Surviving or Celebrating the Holidays
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- Nov, 22, 2021
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Dr. Rick Petronella The holiday season can bring mixed emotions for many. For some, it’s their favorite time of year. It’s a time of joy, celebration, family, and warmth. For others, it can bring feelings of sadness and loss. It’s a time of remembering loved ones they have lost, struggles with addiction, financial worry, and other […]
Read MoreWhy Do We Have Negative Thoughts?
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- Nov, 22, 2021
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Dr. Rick Petronella Even with the benefits of speaking, the tongue has power to destroy. The angry words we mumble under our breath on our way out the door, the words we shout out when someone driving their car cuts us off, those words we hurl when we’re on the defensive— all of them can […]
Read MoreFinding Peace
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- Nov, 22, 2021
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What We Can Change vs What We Cannot Dr. Rick Petronella The Serenity Prayer is a wonderful prayer of surrender. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” ~ Reinhold Niebuhr Peace is achieved when we remove the obstacles […]
Read MoreAGAIN:
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- Jun, 22, 2021
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Rebuilding, Re-Envisioning, and Reengaging Life with a Purpose Dr. Rick Petronella As we navigate back into life emerging from COVID and lockdown, those who have experienced resilience tend to become more balanced, positive, connected, determined, and hopeful. They have lived- and are living- with higher self-awareness. The journey is often not an easy path. There […]
Read MoreWhat is Imposter Syndrome?
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- May, 26, 2021
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Dr. Rick Petronella If you ever fear you’ll be discovered as inadequate, here’s how to stop those unwanted fears. Do you ever think, “Someone is going to find out that I’m not as good as they think?” “What if they realize they hired the wrong person?” “I fear it is a matter of time people […]
Read MoreGood Grief: Overcoming Loss
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- Apr, 01, 2021
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By: Dr. Rick Petronella For many, this will be the first time in over a year that you feel hope again. If we choose hope and we choose to be even better because of this COVID challenge, then maybe we can recognize that we have grown in strength and character over the past year. Grief is […]
Read MoreAm I Enough to Love?
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- Mar, 06, 2021
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By: Dr. Rick Petronella We all want to receive love. But maybe it comes in a form you don’t want – perhaps someone offers romantic love but that’s not what you’re looking for – or it doesn’t come at all. Then there is the heartache and helplessness; you can’t make others love you if they […]
Read MoreDifficulties Can Make Us Become Better People
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- Mar, 06, 2021
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By: Dr. Rick Petronella Troubles come in every shape and size. Depending on how you define it, trouble may visit uninvited, stay too long, and then stubbornly refuse to leave. If that’s the way it is– if trouble, difficulties, and hardships are commonplace in life, then our challenge becomes learning what we can about them. […]
Read MoreDon’t Let COVID Be the Christmas Grinch!
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- Mar, 06, 2021
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By: Dr. Rick Petronella The Grinch is a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss and is best known as the main character in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The grumpy, anti-holiday spirit of the character has led to the everyday term “Grinch”. In this difficult year with all the challenges that 2020 has brought us, we […]
Read MoreThanksgiving
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- Mar, 06, 2021
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By: Dr. Rick Petronella It is easy to feel grateful when everything is going well in our lives. What about when things are not going well? When there are burdens and struggles it’s hard to feel grateful. Do we wait until life gets better again or can we start where we are, in the midst of problems […]
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