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Dec 02, 2024

Coronavirus Shopping: Why Your Brain Makes You Hoard and How to Fix it

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle Just a few weeks ago as many of us were doing life as usual, it seemed as if the stability of our world was fairly certain....

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Nov 30, 2024

Beauty Out of the Ashes

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle Can beauty come out of the ashes? That’s a question many of us are asking as we look squarely at the devastation the Coron...

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Nov 28, 2024

Fear and Control: The Answer is Surrender

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle One of the most interesting aspects of a psychology practice is the ebb and flow of my patients’ emotional regulation. Ther...

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Nov 26, 2024

Emotional Impact of Covid-19

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle As COVID 19 continues to linger across our nation, the effects of the virus are becoming clear.  While the physical toll th...

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Nov 24, 2024

Back to School: Covid Edition

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle In the next few weeks, children all over the country will be returning to school during one of the most unusual and challen...

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Nov 23, 2024

The Coronavirus Comeback

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle It was Game 1 of the 1995 NBA Eastern Conference Finals and the Indiana Pacers were down 6 points to the New York Knicks wi...

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Nov 21, 2024

Love: The Most Powerful Force in the World

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle I want to tell you about three conversations I have had over the last several weeks that capture the current spirit of our ...

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Nov 19, 2024

Behavioral Activation: Ways to Begin to Get Out of Anxiety and Depression

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle A client, we will call Timothy, made an initial appointment with me at Florida Counseling Centers several years ago to talk...

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Nov 05, 2024

Children are Suffering and it's up to us to be Part of the Solution

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle As my colleague walked in the front door of the LiveWell office, I could tell something was unusual about her demeanor. Us...

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