co-Parenting
“The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” ― Jane Blaustone The dictionary defines a co-parent as:...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Feb 6, 2015
- 2 min
A Closer Look At: Adult Binge Drinking in Jones County
“If there’s one thing I learned in Al-Anon, it’s that you got to face the music because it just grows louder when you ignore it.” ― Vicki...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Nov 28, 2014
- 4 min
A Closer Look At: Grief & Loss
“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” ― José N. Harris, MI VIDA: A Story of...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Oct 10, 2014
- 3 min
A Closer Look At: ADD / ADHD
"I prefer to distinguish ADD as attention abundance disorder. Everything is just so interesting… remarkably at the same time.” — Frank...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Sep 19, 2014
- 2 min
A Closer Look At: Sexual Assault
“It already is bigger than everything else. It lives in front of me, behind me, next to me, inside me every single day. My schedule is...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Sep 5, 2014
- 2 min
Screen Time
“Television has changed a child from an irresistible force to an immovable object.” ― Author Unknown “Screen Time” is any time a person...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Aug 8, 2014
- 3 min
The Kids Are Off To College...Now What?
“There isn’t a child who hasn’t gone out into the brave new world who eventually doesn’t return to the old homestead carrying a bundle of...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Jul 11, 2014
- 2 min
A Closer Look At: Anxiety
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time....
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Jun 13, 2014
- 2 min
A Closer Look At: Depression
“That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- May 30, 2014
- 3 min
What is therapy?
“Think of your head as an unsafe neighborhood; don’t go there alone.” ― Augusten Burroughs, Dry Contrary to what many people think,...
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