By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. We Americans are a worried bunch. News reports of plummeting financial markets, high unemployment, oil slicks and other disasters give us ample concern for the future. As a family therapist I see children as young as 10 worried about global warming, crime and the affordability of college. At 10 that’s a [...]

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By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Many years ago, as a lonely starving student, I took a walk to get away from my dingy apartment and my blue mood.  I saw a rumpled flyer on the wall of a store.  It read “Volunteers needed for suicide prevention hotline and food bank.  No experience necessary.  Training provided.  Call [...]

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