Is Your Life Stuck in First Gear?
Is Your Mental Health Stuck in First Gear? Struggling with life’s emotional challenges requires us to shift gears when faced with unfamiliar terrain, but sometimes we get stuck, feeling shame, loss,...
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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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7 Signs You Are Experiencing Burnout
Did you know that chronic stress can eventually lead to burnout? Burnout is a state of mental and/or physical exhaustion related to repeated or prolonged stress. The best-known source of burnout is...
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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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13 Signs Why Your Teen May Have Anxiety
Anxiety disorders among teens and young adults have been rising for several years. According to recent studies, anxiety disorders affect 25 percent of all teens and 30 percent of teen girls. Anxiety...
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7 Ways to Cope with Anxiety
Anxiety can be crippling. It can be constant and last all day, playing in the background or constantly dnagging. It can also come up at unexpected times, with great intensity, and keep you from being...
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Causes and Symptoms of Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are momentary episodes in which anxiety surges and causes mental and physical symptoms. The “attacks” usually crest at 10 minutes and subside entirely after 30 minutes. However, the...
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