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Is “Mental Health” an Oxymoron?
Does mental health sometimes seem oxymoronic? Think about it, who doesn’t have mental health days? Don’t we all have anxious thoughts, depressed feelings, confused direction… like all the time? The answer, far from moronic, is duh. Is it possible to achieve a healthy mind? That would be awfully nice. Are we not people who live…
Read MoreHow Do You Calm Down When Anxiety Enters Your Life?
We all have our own feelings about anxiety. Anxiety presents itself in everyone’s life differently. How does anxiety present itself in your life? Has your anxiety ever been so high that you just can’t take it anymore? I have found that progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) has helped people calm down when their anxiety has taken…
Read MoreWhen There Is Nothing To Say
Have you ever had a moment when you were at a loss for words? Maybe your best friend just told you that her mother died. Maybe you just found out you lost your job. Maybe your child comes to you pouring their heart out. Sometimes moments happen in our lives and we just don’t know…
Read MoreWhen The Pain Is Too Great
What do you do when the pain is too much to handle? When people come into counseling that are hurting, their first question is, “How do I release this pain I am feeling?” They are looking to me to help them feel better. Unfortunately I cannot take their pain away, even though I wish I…
Read MoreBoundaries, Are You Setting Them?
Quotes are powerful. Sometimes I will read a quote and I feel as though that quote was written exactly for me. In this blog post I am going to list a few of my favorite quotes that have something to do with boundaries. Boundaries are a very hard thing to navigate. Most of us have…
Read MoreBut What If They Don’t Like Me?
As a society we are so afraid of what others will think of us. Granted, I know there are a few people out there who really could care less of what others think of them. They are who they are and they are proud of it. As for the rest of us, we may struggle…
Read MoreThe Breakfast Club
Have you seen the movie, The Breakfast Club? It’s a movie from the 80’s and it’s a classic, in my opinion. ☺ I was watching it the other day for probably the tenth time and was reminded of how real it was. No, it is not a true story but it could be. I remember…
Read MoreFear…it can steal a lot from us
Fear is powerful. It steals joy, happiness, adventure and opportunities from us. Fear works its way into our minds and hinders us from living the life we were made to live. Everyone has experienced fear at one point in his or her life. Even those people who you think are “fearless,” they aren’t. At some…
Read More10 Things To Lessen Your Stress
Who hasn’t felt stressed at one point or another? Sometimes life begins to get stressful and we feel as through we have no control over it. Even if we feel like we don’t have control over the stress in our lives, there is always something we can do to help ourselves. Sometimes the stress is…
Read MoreChoosing To Live Your Life
“Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain…To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but to embrace it.” – Kevin Aucoin This quote is true…
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