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How do you define love?
If I were to ask you - what does it mean to have hope, to belong, to have faith - what would you say? Some of us might have answers, and others might struggle to put these definitions into words.
How to Build Your Community
Tips for Creating a Supportive Community of Peers
In the age of social media, it can be easy to forget how restorative, inspiring, and encouraging it can be to meet with people face to face.
Our Favorite Non Self-Help Books for Wellness
Summer is in full swing and summer reading lists are popping up everywhere! Including on this blog😉. But I didn’t want to create another oversaturated list of self-help books because (1) those lists are widely available and (2) I believe that the phrase “too much of a good thing” applies when it comes to reading too many self-help books.
What is Imposter Syndrome and Is it Affecting Me?
With each step towards the cave entrance, I thought about how that one time my vertigo was triggered by darkness, how being in a small space can on rare occasions make me feel somewhat claustrophobic.
How to Get What You Want
Even though discovering areas where you are not in alignment is part of gaining more self-awareness, it still takes me by surprise when I learn a new place of misalignment in my life.
Am I Allowed to Be Happy? Even When My Spouse is Depressed?
One thing we see over and over again with our clients is the guilt one spouse has when they are trying to be happy and their spouse is depressed.
How to Find Inner Peace
So what is Resource Tapping?
This technique is about building an inner resource team that you can lean on when life gets tough, shaky, overwhelming, draining, you name it.
Should I See a Therapist?
This means that mental health is no longer considered a specialty treatment designed only for people with medical diagnoses.
What Does Mental Health Mean?
When I first started working in the field of mental health care, I hated the term “mental health”. It felt so clinical and cold. Just the word “mental” brought up images of sterile rooms, straight jackets and institutions.
The Different Types of Meditation (How to Grow A Meditation Practice, Part 2)
Last week we talked about the first two elements of building a meditation practice: meeting yourself where you are at and building a structure that works for you.
How to Grow a Meditation Practice
Starting a meditation practice doesn’t have to be a huge undertaking. The key is to meet yourself where you are at.
How Meditation Helps And What Meditation Cannot Do
You are probably wondering what meditation has to do with the magic diet pill. I’ll explain. You see, when I first started practicing meditation, I sort of had the idea that it would be a magical elixir to my anxiety, fear, frustration, and anger.
How to Know if Therapy is Working
Last week we drew lines in the sand to help you evaluate whether or not your therapist is a good fit for you. But the question still stands.
How to Find the Right Therapist
Let me be blunt. I haven’t always believed in therapy. Or therapists, for that matter. Coming from a cultural background that distrusts this profession, it was something that I felt weary about. Something that I tried to avoid.
My Journey to Meditation and Wellbeing
A few years ago, I was creamed by life. Stuck in a toxic romantic relationship, working in a career that it wasn’t for me, living in a city far away from my family and friends, having daily anxiety attacks that left me curled up in bed for hours, I felt paralyzed. Cornered. Trapped.
How Mindfulness Helps Kids Thrive
We like to think of the teenage years as idyllic. But if you’re the parent of a teen or tween, you know that crossing that bridge from childhood to adulthood involves a multitude of changes—physical, emotional and social—that can create a perfect storm.
A Therapist's Best Morning Routine
It’s not a new concept that establishing a consistent morning routine can set you up for a productive and fulfilled day. We think of the most successful business people and their power mornings of espressos, workouts, emails, to-do lists, and podcasts.
How to Start and Keep a Meditation Practice
Meditation is one of those things that sounds good to talk about. You want to be the person who does it. You KNOW you should.
How to Be Happy this Winter
Daylight savings occurred last Sunday and the dreaded darkness is upon us for the next couple months. The cold, wet, and dark days can make the happiest person feel dreary.
How the Performing Arts Benefit Mental Health
In today’s high pressure society, our kids are over worked, over stressed and held to overwhelming standards. Social media and 24 hour news have added pressures that prior generations did not have to manage.