Dr. Randy Moraitis
Counseling and Mental Health Blog
Welcome to the counseling and mental health blog by Dr. Randy Moraitis, where you’ll find practical insights on addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, relationships, leadership, and personal growth. This blog is designed to provide real-life strategies, guidance, and support to help individuals and families navigate life’s challenges and move forward with clarity and confidence.
With over 20 years of experience in counseling, coaching, and intervention, Randy shares helpful perspectives on mental health, recovery, and personal development. Whether you are seeking support, growth, or understanding, these articles are created to give you tools you can apply in everyday life.
By Randy Moraitis, MA, CIP, BCPC Stressed out? Tense? Anxious? If so, here is a simple technique to help you relax. This technique will lower your heart rate, your blood pressure, and your potential for doing or saying something you may regret. The technique is called "four square breathing" and is taught to military special
By Randy Moraitis, MA, BCPC I received a great lesson on how to save a life earlier this week. The lesson came in the form of a handwritten letter I found on my desk Tuesday morning. The letter was left by someone who will remain anonymous. The letter told of how this person had been struggling with pain
By Randy Moraitis, MA, BCPC, CPC Have you heard the joke, "A codependent is a person who, when they die, someone else's life flashes before their eyes?" That joke is really an unfortunate sign of the times and indicative of just how widespread codependency is. So exactly what is a codependent? Melody Beattie, a leading
By Randy Moraitis, MA, BCPC Wellness is a hot topic right now. A quick Google search of the word “wellness” will net 490 million hits. That is a huge amount of interest in the subject of wellness. So just what is “wellness”? According to the Oxford Dictionary, wellness is “the state or condition of being in good physical
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By Randy Moraitis, MA, BCPC Most people hate conflict and would rather avoid conflict altogether than work towards a solution. Here is a five step plan for you to use next time you have a conflict with a friend, family member, or significant other. 1. Check Your Anger. Be sure your anger is under control. Thomas Jefferson once said,
I have heard said that the number one greatest human fear is public speaking, and the number two human fear is death. To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, this means that more people would rather be the deceased at a funeral than the person giving the eulogy. As someone who has gone from a deathly fear of public speaking, to
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