Recent Press & Related Media
Los Angeles Times 12/20/2009: Productivity rises as workers do more with less by Alana Semuels
Ms Cohen was interviewed about how stress manifests in those who are now asked to work more for the same or less pay because of the economy.
"People are being asked to work more, and that stress is pretty amazing," said Julie Cohen, a Los Angeles therapist. "Even though they have their jobs, they're worried every minute that they're going to lose them. "Workplace stress can cause irritability, depression, heart palpitations and family problems, Cohen said. About half of the employed patients coming into her practice complain of bigger workloads and deteriorating personal lives... Read the article here.
Variety 3/12/2009: 'Swap' yields sincere messages: Therapists break-down show's lessons By Betsy Boyd
Ms. Cohen was interviewed by Variety regarding a psychological perspective of parenting lessons gleaned from the reality show "Wife Swap." This was a feature spread for the 100th show anniversary. Teach kids tolerance
L.A.-based family therapist Julie Cohen recalls an episode from season three in which hard-rocking mommy Tish Meeks trades families with Kristin Hoover, a devoutly religious mother of three. "These kids, taking on a heavily religious mother, and vice versa, a rocker mom, are understanding that people can be different, and you can learn from that," Cohen says. "It's not something to fear.
"Children's brains aren't developed for abstract thought, and tolerance is not a table or chair. If you give kids an experience living with different people, tolerance becomes concrete vs. abstract. They can touch it." Read the article here.
Dailystrength.org: Ms Cohen is a regular health blogger and expert to Daily Strength, the internet's largest support community. Read her health blog
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