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Application for Federal Student Debt Relief

UPDATE: A federal appeals court has ruled that the federal student debt relief program may not have proper authorization, and has requested a review which will delay processing of your application. You can still complete an application online, receive an automated email confirming your application was received, but the processing

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Shared by United Resource Connection October 17, 2022

Drugs.com Provides Tools & Helpful Information about your medications

Drugsite Trust publishes an informational website about medications, which is designed for both consumers and health professionals, in partnership with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. It has a number of FREE online tools that can help with common medication issues. The tools include a pill identification tool, a drug

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Shared by United Resource Connection October 7, 2022

EBT and Medicaid cardholders get a discount on Amazon Prime

UPDATED 2/12/23 TO REFLECT CHANGES IN PRICING. As an Amazon Prime member, you receive Free Two-Day Delivery on over 100 million items, exclusive shopping deals, and discounts on diapers and baby food. With Prime, you also get access to thousands of movies, TV shows, and music to stream online or

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Shared by United Resource Connection June 3, 2021

EBT and Medicaid cardholders get a discount on Amazon Prime

UPDATED 2/12/23 TO REFLECT CHANGES IN PRICING. As an Amazon Prime member, you receive Free Two-Day Delivery on over 100 million items, exclusive shopping deals, and discounts on diapers and baby food. With Prime, you also get access to thousands of movies, TV shows, and music to stream online or

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Shared by United Resource Connection June 3, 2021

The Significance of Black History Month

This Month is Black History Month, which is officially recognized by the United States, Canada, the U.K., Ireland, and the Netherlands. Black History Month originated in the U.S., where it is also known as African-American History Month. The precursor to Black History Month was Black History Week which was first

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Shared by United Resource Connection February 10, 2021

6 Tips When Fighting and Arguing

1.) Do not look for inconsistencies in the story line. ■ This will make our partner feel as though they need to edit their words in their head and doing so with impact their ability to authentically express themselves. This also creates a dynamic where the facts are given far

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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger September 9, 2020

Fault Finding: Who is to Blame?

The antidote to an excessive tendency to blame ourselves is to realize that: The issue is not guilt, fault or blame; the issue is human imperfection. We are still worthwhile human beings in spite of what happened. It was not a crime and we are not guilty. A more appropriate

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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger August 13, 2020

9 Ways We Waste Time

Why do we feel rushed all the time? There is so much to do and never enough time to do it. How can we get more time to do what needs to be done and still be able to relax? The difficulty is not just the lack of time, it

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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger August 11, 2020

Stop Blaming and Criticizing Yourself

Sheila was suffering from exhaustion. She was overworked at home and at her job. She knew that she was taking too much upon herself, but she could not help it. She had always been this way, super-responsible and unable to trust others – feeling compelled to do it all herself.

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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger August 11, 2020

8 Mistakes to Avoid When Arguing

Many people who have to live or work with the chronically angry  feel unprepared to cope with their titanic temper tantrums. When we don’t know what to do when faced with anger, we have an unfortunate tendency to make up our own interventions. This DIY approach  to cope with someone’s monumental rage is usually

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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger August 5, 2020