{"id":9354,"date":"2017-05-10T19:09:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T00:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/?p=9354"},"modified":"2025-05-15T17:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:07:53","slug":"dr-melody-bacon-gives-advice-cope-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/news\/dr-melody-bacon-gives-advice-cope-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Melody Bacon gives advice on how to cope on Mother&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p>Marriage and Family Therapy Department Chair at the Irvine Campus, Dr. Melody Bacon, was interviewd by RealSimple.com in the article <em>How to Cope When Mother&#8217;s Day Is Hard. <\/em>In this story\u00a0Dr. Bacon offers advice on how to\u00a0navigate Mother&#8217;s Day when &#8220;you&#8217;re estranged from your mom, have a difficult relationship with her, or she&#8217;s passed away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cOften doing something for somebody else is the best antidote to grieving the mother you didn\u2019t get,\u201d says Melody Bacon, Ph.D., chair of the Marital and Family Therapy Programs at The Chicago School.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>More About Dr. Bacon<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/melodybacon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/melodybacon-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/melodybacon-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/melodybacon-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/melodybacon-1-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/melodybacon-1-390x390.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/>In addition to her work with The Chicago School, Dr. Bacon is a clinical psychologist specializing in relational issues. 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