Trauma-informed advice for depression recovery and generating sustainable happiness in your life.
Going through a hard time can feel isolating, but it’s important to remember that you’re not alone. Recently, I asked fellow bloggers to respond to a simple yet powerful prompt: How do you get through a hard time? Their answers were filled with wisdom, honesty, and practical advice. In this blog, I’ll share some of […]
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You are. You are stronger than you think you are. Sometimes we don’t even know what we can handle until we are there working through it. And we surprise ourselves. We are really amazing when we allow ourselves to be. When it comes down to survival, it becomes too important to let things like low self-esteem
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Are you finding it hard to heal? This is the big question. Sometimes trying to feel better is like swimming against a very strong current that wants to drag you the other way. Why is it so hard to heal? The negative voices in our heads can be pervasive and leave us feeling defeated and
Do you want to find a therapist but don’t know where to start? What is a therapist? A therapist meets with individuals, couples, and families while or after they go through a difficult situation or there is a mental, emotional, or spiritual concern or a problem. The words therapist, psychotherapist, and counselor can be interchanged. Problems can range from
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Last week, someone I just met asked me, “Why did you become a therapist?” The words, “I don’t know” flew out of my mouth. “You don’t know?” he said indignant. But I paused to think. I thought about all the volunteering I had done in high school that led me from wanting a career in
How do I love thee, let me count the ways 1. Make time for yourself to lie down and connect with the earth Whether I can be outside or not, lying down supine on the earth is my favorite position to forgive. To let everything go, I just imagine it falling into the earth. If
Therapeutic documents help me remember what people say. But they are so much more than that. Conversations are easy to forget. I am interested in writing things down that you want to remember. Especially when it comes to helping ourselves dissolve some of the problems in our lives. Writing can be therapeutic in many ways. We can
By definition, affirmation is “a declaration that something is true.” And also known as “a form of prayer that focuses on a positive outcome.” So how do you write an affirmation that works? But it is not as simple as looking in the mirror and saying “I love you, you are the greatest!” as positive psychology would