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Book Recommendations From Your Therapist: Shelby’s Picks
The color of the leaves are starting to change as we begin our transition to Fall. For me, the Fall season is a time of rest co-existing harmoniously with steady energy - like the kindling of a fire. It is a time to slow down before speeding back up again in...
Season of Self Care
As seasons are starting to change, it is important to remember to take care of yourself. Life is busy. School is in session, work is work, and taking the time for self-care can be put on the back burner. Not only is life busy, but it is going to get chillier outside...
Inflation and Your Mental Health
It is no secret that recently the cost of living has been significantly on the rise, and coincidently, so is stress. For many, inflation, supply chain shortages and the scarcity of resources that have marked the pandemic have caused significant stress and increased...
How Can Meditating Help Me?
Recently I heard a message that the human brain was never intended to process the amount of news stories and mass amounts of information we receive from social media. For some reason, this notion has sat with me for a couple of weeks. Not looking too much into fact...
Boundary-Setting
As a child, teen, and even into early adulthood, I was a big people-pleaser. I thought that being a good friend or child meant dropping everything and going along with whatever everyone else wanted. I used to believe that saying no and disappointing someone meant I...
Getting Triggered by Our Kids
My third grader struggles with her math homework. She has learning differences and an ADHD diagnosis and her cycle of struggle around arithmetic often leaves her flooded and dysregulated. She gets snippy and irritable. She often storms off. Sometimes she cries. Almost...