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Holiday Care for Yourself: Body, Mind, and Spirit

Whether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa we are celebrating, we all bring to the holiday meal table our high expectations and, inevitably, our history of disappointments. In this period of pressured work and vacation schedules, hectic travel logistics, and economic and political stressors, we need to be especially vigilant about taking care of our own mental health—not just for ourselves, but in order to be emotionally present for celebrations with friends and loved ones.

How Not to Get Fired at Your Job: Top Ten Strategies

Here are some specific strategies that will help you to show your employer that you are, indeed, fully engaged and therefore, a keeper in the organization.

Online Therapy: 5 Questions to Ask

Anybody online can claim to be a therapist without actually being one. Additionally, many therapists have jumped online without any training whatsoever. Dr. Maheu recommends you ask the following five questions to keep yourself safe.