The Institute for Family Services proudly celebrates Rhea Almeida, Founder and Executive Director, for her recognition by Influential Women. Rhea’s scholarship and practice are rooted in liberatory healing, emphasizing healing through community, connection, relationship, and collective care. This honor recognizes her leadership, vision, and enduring commitment to transforming the ways individuals, women in families, and communities experience healing.
Music can cross the borders that keep people apart. It can carry memory, joy, grief, resistance, and freedom. Clive Davis, who died on June 22, 2026, spent his life helping music reach people across generations and communities. He championed artists whose voices changed culture and opened space for more people to feel seen, heard, and…
1801 Dr Rhea Almeida-06 04 26-Family Therapy & Training Center-Phill #26: https://ny-executive-podcast-info.simplecast.com/episodes Interview: 6/4/2026 @ 12:01pm est 1. Please give a description of your company and the products/services you offer. The Institute for Family Services is a family therapy and training center that has served individuals, families, and communities for more than 30 years.…
Did you know that being and staying in touch with Nature has powerful mind enhancing beneifts? reports that not only does being in nature greatly enhance psychological wellbeing, but physical diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular health and potentially lowers risk factors leading to Diabetes type 2! Researchers Gregory Braton, University of Washington, and Viren Swami,…
In today’s political and social climate, many individuals, families, and communities are carrying heightened stress, fear, grief, and uncertainty. Rapid social change, public health challenges, economic pressures, and ongoing injustices can take a profound toll on our emotional and relational well-being. Though these pressures can turn us inward and make us feel alone, the weight…
With endless digital tools promising connection, it almost sounds absurd to suggest we’re living through a friendship recession. Yet research shows fewer adults report having close friendships than in previous decades. So what’s happening? Why doesn’t constant online presence translate into deeper real-life connection? What Is a Friendship Recession? Scholar Daniel Cox coined the term…
What Really Shapes Teen Behavior? A Guide for Parents Beyond the Basics Fifteen-year-old Maya used to be inseparable from her parents. Friday nights meant board games, late-night snacks, and endless laughter echoing through their hallway. But lately, she’s been eating dinner in her room, texting with friends instead. Her parents worry she’s pulling away—and in…
The holiday season can be joyful, stressful, or a mix of both. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Winter Solstice, or cultural and spiritual holidays that receive less public recognition, there is no single “right” way to celebrate. What matters most is how you care for yourself and connect with the people around you.…
November 7–8, 2025 | On Zoom | Earn 15 CEUs (NJ & NY) For two decades, the Liberation-Based Healing Conference (LBHC) has brought together scholars, activists, educators, clinicians, and community leaders committed to justice, healing, and systemic change. This year, we celebrate our 20th anniversary with a dynamic two-day virtual gathering—centered on decolonial, liberatory, and…
You swipe, you scroll—but the profiles start to blur. Something’s always missing. You know what you want, yet no one seems to measure up. Frustrated with the dating scene? Wondering why the options feel endless, but genuine connections feel out of reach? Here’s the truth: the rules of relationships are shifting. As women outpace men…
