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Taylor Swift Songs about Mental Health: The Self-Titled Edition
At Council for Relationships, we’re all about making mental health care more accessible, and we know that getting folks to talk about mental health is one of the first steps…
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Philadelphia Therapist Accepting New Clients: Joanne Gonzales, MFT
Finding a Philadelphia therapist accepting new clients can be difficult. CFR is proud to have Staff Therapist Joanne Gonzales, MFT, as a member of our organization. Joanne sees patients virtually…
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10 Facts about Suicide
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Here are 6 alarming statistics on suicide and 4 truths on suicide risk factors, suicide warning signs, and hope (yes, hope) for a total…
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How to Breathe Correctly
If you are reading this, there is a chance you are also holding your breath or your breath is shallow. You are not unique, unfortunately. Most of us are not…
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Working for a Nonprofit: Why I Work for a Nonprofit Organization
August 17 is National Nonprofit Day, and having been a nonprofit organization since 1932, we feel as if every day is National Nonprofit Day (spoiler alert: every day is, in…
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Caring for Veterans’ Mental Health: Lessons for the Therapy Room
CFR Director of Operation Home & Healing, Dr. Nancy Isserman, serves on the Executive Committee of the Delaware Valley Veterans Consortium (DVVC). This Autumn she is stepping down from the…
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TBI: Meaning, Importance, and Hope
The Philadelphia Phillies‘ partnership with Team Foster and Warrior Canine Connection to bring a new service pup to the Phillies for training reminds us of the importance of learning about…
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Neurodivergent: Meaning & Comorbidities
What it means to be neurodivergent is often misunderstood. The term is an umbrella for many more contemporarily familiar disorders, such as autism. You will learn more about the following in this…
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Caring for an Aging Parent: 3 Tips to Keep You from Losing Yourself
Caring for an aging parent can feel daunting, frustrating, isolating, and sad. But it does not have to be this way. Read on to the learn more about the following…
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In My Feelings: Experiencing & Understanding Emotions
Raise your hand if you have ever been in your feelings. Have you ever stopped and thought about what being “in my feelings” really means? Experiencing our emotions, and understanding…
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Philadelphia Therapist Accepting New Clients: Amy Leonard, MSW
Finding a Philadelphia therapist accepting new clients can be difficult. CFR is proud to have Staff Therapist Amy Leonard, MSW, as a member of our organization. Amy sees patients virtually…
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Juneteenth at Longwood Gardens
On Friday, June 16, 2023, Longwood Gardens hosted Fashioning Freedom, a event honoring the power of fashion in the struggle for freedom. It promised to be an evening for celebrating…
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Notes from the 2023 Drexel MCH Symposium
On June 1, 2023, Drexel University held the 2023 Drexel Maternal and Child Health Symposium: Gun Violence: Impacts & Solutions from an MCH Perspective. The Maternal and Child Health (MCH)…
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Black Joy
While the events that led to the ultimate creation of the national holiday known as Juneteenth may be over 160 years in the past, there is no time like the…
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How to Support LGBTQ+ Youth in 2023
Americans live in a time of growing societal rifts. One such yawning divide is on how we treat and view members of the LGBTQ+ community. The people who are most…
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Racial Justice Through Tragic Optimism
The time between the conclusion of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI Heritage Month) and the celebration of Juneteenth is a great opportunity to reflect on the complexities…
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The Business of Sex Therapy in 2023
COVID changed everything, and mental health professionals were certainly not exempt. The role mental health professionals (that is, therapist, psychologist, psychiatrists, etc.) played during the pandemic was invaluable…and certainly unique. As…
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Supporting the Mental Health of Veterans’ Families
Memorial Day this year is Monday, May 29, 2023. Unlike Veterans Day in November when we honor all who have served, Memorial Day honors all who have died for our…
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Relationship Responsibility
Too often our relationships with our loved ones are unbalanced. Many people feel as if they are being asked to do too much…or perhaps they feel as if they are…
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Using Spirituality to Improve Mental Health
Spirituality can complement and improve your mental health. As American writer and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert has said, “God dwells within you; as you. God dwells within me; as me.” You…
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
COVID-19 remains, for me, a unique experience. When the pandemic struck, it was a sudden, global, isolating, traumatic, and life-changing experience. We went into lockdown mode and the loss was…
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