Back-to-school resistance often isn’t defiance. It’s a nervous system reacting to a routine overhaul. Amber Kurland explains why transitions strain the brain and shares simple strategies families can start using now.
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More articles Get in touchAnxiety disorders are the most common diagnosis among college students. NPS intern Amber Kurland, who lives with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, shares what actually helps: practical strategies for managing anxiety through the transition to college life.
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More articles Get in touchA single song lyric can do what months of rumination cannot: pull an anxious or depressive thought back into the present moment. Here's the CBT behind why it works, and how to build your own "lyric library."
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More articles Get in touchAnxiety tells us certainty is required before we're allowed to live. ACT offers a different path: notice the scary thought, let it ride along, and walk into the room anyway.
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More articles Get in touchAvoidance and doomscrolling both backfire when the news feels overwhelming. A specific AI prompt can offer the calm, factual middle ground between shutting out the world and spiraling into it.
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More articles Get in touchFeatured in Parade Magazine on the traits of people who catastrophize, Dr. Strobel shares five practical strategies for working with worst-case thinking instead of against it.
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More articles Get in touchA JAMA review of cannabis and mental health finds no supported benefit for any diagnosis, and substantial documented harms, especially for psychosis risk, bipolar disorder, and adolescents.
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More articles Get in touchA short note to Middletown, NJ families navigating the stress and uncertainty of recent school closures, with a link to helpful coping strategies.
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More articles Get in touchAnother snowstorm, another chance to practice ACT. Dr. Strobel walks through catching an automatic complaint and reframing it into acceptance in real time.
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More articles Get in touchCold and flu season is also a chance to practice self-compassion and psychological flexibility. Why slowing down when you're sick is a values-consistent choice, not avoidance.
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More articles Get in touchA holiday reflection on presence, unexamined expectations, and making room for grief or loneliness alongside joy, with an invitation into a more intentional 2026.
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More articles Get in touchA quick reframe for back-to-school jitters: anxiety is just excitement without breath. A simple breathing tip to ease the transition into the new school year.
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