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Barbra Williams Cosentino

barbra consentino, writer

Barbra Williams Cosentino RN, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in Queens, N.Y., and a freelance writer whose essays and articles on health, parenting and mental health have appeared in the New York Times, Medscape, BabyCenter and many other national and online publications.

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Balancing Hope and Reality After a Cancer Diagnosis

Common Sense Oncology (CSO) is a new approach to increasing the odds of having a good quality of life with a cancer diagnosis
September 6, 2024
A man with chronic pain and anger after waking up in the morning. Next Avenue

Deciphering the Connnection Between Chronic Pain and Anger

Anger can affect pain perception, intensity and frequency, quality of life, the degree of disability and treatment outcome as well as personal relationships
August 23, 2024
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Books and Cooks: How Libraries Advance Culinary Literacy

Philadelphia Free Library's Culinary Literacy Center offers workshops on nutritious foods from many cultures and invites cooks of all ages to connect around food at the library
August 9, 2024
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Yes, There Is Sex After Cancer

Sexual functioning after a cancer diagnosis or treatment is not all doom and gloom
July 29, 2024
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In Praise of Aunts

An unknown person wrote 'Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother, keep secrets like a sister and share love like a friend'
July 26, 2024
A woman checking her blood sugar at home. Next Avenue, diabetes dstress

Dealing with Diabetes Distress

Living with a chronic disease isn’t easy. But there are ways to manage diabetes to reduce burnout and frustration, anger, anxiety and even depression.
July 22, 2024
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July Is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month

Impediments to equity include difficulties accessing services, lack of health insurance and mistrust of the mental health system rooted in discrimination, poor treatment and racial trauma
July 15, 2024
A woman pouring a glass of champagne at a bridal shower. Next Avenue

A Shower of Joy

Old friends gather for a bridal shower to celebrate the upcoming marriage of one of their own
July 2, 2024
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Transforming Military Uniforms Into Paper Art Can Bring Healing

In a holistic process, veterans take uniforms and transform them into paper art while sharing memories, building camaraderie and addressing emotional trauma
May 22, 2024
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Mental Health in a Changing World

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health America is providing education and offering support
May 16, 2024
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I Remember Mama

There are many times I miss her. And some of her idiosyncrasies still make me laugh.
May 13, 2024
A woman undergoing a scan for cancer. Next Avenue, anxiety about cancer scan, screening

Understanding Scanxiety

Scanxiety is the apprehension felt before a scan or medical test, usually to determine if there has been cancer return, growth or, hopefully, regression
April 10, 2024
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