Managing Recovery Through the Holidays
Managing your sobriety and mental health can be a challenge. Here are some things to consider.
Journal Questions to Help You Cultivate Gratitude
By: Amelia Elkins, LCSW, CAS “Gratitude turns what we have into enough” -Aesop Gratitude can be hard to define and looks different for everyone as we all have different life circumstances. Psychologist Robert Emmons defines gratitude as “a felt sense of wonder, thankfulness, and appreciation for life” (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2002-02382-033). One study found that writing about …
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Breaking up During the Holiday Season: Five Tips for Healing
Dealing with a holiday breakup? Here are some tips for moving on.
Flight Anxiety: Managing Symptoms to Feed Your Inner Wanderlust
By: Amelia Elkins, LCSW, CAS “I hate flying” “My stomach already hurts and my flight isn’t for several more days” “I want to go on vacation but I’m terrified of getting there” Either you are this person or know someone who is. The older we get, the more aware we tend to be of our …
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Struggling to Fall Asleep? Here Are Some Things to Consider
Struggling to Fall Asleep? Here Are Some Things to Consider By: Jessica Taylor, LPC Determine whether there are any underlying mental health issues. Are you struggling to fall asleep because you are experiencing excessive worry about the next day? Or maybe you are experiencing physical symptoms such as a racing heartbeat, chest pains, or stomach …
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Are you Sabotaging Your Own Happiness?
Are you Sabotaging Your Own Happiness? By: Jessica Taylor, LPC Are you wondering why you feel okay, but not as good as you want to feel? Maybe you are able to go to work and do things throughout the day, but just feel ‘blah.’ Are there goals in your life that you have yet to …
10 Things to Try Right Now After the Death of a Loved One
10 Things to Try Right Now if You Are Struggling After the Death of a Loved One By: Jessica Taylor, LPC Grieving is just one of those human experiences where we have no idea how it feels until we are there. In addition, we live in a society that often fosters what Claire Bidwell Smith …
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How To Handle Concerning Behaviors in Your Teenage Child
How To Handle Concerning Behaviors in Your Teenage Child By: Jessica Taylor, LPC Raising a teenager can feel exhausting, confusing, and at times even scary. You probably know that they are going through tons of physiological changes (hello, hormones), that are impacting their emotions and behaviors significantly. But maybe you are unsure of what should …
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What You Need to Know About Setting Boundaries
What You Need to Know About Setting Boundaries By: Jessica Taylor, LPC The idea of setting boundaries has become increasingly popular. But how many of us actually know what that means? Okay, maybe you know what setting boundaries means, but do you know when and how to set them so that they are taken seriously …
Is Your Attachment Style Negatively Impacting Your Relationships?
Is Your Attachment Style Negatively Impacting Your Relationships? By: Jessica Taylor, LPC What is Adult Attachment? Since the 1950’s, psychologists have been observing and discussing the impacts of the nature of the attachment between children and their primary caregivers. It was determined that the quality of this attachment significantly impacts the child’s behaviors. Our attachment …
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Month: Here’s Your Mental Health Checkup.
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month—Have You Done Your Mental Health Check-up Yet? By: Jessica Taylor, LPC What Is Mental Health Awareness Month? The month of May is when we try to put even more time and resources into both increasing public awareness around mental health issues, and decreasing the stigma that remains regarding asking for …
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