The Back-to-School Reset
Set the tone. Parents wear many hats. A parent fulfills every role in the home from peacemaker to entertainer to chef. It is because of...
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When the Outside Doesn’t Match the Inside: Part Two
You think to yourself – “why bother? Nobody is going to notice if I miss work, anyway.” You struggle with feeling like maybe you don’t...
5 Things to Consider When Assessing Your Self-Care
Physical Self-Care Of course, physical self-care is vital to over health and wellbeing. When we are not eating healthy foods or taking...
How to Support Someone Going through An Emotionally Difficult Time – Part One
Tea and Honey Which one do you relate the most to? For me, it fluctuates. Sometimes I’m piglet, being the person offering the support....
What do Pulling Weeds and Therapy have in Common?
3 three different types of weeds I noticed were the ones that: Came right up Are so deep that the root is left behind when tugged on. Are...
How to Incorporate Optimism: Step 1
“[…] Pessimists can learn the skills of optimism and permanently improve the quality of their lives.” – Martin Seligman. Ph.D. Dr....
When the Outside Doesn’t Match the Inside: Part One
Persistent Depressive Disorder You’re the one always smiling and laughing to prove that you’re having fun in the social setting that you...
When You Just Can’t Figure Out The Right Words: Sand Tray Therapy
Feedback from this therapy has been phenomenal! I personally have used it with individuals who have been through trauma, abuse, or...
Evaluation in Marital Therapy: Individual Factors
In order to treat marital conflict, the therapist needs to get a picture of the emotional state of each spouse. Three criteria Guerin and...
Why Optimism Matters
“Pessimistic prophecies are self-fulling.” – Martin Seligman, Ph.D. The topic of optimism reminds me of the common quote: “Life is what...
Getting “Unstuck”
Defining EMDR and how it works How Does it Work? When a person experiences intense emotion, their brain cannot process information as it...
How To Appropriately Utilize Rewards and Punishments
The theme for focusing on solutions is: What is the problem and what is the solution? Children are excellent problem solvers and have...
Getting Lost and Finding Yourself: Stepping Outside of Your Teenage Shell
My Experiences Middle school feels like another life to me. High school is a funny and distant memory to me because of how deeply I felt...
3 Tips on How to Use a Mantra to Shift Your Thinking
Mantra means, “a tool for the mind.” The practice of using a mantra has been around for a very long time and is used to shift thinking...
Your Superpower
Last month brimmed with exciting entertainment ventures from the franchises Game of Thrones and Marvel Entertainment. The global...
Stay the Course…
“Trust AND enjoy the process.” Heeding this advice, I switched my focus from the destination to the moment. During the last three years,...
6 Ways to Build Resiliency
Tools to help you to bounce back from life’s challenges. There are many factors that go into building resiliency. Some involve things...
Now You’re Speaking my Love- Language: Quality Time
1) Words of Affirmation – covered in my last blog here! 2) Quality Time 3) Receiving Gifts 4) Acts of Service 5) Physical Touch If these...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Gaining Psychological Flexibility Through the Third-Wave of Behavioral Therapy What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Do you ever...
The Power of Connection – Part 1
As a counseling intern, I treasure this audiobook. As a human, I treasure her honesty and unguarded approach. In my opinion, she answers...
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