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Mindful Eating During the Holidays
Mindful eating doesn't mean skipping treats, but helps you indulge mindfully so you feel good about yourself and don’t overeat. Full story. |
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Full-service testing facility offering all forms
of psychological, educational, and forensic
evaluations for all ages. |
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Lepage Associates Solution-Based
Psychological & Psychiatric Services
919-572-0000
MAIN OFFICE
5842 Fayetteville Road #106, Durham
SATELLITE PSYCHIATRY CLINIC
1340 Environ Way, Chapel Hill |
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Our main office provides an ideal location with excellent accessibility for all of our Triangle clients. Serving Durham, Chapel Hill, RTP, Morrisville, Cary, and Raleigh.
The perfect mid-point between Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, and Durham, near RTP and only 1/2 mile off I-40:
• Durham - S. Durham near Southpoint Mall
• 5 minutes from RTP offices
• Chapel Hill - only 8 miles from CH center
• Morrisville - only 10 miles
• Cary - only 15 miles
• Raleigh - only 10 miles from W. Raleigh and a bit further from downtown
Our Satellite Psychiatry Clinic is also conveniently located just two miles off I-40 at exit 273 and just six miles from our main office. |
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Looking for a psychologist, therapist, counselor, or psychiatrist in the Triangle, NC (Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Cary, Research Triangle Park/RTP, and the surrounding areas)?
Our psychologists and psychiatrists can meet all of your mental health needs. In addition to our psychological and psychiatric services for adults, our team includes child psychologists, child therapists, child counselors, and child psychiatrists experienced in play therapy and child/teen therapy with children and adolescents.
Therapy/Counseling; Testing/Evaluation; Psychiatric Medication/Psychiatry; Medication Evaluation/Medication Management; Consultation; Mediation; and Coaching – by a highly experienced team of caring and competent doctors. Adult psychologists / child psychologists and adult psychiatrists /child psychiatrists.
Providing high-quality therapy and counseling, medication evaluation and management, psychological evaluation, educational evaluation, and forensic evaluation to Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Cary, Research Triangle Park/RTP and the surrounding areas of the Triangle, NC.
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So You Want a Healthier Lifestyle: Are You Ready to Make a Change?
by Rhonda Karg, Ph.D
Nearly everyone has at least one health behavior they would like to change: getting regular exercise, eating a healthier diet, losing weight, drinking less alcohol, and quitting smoking, to name a few. So why do most people struggle with taking action and improving their health behaviors? People struggle with taking action to change because they think that the desire to change equals readiness or motivation to change. However, making the decision to change an unhealthy behavior almost always involves ambivalence, and on an internal level, considering the pros and cons of changing versus staying the same. That ratio of pros to cons is what tells us if a person’s desire equals readiness and motivation. If a person’s readiness/motivation to change the behavior is low, the cause could be that the pros of staying the same outweigh the cons of changing. For example, in the case of health behaviors, the immediate rewards of the unhealthy lifestyles (e.g., getting fast food) often outweigh the costs of implementing healthier choices (e.g., preparing a healthy meal). If readiness and motivation are low, you will need to get support and work on changing your perception of pros and cons, and/or doing more exploration of pros and cons to move into action!
Do you have a behavior you want to change? How ready are you to make this change? Answer the following questions in terms of a problem behavior to find out!
PROS AND CONS OF CHANGING
Rate each item as to its importance in deciding to take action. Rate each item as accurately as you can. Fill in the number that most closely reflects the importance of each item:
| 1 = Not important
2 = Slightly important
3 = Somewhat important
4 = Quite important
5 = Extremely important |
| 1. Some people would think less of me if I change. |
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| 2. I would be healthier if I change. |
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| 3. Changing takes a lot of change. |
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| 4. Some people would feel better about me if I change. |
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| 5. Some people would think less of me if I change. |
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| 6. I would be healthier if I change. |
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| 7. Changing takes a lot of change. |
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| 8. Some people would think less of me if I change. |
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| 9. Some people would think less of me if I change. |
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| 10. I would be healthier if I change. |
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| 11. Changing takes a lot of change. |
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| 12. Some people would feel better about me if I change. |
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| 13. I’m concerned I might fail if I try to change. |
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| 14. Changing would make me feel better about myself. |
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| 15. Changing takes a lot of effort and energy. |
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| 16. I would function better if I change. |
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| 17. I would have to give up some things I enjoy. |
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| 18. I would be happier if I change. |
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| 19. I get some benefits from my current behavior. |
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| 20. Some people could be better off if I change. |
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| 21. Some people benefit from my current behavior. |
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| 22. I would worry less if I changed. |
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| 23. Some people would be uncomfortable if I change. |
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| 24. Some people would be happier if I change. |
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| SCORING |
| Add up your scores on the odd-numbered items: |
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| Add up your scores on the even-numbered items: |
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- PROS scores >28 or CONS scores < 17: You are ready to make and implement a plan to change! To help you develop and stick with a plan of action for your new lifestyle, seek information, guidance, and support. You may enjoy brief professional assistance to get you jump started, develop a plan, and stay on track.
- PROS scores 21-28 or CONS scores 17-21: You are starting to prepare for making changes, but aren’t yet ready to make a plan or take action. To increase your readiness to change your lifestyle, seek more information, guidance, and support. You may benefit from brief professional assistance to get you jump started, develop a plan, and stay on track.
- PROS scores < 21 or CONS scores > 21: You currently lack strong motivation to change. To be ready for making a plan or take action, the PROS of changing will need to increase by 7 points and the CONS of changing will have to decrease by 4. Seeking professional assistance for helping to increase your motivation to change is highly recommended if you fall in this category.
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Your health is extremely important. Make your self-care and your health a high priority! As a single parent myself, I know how difficult it can be to take time out of your busy schedule to engage in self-care. But if you have desire to make the changes, you can shift that into readiness and motivation, and reach your self-care goals!
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