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When Christmas Isn't Jolly: How to Cope with the Holiday Blues
Christmas is traditionally a festive season, with lots of get-togethers, gift giving, and optimism for the coming new year. But not...
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- Aug 11
- 2 min
Is a Mental Health Consultation the Same as Psychotherapy
When canvassing services for your mental health needs, it is not unusual to see the terms "mental health consultation" and...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Jul 19
- 2 min
How to Discover our Passion in Life
Have you been feeling directionless, unmotivated, or perhaps disengaged with life? Perhaps you need to discover your North Star: that...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- May 23
- 2 min
Fostering Resilience in a BANI World
We live in a BANI World. BANI stands for "brittle, anxious, non-linear, and incomprehensible", and it refers to a world that is...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- May 20
- 2 min
Positive Discipline --- and the Difference it Can Make
Positive discipline is a parenting or teaching approach that focuses on teaching children appropriate behavior through positive...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Apr 28
- 3 min
Getting those Zzzs: Basic Sleep Hygiene
When you're sleeping poorly, more than one aspect of life is impacted. It's difficult to concentrate, mood becomes unstable, and your...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Mar 20
- 2 min
The Downside of Everyday Agility
Have you ever felt "agility fatigue"? Nothing is prized more today than the willingness to pivot at the drop of the hat. Companies now...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Jan 17
- 4 min
10 Strategies to Try for Instant Calm
Your boss in on your case again? You made a mistake in one of the reports and now have less than 3 hours to fix what took you 3 days to...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
How to Provide Psychosocial Support to Friends, Colleagues, and Loved Ones after a Disaster
Supertyphoon Karding just passed through various parts of the Philippines during the writing of this article. Many parts of Luzon were...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Jun 23, 2022
- 5 min
A Teacher’s Perspective: Creating Safe Spaces at Home and School During Times of Transitions
by: Kate Cabigao, guest blogger Quality education in the time of a pandemic has been extraordinarily difficult to offer and attain these...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
Coping with Post-Election Stress
We are in unprecedented times, and many have tagged the 2022 Elections as the most consequential election in modern day Philippines....
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Feb 7, 2022
- 7 min
7 Things Disney's "Encanto" Tells Us About Healthy Families
Movies can be excellent tools for self-directed growth and counselor-supported therapy. They provide mirrors of personal experience and...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Jan 26, 2022
- 4 min
"Long COVID" and Implications for Workplace Mental Health Support
The Philippines hit an all time high of 49% COVID-19 testing positivity rate during the early weeks of January 2022, owing mostly to the...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
How to Say "No" and Protect Your Energy
Assertiveness need not cost your relationships. Imagine a world where you can only say “yes.” Your supervisor drops everything in your...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
Managing Stress and Anxiety During Pandemic
We all experience stress and anxiety to a degree. Stress, after all, is the body's normal response to changes inside our body and changes...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Nov 21, 2021
- 5 min
Life Coaching, Counseling, Psychotherapy, or Psychiatric Consult --- Which One is for Me?
It's great that more people are seeking professional support for their well-being needs. After all, there is no health without mental...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Sep 1, 2021
- 5 min
How to Feel Comfortable Being Vulnerable
The past year and half showed that even the strongest of us have a tipping point when it comes to how much we can carry. And with many...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
7 Ways Companies can Support Employee Mental Health
COVID-19 brought employee well-being at the top of companies' priority list, in ways The Philippine Mental Health Law and the rising rate...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Practicing Self-Compassion
Think of a time when you committed a mistake. How did you respond? Instead of judging yourself harshly for your shortcomings, having...
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ChildFam Possibilities
- Aug 14, 2021
- 5 min
Staying Resilient Amidst Extraordinary Times: Tips for Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Anxieties are givens of parenthood. Being obsessive about our children’s safety, anticipating every illness and mishap, and protecting...
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