Author: Imago Center
Young men and boys in Western culture rarely have formal opportunities for connection and support with peers and mentors as they face the challenges of growing up. Despite global history and substantiating the value of male initiation rituals, Western cultures continue to eschew such rites of passage, sending the message that young men simply are […]
READ ARTICLEPC&CC is thrilled to report that 2008 was a record year for providing support and education services to the underserved in our community. Of the 7,250 counseling sessions led by our therapists in 2008, 841 were low-cost and 380 were pro bono. PC&CC also awarded nine scholarships to help couples attend our “Getting the Love […]
READ ARTICLEWhen I was newly married, I must have expected my husband to read my mind. I sulked when presented with a sweater he had worked hard to select. “He should have known this is a bad color for me!” My heart sank: clearly the marriage was based on some horrible misunderstanding. I wanted to gather […]
READ ARTICLEWe often say we would like to spend more time in the kitchen and less money on processed foods, but at the end of the day many Washingtonians choose faster options over nourishing lifestyle choices. Still, many of us would like to learn how to be more conscious about our food choices, as long as […]
READ ARTICLEAdults who endured childhood trauma often continue to suffer distressing effects from their experiences that differ from the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) commonly associated with war veterans and disaster survivors. Physically and sexually abused children, as well as women exposed to prolonged interpersonal violence, have a complex set of reactions referred to as “complex post-traumatic […]
READ ARTICLEWhile many people understand the concept of panic – a sensation of seemingly uncontrollable fear spreading throughout the body – there are varying degrees to which people may be affected by the phenomenon. A true panic attack is a “sudden surge of mounting physiological arousal,” according to Edmund Bourne’s “Anxiety & Phobia Workbook.” The physical […]
READ ARTICLEPC&CC is launching a new fundraising effort to help extend counseling services to those facing financial difficulties. Through a donation option on its website, the nonprofit counseling agency is hoping to increase to its ability to offer more low-fee counseling. “As it stands now, the therapists at PC&CC have volunteered to give 10 percent of […]
READ ARTICLEIt’s become common for people to say, “I’m a little bit OCD,” when explaining their need to check voicemail during dinner, or to sit in a certain chair during a meeting, and so on. But despite the awareness of obsessive-compulsive disorder-like symptoms in popular culture, OCD continues to be a specific, diagnosable condition that impacts […]
READ ARTICLEMost of us would say we’d like to get more rest in a typical week. But for nearly one out of three people, insomnia – an interruption in the circadian rhythm of sleeping and wakefulness every 24 hours – is a very real problem each year. According to WebMD, women suffer from insomnia twice as […]
READ ARTICLEI remember when one daughter insisted on wearing the same red sparkly shoes–think Dorothy, Kansas–each and every day. All day. With tights. In 90 degree weather. I wondered what other parents would think of me, especially since I had let the same child pair stripes and florals upon demand. But after considering how confident, how […]
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