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New Year, New Insurance

New Year, New Insurance

While there are many changes afoot in our individual lives, in the experiences of our community and neighbors, and in the state of our world, there might also be important changes to your insurance plan this January 2023.

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Feeling Pulled in A Million Directions

Feeling Pulled in A Million Directions

Are you familiar with the phrase “I feel like I’m being pulled in a million directions?” While hyperbolic in nature, there are important reasons why this has become a household saying in our society.

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What are You Parting Ways With in 2023?

What are You Parting Ways With in 2023?

As the year comes to a close, people will often ask one another – what are your intentions or goals or hopes for the next year? These questions look at what might be missing from the past year and encourage the reflector to think about what they want to add into their lives in the coming year to fulfill these needs/gaps.

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I Just Got Diagnosed with ADHD. Now What? (Adults)

I Just Got Diagnosed with ADHD. Now What? (Adults)

There is a growing population of people getting the first diagnosis of ADHD as an adult. Our ability to detect the condition has improved greatly over the last decade. Professionals can detect ADHD and sort out its symptom pattern from the multitude of other confounding life paths, such as depression, anxiety, stress related disorders, and substance use.

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Giving the Gift of …

Giving the Gift of …

Take a moment to access your memory. Think back to the best gift that you ever received. Whether that gift was something material, immaterial – like time, energy, thoughtfulness – or something else.

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Navigating the Holidays as an Alternative Family

Navigating the Holidays as an Alternative Family

Let’s begin with a shared definition of “alternative family.” While the word “alternative” has taken on a whole host of meanings through different decades, trends, and political eras, in this blog post it is an umbrella term for anyone or any family that feels that they do not fit within normative understandings of how families look.

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Effective Advocacy in Your Child’s IEP

Effective Advocacy in Your Child’s IEP

For parents who have school age children with special needs, the Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, can be a daunting and foreign landscape. There are two general principals which play out in the IEP process, neither of them is to the benefit of the child.

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Navigating the Holidays as an Uncoupled person

Navigating the Holidays as an Uncoupled person

Whether you’re recently single, intentionally committed to focusing on yourself, or entering “yet another” holiday season as an uncoupled person, the holidays can feel like a challenging time to navigate.

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Is It Autism Or Am I Just Quirky?

Is It Autism Or Am I Just Quirky?

Autism, or ASD, is a complex and multifaceted spectrum encompassing several behaviors and characteristics. Many wonder whether they exist on the spectrum or if their behavior is just considered “quirky.”

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New Year, New Insurance

New Year, New Insurance

Key Takeaways: Be proactive, not reactive when it comes to understanding your insurance policy. You deserve accessible and quality healthcare, and...

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Giving the Gift of …

Giving the Gift of …

Key Takeaways: One expectation of the holiday season is the act of giving: both giving money to charities and philanthropic causes and giving gifts...

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Is It Autism Or Am I Just Quirky?

Is It Autism Or Am I Just Quirky?

In 2023, when individualism is celebrated more than ever, many ask, “Is what makes me different a quirk, or could it be a sign of something deeper,...

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