Quiet Enemies of Connection
December 28 is National Call A Friend Day! It's a reminder to reach out and use your voice to let someone know how much they mean to you. Everybody needs somebody to talk to once in a while. In fact,...
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Five Benefits of Failure
Everybody fails. Failing is an inevitable part of life, but feeling like a failure shouldn’t be. If you can separate failing at something from feeling like you are the failure, and can bounce back...
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Shame Is Just Another Form of Self-Harm: How to Eliminate Both
Self-harm is a term used to describe the act of engaging in a “deliberate injury to oneself”. Used synonymously with the phrase ‘self-injury’, actions that fall under this umbrella are those that are...
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Can Allergies Cause Anxiety?
When allergy season is in full swing, anxiety can peak as well, and a growing body of research suggests seasonal allergies can make existing anxiety even worse. In fact, many wonder can allergies...
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How To Practice Self-Care Amid a Health Crisis
The mind and body are an interconnected system, meaning that prioritizing your mental health can have a positive influence on your physical condition. For those in the throes of a health crisis,...
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How to Reframe When You Feel Anxious
Anxiety can be an overwhelming thief of joy and serenity. As you may have already experienced, anxiety can show up as ruminations (overthinking, constant comparisons, racing thoughts, etc.) or...
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Is It A Pet Peeve or Misophonia?
Would you rather listen? Click the arrow above. Ready to read? Scroll on. Pet peeves. We all have them, little annoyances we love to hate: pet hair, slow drivers, litterbugs, loud talkers, clapping...
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Bias & Stigma in Mental Health
Are you curious about counseling, but worry what your friends or family might think or say if they know you are in therapy? Or are you in therapy now and wish your loved ones would understand its...
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Four Myths About Forgiveness
Four Myths about Forgiveness You are telling the person who hurt you that what they did is okay or acceptable. You can’t forgive someone until they apologize. When you forgive someone, you must also...
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Who Am I? Tips For Developing Self Concept
In his body of poetry Song of Myself, Walt Whitman famously said “I exist as I am, and that is enough.” Those words should ring true for everyone. The struggle to be truly and unashamedly oneself has...
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Separation Anxiety: What To Do?
You are getting ready to drop your sweet bundle of joy off at childcare, grandma’s, or the church nursery. As you walk up you are prepping them by saying, “Mama is going to be back in 2 hours, when...
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Becoming more aware of your ANGER can create the change you seek!
Everyone has experienced anger at some point. (YES, therapists feel angry too!) Very often, however, we have a difficult time dealing with our anger. Lots of things can cause anger. If someone does...
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