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Christina Pierpaoli Parker

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Having Vivid Dreams and Nightmares Since the COVID-19 Pandemic Started? Here’s why

Usually, my dreams feel pretty elusive, but lately, I’ve had weirdly memorable ones. Some so disturbing that I won’t even attempt to ...

Christina Pierpaoli Parker

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Worried Sleepless? Try These 3 Things

Three evidence-based tips to help calm the mind and reduce insomnia. This is the fifth installment of “The Sleep Suite,” a six-part series

Christina Pierpaoli Parker

4 min read

How to Use Your Bed: Use it for these three things and these three things only

I recently started rotating through a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital; not unusual for many clinical psychology residents. The vets ...