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10 Ways to Cope with Big Changes

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10 Ways to Cope with Big Changes

By Stephanie Sarkis|2017-01-22T14:16:37-05:00January 22nd, 2017|Categories: Conflict, Crisis, Current Events, Depression/Anxiety, Family, Grief, Relationships|Tags: adapt, change, cope, coping, divorce, election, grief, help|

Changes are the one constant in life. Just because we go through change doesn't mean we get used to it or fully embrace it, though. Here are 10 tips for coping with big changes in your life and coming out a better person for it. 1. Acknowledge things are changing. Sometimes we get so caught up in fighting [...]

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Spirituality: Its Impact on Adjusting to Breast Cancer

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-11-20T07:53:44-05:00September 12th, 2011|Categories: Brain, Depression/Anxiety|Tags: adapt, breast cancer, cancer, cope, coping, God, Latina, Latinas, religion, spirituality, treatment|

Does spirituality make a difference in how a patient adjusts to breast cancer? According to the following studies, the answer is yes. It does depend, however, on whether spirituality was already part of a patient's life prior to diagnosis. Two studies by Yanez, et al. (2009) examined the relationship between spiritual wellbeing and psychological adjustment. In [...]

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