Angela Oddone LCSW LCSWC

09/24/2025

If this happens, I'll offer sliding scale fees as low as what a typical copay is.

Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them.

08/25/2025

From one of my favorite authors and "mentors" -- Mary Pipher PhD is to psychotherapists as Walter Cronkite is to journalists when we're vicariously stressed and traumatized via what's happening in the world as reported in the news.

If empathy without action leads to despair, finding ways to metabolize the suffering we absorb through the 24/7 news cycle is crucial to remaining well.

07/15/2025

Former government employees are finding that perhaps the only thing harder than getting laid off from the federal government is staying that way.

07/10/2025

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05/20/2025

Strategies for resilience based on the research about what makes people resilient in times of trauma and loss -- Do not let this Adminstration or any job define you! You're a human being, not a human doing. Stay engaged and connected with family and friends in real life, not just online. Find and engage in opportunties for meaningful participation in your life. Embrace being a lifelong learner. Take gentle, good care of yourself physically, emotionally and, if applicable, spiritually. Know most of all you're not alone and have a lot of us supporting you!

Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn’t anyone care?”

05/10/2025

"I found an EDS doctor," said no one ever.

Where to start looking when the healthcare system sends you into a black hole seeking a multi-system review of connective tissue dysfunction.

05/09/2025

Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won’t figure it out alone.

12/26/2024

"After we bless this Havdalah candle, the custom is to cast a shadow and look at our own nails in the reflection of our skin in the light of the Havdalah candle. According to legend, in the Garden of Eden, we had skin that was translucent and light could shine through. But now we live in a world which requires us to live in hiding, which requires us to have armor, which requires us to keep our most inner light hidden within and protected. And this light of Havdalah reminds us of the time which will yet to be, when every one of us can afford -- without risk of violence or shame or fear -- to let all that we are within shine forth." -- Rabbi Yoel Kahn, 1987 National March on Washington for Le***an and Gay Rights

12/22/2024

The picture-perfect image of happy families at holiday gatherings isn’t reality for everyone. According to a Harris poll conducted in November, about 18 perc...

11/28/2024

This Thanksgiving, I am especially grateful for the people who are in my life. Each day, I try to intentionally practice gratitude because, sometimes, the only thing I can change is my perspective. Hopefully, my gratitude practice + spending time outdoors + enjoying music and dancing + being attentive to the basics (e.g., nutrition, fitness, getting enough sleep) will help to get through whatever's up ahead.

Science proves that daily appreciation can dismantle stress, amplify joy, and create lasting mental wealth...

09/17/2024

Scott Mautz, a former senior executive of Procter & Gamble, has spent 30 years studying what makes people mentally strong. Resilience is one of six key muscles.

08/30/2024