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Kristen Pagulayan specializes in Online Counseling in Connecticut, Hawaii, Georgia and South Carolina.

Welcome to my blog. I hope you find my articles helpful and interesting. I write about my field, and a number of subjects that I hope you will find helpful in your quest for mental wellness.

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How a Mental Health Professional Can Help With Your Physical Health

Kristen Pagulayan

May 21, 2019
2 min

How a Mental Health Professional Can Help With Your Physical Health

In a society where, quick fixes and fast solutions are what we desire and expect. The same is true for our medical care. We might be...

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4 Tips for Coping with a Food Allergy Diagnosis

Kristen Pagulayan

May 5, 2019
3 min

4 Tips for Coping with a Food Allergy Diagnosis

FOOD—it’s all around us. For so many of us it’s what connects us. If I want to meet up with a friend—it’s usually at a restaurant. Family...

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Kristen Pagulayan

Nov 11, 2018
5 min

5 Tips for Improving Mens Health

Movember began as a way to increase awareness about Men’s physical and mental health issues. As I’ve been seeing the attention Movember...

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Kristen Pagulayan

Nov 4, 2018
3 min

Invisible Losses

No one told us when we waited until we had established ourselves and our careers before beginning a family we would have such a difficult...

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Feeling Lonely and Stuck? Try These Feel Better Tips

Kristen Pagulayan

Nov 4, 2018
3 min

Feeling Lonely and Stuck? Try These Feel Better Tips

There seems to be so much pressure to market ourselves as “the best” at being a mom, a chef, a therapist, or to make the best viral...

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Is Online Therapy Effective? Yes, and here's why

Kristen Pagulayan

Nov 4, 2018
4 min

Is Online Therapy Effective? Yes, and here's why

I’m a recent convert to the whole idea of online therapy. I like the comfort of something that I know, the ease that comes with something...

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Why Therapy is NOT a Sign of Weakness and Helps to Quiet the Chaos of Our Lives.

Kristen Pagulayan

Oct 24, 2018
2 min

Why Therapy is NOT a Sign of Weakness and Helps to Quiet the Chaos of Our Lives.

As a therapist I often find myself interested in what it is that those in the non-therapy world think of this profession. What is it that...

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Kristen Pagulayan

Oct 24, 2018
1 min

Finding Your Tribe

In an age where technology is supposed to bring us closer together through social media, cell phones, and video conferencing, how is...

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Kristen Pagulayan

Oct 24, 2018
3 min

New Year, New You?

As we approach the end of the year, it is a good time to check on those New Years resolutions we may have made. Some of us feel renewed...

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Kristen Pagulayan

Oct 24, 2018
2 min

7 Tips on How to Manage Dementia

After working for several years providing education and supporting those affected by dementia, I have found that it is vital to maintain...

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Kristen Pagulayan

Oct 24, 2018
2 min

The not so golden, golden years

Retirement--- the holy grail,the light at the end of the tunnel, the paved road…Finally the time that you can relax, sit back, enjoy time...

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Kristen Pagulayan

Oct 24, 2018
2 min

Finding Peace in the Midst of the Storm

“WHEN YOU BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH UNCERTAINTY, INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OPEN UP IN YOUR LIFE.” ECKHART TOLLE I’m sure we’ve all heard it...

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