Development tools for a better you
As we settle into the holiday season, and what is for many a period of over-scheduling and overwhelm, I thought I would address and “unpack” a prominent, recurring emotion that seems out-of-place during Christmas. Anger, however, is an emotion that is activated by deeper feelings that are at the core of what is making […]
Diana Hardy, MS Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern All of us experience times of darkness and hardship in life. Psychotherapy is the process of working through those in a supportive and confidential relationship, with the hope that those challenges will be transformed into a force that will create decision, change and greater freedom. After nearly […]
I love Thanksgiving and this time of year because I love the idea of being grateful and living gratefully, moment by moment. Thanksgiving is a reminder to say thank you, to show appreciation, to have gratitude. When I was in college, I took a Kurt Vonnegut class and I remember the exact moment I read […]
You may have heard about the benefits of journaling: it can help you reduce stress, process feelings, better understand yourself, and even help your immune system! But, if you’re anything like me, maybe you’ve had trouble finding a way of journaling you actually like enough to keep going. Or maybe you’re journaling already, but you’re not […]
Have you ever wanted to just check out as a parent and take the night off? Wanted the kids to take care of themselves even if just for a few hours? Well, now you can! If your kid is old enough to make their own sandwich or use the microwave, I encourage you to […]
“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” –Wayne Dyer Ultimately, there are always going to be things in life that didn’t pan out as we had, at one time, hoped, wished, and planned for them to. Whether it’s because […]
One of our biggest misconceptions in life is that we must constantly strive for perfection. Perfection of intellect. Perfection of body. Perfection of ability in work, school, interests… Perfection in life. The problem with this constant striving of perfection is that it’s simply unattainable. When we make our overall goal to perfect things that we […]
Inevitably, there are going to be moments in life where we feel defeated. Sometimes things just don’t go the way we imagined, regardless of how much effort and pre-planning we put into our ideal outcome. Depending on the severity of this “let-down”, the variety of emotions that we may encounter can be plentiful. There’s no […]
This week’s blog post will be about something a little different from our most recent one’s. Although it has to do with our ability to believe in our selves, and illicit self-love, it is more so something that branches off of courage and faith in new beginnings. What I’m talking about is stepping outside of […]
“Holding space” is a phrase I’ve heard used quite frequently within the past few months. It’s something I kept telling myself I was going to learn more about, but for some reason, I just didn’t do my “research”. Finally, I took the time to really sit down and give my full attention to an article that […]
