Mel Schwartz, LCSW

Can Our Relationship Be Repaired?

This very question highlights the problem One of the primary problems in relationships arises from how we envision our relationships. Conventional advice on relationships and… Continue reading Can Our Relationship Be Repaired?

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Transcending Anxiety

The most important relationship you’ll ever have is with your thoughts. Thoughts script your experience of life. When thoughts attach to fear, the result is… Continue reading Transcending Anxiety

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Make Today Your Defining Day

If you struggle to change, here’s your path to break free. Having endured unimaginable, horrific, life-limiting circumstances for the better part of 2020, many of… Continue reading Make Today Your Defining Day

The Problem with Perfection

In recent years, I’ve treated increasing numbers of individuals who are driven to distraction through their pursuit of perfection.  The desire to be perfect traps… Continue reading The Problem with Perfection

Designing Your Life – From the Inside Out

Throughout our life most of our attention is focused on matters that are pertinent to us since they impact us significantly. When we were young… Continue reading Designing Your Life – From the Inside Out

Why We Suffer From Anxiety and How We Can Overcome It

In any given year approximately 40 million Americans will suffer from a debilitating encounter with anxiety. Over the course of your lifetime, there’s a 25%… Continue reading Why We Suffer From Anxiety and How We Can Overcome It

Real Esteem

Self-worth, self-esteem. What do they really mean? Being rich, being popular, Great grades, being followed, Captain of the team Still leave you hollow   It… Continue reading Real Esteem

Overcoming Anxiety in The Time of Pandemic

Let’s begin by looking at what we mean by the word anxiety. Anxiety is the emotional/physical response that occurs when our thoughts attach to fear.… Continue reading Overcoming Anxiety in The Time of Pandemic

Rethinking Anxiety

When a dysfunction such as anxiety – or depression, for that matter – becomes so commonplace, we must turn to our culture, which is our… Continue reading Rethinking Anxiety

Staying Resilient Through the Pandemic: Maintaining Vigilance of Mind

All of us­ are sharing something in common. Our lives feel in upheaval of as we plunge into the chaos of the unknown. I’d like… Continue reading Staying Resilient Through the Pandemic: Maintaining Vigilance of Mind