The Holidays
The holidays will soon be upon us. The happiest time of the year! Right?… For so many of us, the holiday season is bittersweet at best. With holidays, we feel a heightened sense of pressure to enjoy ourselves and often draw comparisons from our own lives to what we see in advertisements and social media.
Inner Wisdom & Intuition
The new autumnal moon in Libra is said to echo messages of balance, change, transformation, confidence, and growth. In keeping with this energy escorting us into October, our third eye is said to represent our “inner teacher” and intuition.
Foundations of Restful Sleep
Sleep - a coveted and seemingly unattainable goal for some of us. Sleep is SUCH a vital cornerstone to mood, stress, and physical health management.
Dealing with our Emotions in Healthy and Adaptive Way
If we let our thoughts and emotions take over, then our emotions control our actions and us. Instead, we should try to accept our emotions, but not let them take over our actions. Our thoughts charge our emotions, which in turn dictate how we react. Taking control of our emotions is a powerful tool.
The Importance of Movement
This month has marked a year of the start of confinement. For many of us, we have moved physical activity off our schedules. As the weather gets warmer, I want to suggest finding ways to add movement into your schedule.
Whatever you are Feeling, You are not alone
Are you experiencing stress and/or anxiety right now? You are not alone. I can guarantee none of us were given a handbook on how to deal with living during a pandemic. Whatever you are feeling right now, you are not going through this alone.
Scheduling Alone Time
We get used to constantly being on the go, but do you ever stop and be in the moment?
How much time during the week do you take for yourself?
These are important questions to answer because you may find your answer to be a small amount of time or even no time at all.
The Impact of Social Media and the Importance of Self-care
Although always important, it is especially important amidst the current climate to limit time on social media. The pandemic has not only had an impact on our physical health, but has taken a great toll on our mental health
Seasonal Depression May Be Hitting Early This Year
For many, seasonal depression seems to be hitting early this year. Faced with quarantine in the colder months for the first time, continuing to find motivation to work and learn from home, and struggling to connect with friends and family, has left so many of us with a feeling of powerlessness. Of hopelessness.
What Does It Mean to “Survive?” And How Do You Do It?
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and it serves as a gentle reminder to cherish and appreciate the survivors you know, the survivors you love, and the survivors you have yet to meet. It also reminds us of when we first learned about the survivor community.
The Value of Honesty in Our Everyday Lives
“How are you doing?”
“Fine!” or “Great!” or “Awesome!”
We’ve all been there — someone asks how you’re doing, and without a second thought you respond with what you think they want to hear.
Choosing the Right Therapist for You
For every person with a therapy “success story,” there are many others with less than ideal experiences.
“Back to School” During COVID-19
This is an extremely difficult time, and you are not wrong for missing the comforting, routine, or seasonal activities which typically bring us joy during this time of year including going “back to school.”
5 Self Care Tips for September
Self Care…What does it mean for your specific life, and how do you do it exactly? And quite frankly...does it work?