For many, the question of what to do after a sudden job loss is one we hope to never have to answer. Unfortunately, we do ourselves a disservice when we avoid the hard questions like this. Thinking about job loss is hard and it’s scary. It’s no wonder that so many stay in their jobs…
Top of the evening from your favorite therapist. The motivational word for today is “hunger”. When I speak about hunger, I’m not referring to stomach hunger, but motivational hunger with setting goals and completing them. This Monday, I challenge you to feed your hunger and motivate yourself to step outside your comfort zone and set…
There are many reasons why you might need to seek therapy. You may struggle with a mental health disorder like depression or anxiety. Or you may be coping with the aftermath of a traumatic event, such as sexual assault or a natural disaster. You may also be experiencing relationship problems, job stress, or general feelings…
Ahhh, it’s that magical time of year when people start to reflect on the last twelve months and often look to the future and decide if and how they want to make changes. Unfortunately, this enriching practice gets hijacked by diet culture and the focus in the media becomes about weight loss. I cannot help…
Photo Credit: Markus Spiske via Unsplash.com Photo description: Poster on a telephone pole that reads Every Human has Rights Human Rights Month Every December we acknowledge Universal Human Rights Month. In 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, and this pivotal moment is what we celebrate each year. Human rights are undeniable…
I thought I might take a moment to talk about one of my specialties, pregnancy loss, and specifically miscarriage. Miscarriage is defined as loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks (March of Dimes, n.d.). It’s estimated that 10-15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, however, this percentage range is said to be higher in reality because a…
Self-care is a term that gets thrown around often today in the counseling/psychology world. I have listed 5 questions to ask yourself to achieve better self-care practices. 1. Ask yourself “Is this healthy?” Knowing whether something is healthy or not is extremely important. Sometimes we might think something is healthy for don’t really take the…
The second major obstacle in transcending awareness into action is timing. Yes, our own, individual, unique timing can be a major obstacle in transcending awareness into practice. When the “timing is right”, we do not have to move a finger, we do not have to put any effort at all. Something we have been aware of for years,…
In a nutshell, anxiety is the fear of uncertainty. It is simply human nature to feel anxious when we do new things. Whether this is a new relationship, a new position at work, a new skill that we are building, and even when our plans change when we didn’t expect them to. Anxiety will show…
It seems we are always searching for work-life balance, more so around the holidays. It’s hard to balance wanting to spend time with family and friends and at the same time trying to get everything done at work on a regular basis and the added pressure of holiday gatherings can make it even more difficult….