Practical help, one read at a time

May 16, 2025

Less Stressed Holiday

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle In anticipation of the upcoming holiday season, I browsed through some pictures saved on our computer from our last holiday...

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Dec 26, 2024

More Not Less, Forgiveness

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle My pastor told a story during his sermon that I thought was incredibly relevant for our world today. As the story goes, Th...

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Dec 18, 2024

How to Have the Best Vacation Ever

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle I snapped a picture a couple of days into a vacation I took with my family to the Florida Keys.  As I sat on the back porch...

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Dec 14, 2024

Silencing the Critical Monster Within

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle I was 25 years old and just beginning to see patients as a psychologist in training. I’ll never forget the moment I watched...

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Dec 09, 2024

Sheepdog Program

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle Veterans and first responders are a special breed. They are driven to do extraordinary things in incredibly stressful situa...

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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 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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Nov 03, 2024

Can Your Holidays Become Holy Days?

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle It’s hard to believe that the holidays are almost here. In a flash, we will begin watching Hallmark movies, listening to fe...

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