Social Media Apps or Anxiety-Inducing Traps?
Let’s be real – screens and social media are pretty much part of our everyday lives now. Screens are a big part of how we work, play, and...
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A Beryl of Emotions
Imagine this: It’s roughly 85 degrees Fahrenheit at night. There is no breeze. The power is out. Your food is slowly rotting away in the...
A Story of Resilience
A fun fact about me is that I am an avid reader. In almost every book I pick up, there is a consistent basic plotline: the protagonist...
Navigating Anxiety Transmission: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Growth
Let's dive into a topic that I encounter a lot when working with kids struggling with anxiety - Anxiety Transmission. Anxiety has a...
Trying New Things (In Life + In Therapy!) and Trusting the Process
My “Try Something New” Experience: A Hate-Love Relationship w/ Yoga OK, full disclosure from your therapist: I used to not be a fan of...
The Covert Pain of Shame
David - Beach Trip. These dreaded words pop up on my calendar once a year, and reading them always creates a pit in my stomach that I...
Why You Should Take the Word “Lazy” Out of Your Vocabulary
What does “lazy” mean to you? I had a professor challenge me on saying the word “lazy” when I talked about my form of self-care. She...
[Pandemic] Burnout is Real
Defining Burnout The simple description of burnout is when you have reached your personal limits emotionally, mentally, and physically....
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Embracing the Holidays, COVID Style
Halloween is behind us, which means we are rapidly approaching the holiday season. The season comes with so much: family gatherings,...
Experiencing Information Fatigue? Creating intentional boundaries around what we look at and listen
The information we input has impacts on what we output. In this day and age of a pandemic, racial tension, an upcoming election, and even...
Codependence: The struggle to own YOUR reality
“Codependents often report that they don’t know who they are.” – Pia Mellody Author and speaker, Pia Mellody, maps out several...
The Struggle Is Real: Navigating the Unknown as the School Year Approaches
As the mother of four young children, my husband and I have spent a lot of time lately considering our options, attempting to arrive at a...
Being OK with Surviving
While these dystopian images may seem not far fetched for some, being in survival mode may encompass far more than just these extremes....
Coping: Healthy or Unhealthy?
In order to endure and triumph over stress, we naturally utilize coping mechanisms in everyday life. Coping Mechanisms are the actions...
Is it time to say YES to counseling?
For many people, counseling is a new, uncomfortable, humbling experience. I get it, it’s not easy. But neither is living under the weight...
A New Normal? Navigating Feelings About the World Opening Back Up.
But after all the figuring out a new normal, now we are opening back up. Many of us are going back into offices, many of us are spending...
How to Continue: Embracing the New Normal
I have a friend with two elementary school-aged boys. The other day, the boys woke up and requested that their mother pack their lunches...
Making Mental Health a Priority in the Midst of Financial Uncertainty
Whether you are heading towards retirement, are a young person just starting out in life, or are somewhere in-between, financial...
Conversations in Isolation
Unprecedented stressors The other day, the price of oil broke a historic record (and not in a good way). For the first time in history,...
Tackling Family Challenges: A teen’s guide to surviving and thriving in the midst of conflict
For many of us, we are spending more time with our immediate family than ever before. Sometimes inevitably more time can equal more...
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