The SC Blog: New Essays every Month

All essays found here were written by Starobin Counseling staff.

Intelligence? Lots, and none of it’s artificial!

Do You Deserve Compassion? Yes, and You Can Give it To Yourself. Here’s How:
Empathy, Self-Regulation, Resiliance, Stress, Self-compassion Melissa Hinton, LCSW-C Empathy, Self-Regulation, Resiliance, Stress, Self-compassion Melissa Hinton, LCSW-C

Do You Deserve Compassion? Yes, and You Can Give it To Yourself. Here’s How:

Suffering is part of life. When someone else is struggling we offer kindness and grace.  But when it’s our own pain, the voice inside sharpens. The harshest judgment we face is our own. Melissa Hinton, LCSW-C’s blog offers an alternative path when faced with adversity and pain: self-compassion.

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Curiosity As the Bridge: Navigating Relationships in a Polarized World
Relationships, Empathy, neurodiversity, clinical insights, Stress, Relationship issues, Self-Regulation Eva Crawford, LCSW-C Relationships, Empathy, neurodiversity, clinical insights, Stress, Relationship issues, Self-Regulation Eva Crawford, LCSW-C

Curiosity As the Bridge: Navigating Relationships in a Polarized World

If you’re struggling to maintain communication across political or moral divides - and feeling disconnected from someone you care about - these tools can help you stay present, compassionate, and grounded. Eva Crawford, LCSW-C, explains how to hold both values and relationships at the same time.

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