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Samaritan Center of Puget Sound, formerly Presbyterian Counseling Service, is an ecumenical Christian counseling, training and resource center serving the greater Seattle, Washington area.

Transitions

Transitions are not only an opportunity for personal growth but also essential if life is to be lived in its fullness. They can be difficult to make but doing so yields many benefits. The questions a transition might provoke can provide the catalyst for making the internal shift that is part of the work of a transition.

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Family Choices: Television

Television is indeed a pervasive force in our society. How is this force contained in your home? Does your family monitor the amount of time spent watching television or the types of programs viewed? Does this powerful media influence have a positive or negative effect on your family? Both, in fact, could be possible.

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The Intuitive Eating Approach to Overweight Children

We are born with the ability to eat when we are hungry and consume the appropriate amount of nutrients needed for healthy growth and development.

Self-regulating what and how much we consume is innate and is not something that needs to be learned. Unfortunately, this remarkable skill can be very difficult to hold onto as we age.

 

How to Know When You or Someone You Know Needs Help

You may be the first to recognize when someone—including you—may need help.

Look here for some distress signals to pay attention to in yourself or in someone close to you.

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