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Values-Based Motherhood

By Melissa Richmond, LLC

Breathe Control Coping Decisions Effort Emotions Exhaustion Failure False self Family Goals Mindset Parenting Practice Relationships Rest Self-Care Stress

Acceptance Balance Boundaries Challenge Confidence Control Coping Focus Growth Intentional Parent Reflection Reframe Relationships Self-esteem

Posted: November 2, 2023

There are very few roles in the world with the expectation to be and do it all, quite like the role of a mother. There are also many contradicting messages about what exactly all of the IT we are meant to be doing is. So...

Nervous System Regulation—Free Mental Health Care

By Rachel Kyle, LLC

Anxiety Breathe Coping Crisis Effort Emotions Exhaustion Mindset Practice Processing Self-Care Stress

Anxiety Body Care Breathing Change Coping Crisis Deep Breathing Emotions Growth Reframe Rest Self-care Stress Self-Regulation

Posted: October 19, 2023

A healthy, regulated nervous system is vital for good mental health. The nervous system is responsible for discerning our general wellbeing and it warns us when we’re no longer safe. For example, we may be experiencing fear or heightened anxiety in the face of a...

Everything's Fine...

By Bonnie Harris, LLMSW

Breathe Comfort Communication Coping Emotions Exhaustion False self Grief Pain Presence Processing Relationships

Coping Emotions Feelings Friendships Grief Growth Intentional Relationships Trauma

Posted: September 21, 2023

“It’s fine.” “Everything is fine.” “I’m fine.” Have you ever strung together these three sentences and thought to yourself, “shoot, I think I might not be fine”. About a year ago I was in a car accident that resulted in emergency surgery, a stay in...

G.L.A.D

By Lexi Weimer, LLC

Change Decisions Effort Emotions Mindset Practice

Attitude Balance Challenge Change Confidence Hopes Joy Intentional Practice

Posted: June 20, 2023

“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” —William Faulkner If there was a supplement that has been shown to decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety, pain, disease, and improve mood, sleep,...

Splitting

By Billy Robinson, MA, LLPC

Change Coping Decisions Emotions Empathy Mindset Processing Relationships Trauma

Abuse Balance Confusion Confidence Emotions Expectations Feelings Friendships Growth Hopes Relationships Think Trauma

Posted: June 6, 2023

I am a total sucker for songs with visceral lyrics; particularly those that appeal to my vocational field of mental health. One of the songs I've been listening to on repeat, is called "You're Somebody Else" by: flora cash. I love the chorus: Well, you...

Notice Your Warning Signs

By Caitlyn Hannum, LLC

Anxiety Change Control Coping Decisions Effort Emotions Mindset Positivity Practice Processing Self-Care

Anxiety Change Confidence Control Expectations Focus Growth Intentional Problem Solving Reflection Reframe Success Think

Posted: April 20, 2023

Noticing Your Warning Signs Do you ever find yourself pushing through the week, waiting until the weekend, hoping to relax and recover only to find yourself back in bed Sunday evening dreading the week ahead? What about when every decision seems difficult to make and...

Thoughts About Thoughts

By William Evans LPC

Anxiety Coping Depression Emotions Mindfullness Mindset Processing Positivity Self-Care Therapist

Confidence Emotions Anxiety Attitude Change Coping Depression Feelings Growth Mindfulness Practice Reframe Think

Posted: March 16, 2023

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) suggest that our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are interconnected, and that what we think and do impacts the way we feel. It follows that monitoring and changing thoughts where needed can change one’s life. It’s reported that the average person has...

Beauty in the Boundaries

By Denise Boldt, LPC

Assertiveness Change Communication Control Coping Decisions Emotions Empathy Family Goals Mindset Parenting Practice Relationships Self-Care Compassion Safety

Boundaries Change Communication Confidence Connection Expectations Friendships Growth Hopes Independence Parenting Practice Trust Self-care

Posted: February 21, 2023

I was talking with my daughter recently and she shared with me that she is teaching my granddaughter about setting and respecting physical space limits. My daughter didn’t use those specific words, but it is essentially what she was referring to. It reminded me of...

Spaghetti and Hurt Feelings

By Nick Burner, Intern

Change Coping Decisions Emotions Family Relationships Story Trauma

Communication Emotions Expectations Hopes Parenting Friendships Feelings Shame Relationships

Posted: February 4, 2023

I am a pretty clumsy person. Like a keep-an-eye-on-me-around-closed-sliding-glass-doors, probably-should-never-eat-spaghetti-without-a-full-apron-on kind of person. Suffice it to say, my childhood nickname lauded my propensity to accumulate minor bumps and scrapes through incredible feats of un-coordination. I won’t tell you how old I was when I nearly...

The Imperfect Storm

By Adam Mollhagen, MA, LLC

Coping Emotions Exhaustion Practice Self-Care

Emotions Self-care

Posted: November 15, 2022

Everyone deals with challenges to their mental health. At this moment you may not feel lost in a cloud of depression or ready to jump out of your skin with anxiety, but you may be in the middle of a really hard day, or a...