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Megan Mulroy, LPC It’s no secret that exercising can improve your mental health. Moving your body regularly for even just 20-30 minutes a day can decrease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and increase mood and boost energy and productivity levels. Even though we have this information, starting to add exercise to your routine can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t like exercising or if you haven’t done it in a while. There are so many options and if…
By: Danielle Bertini, LPC Building your sense of self is often a lifelong process of figuring out who you are, what you value, and what is important to you. This is especially hard in our world now where we are constantly sent messages about who we should be and what we should like. It can be difficult to find our own voices among the midst of so many other ideas and opinions. Cohen (2019) offers four tips…
Matthew Cuddeback LCSW Doomscrolling is a term that references how we can scroll through our social media and news outlets rapidly, often absentmindedly, looking for the newest opinions and information about difficult things going on in the world. It is something that can easily become maladaptive and unhealthy if left unchecked and is also difficult to avoid in our current environment. I have experienced the draws and negative effects of this phenomenon myself. Let’s talk about doomscrolling…
Hannah Hopper, LPC Anxiety can feel overwhelming, especially if it’s a child who’s experiencing the anxiety. It can help to learn more about anxiety and how to manage it, but what if it’s your child who’s experiencing the anxiety and lacking the words to tell you what’s going on? When anxiety surges, it can cause a fight-or-flight response that increases our blood pressure, triggers stress hormones in our body, and ramps up our breathing rate to prepare…
By: Danielle Bertini, LPC Stepping into a new family role brings a mix of hope, responsibility, and adjustment. Becoming a stepparent often opens the door to meaningful relationships and shared experiences, especially for adults who have never parented before. This season also introduces emotional layers that take time to understand. Daily routines change, expectations grow, and family dynamics expand in ways that feel unfamiliar at first. Many blended families quickly settle into a routine. Others face moments…
By: Bridgette W. Gottwald, LPC, NCC According to Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard brain Scientist, there is a 90-second chemical process that happens within the brain and body in reaction to an external stimulus that feels dangerous or threatening. After this takes place, the person has a choice to make. Do I want to stay in this emotional loop or can I leave this behind? Any additional emotional response is the result of remaining within that loop. When…
Amanda Ann Gregory, LCPC, EMDR Certified Mentors are all around you. These experienced and trusted advisers can be bosses, coworkers, friends, family members, neighbors, community members, coworkers, and children, to name a few. They provide modeling, education, feedback, and growth in both your professional and personal development. Are you utilizing your mentors? If not, you could be missing out. Consider these 6 ways to better utilize your mentors: Identify. Who are your mentors? It’s important to be…
By Eve Brownstone, LCPC, Certified Psychodramatist Psychodrama was designed as a group therapy method in the 1920s, but I find psychodrama techniques very useful with my individual clients. Clients talk about issues but also move into action and try out new behaviors and situations before trying them in “the real world.” Psychodrama is also great for taking care of unfinished business with a loved one or helps us learn how to heal from trauma. It helps clients…
While we were being sheltered-at-home and summer starting, I have noticed a slight uptake in the increase in alcohol intake. Have you ever realized how much you might be drinking on a night out with friends or while watching a movie at home? Sometimes we do not realize what we are doing or how things are affecting us. Have you tried to stop or curb your drinking? Continue reading to identify a few ways to help regulate…
Steven Losardo, AMFT In October of 2015, my dad passed. Although painful at times, the healing journey has been fruitful for me. Recently, during our family’s’ weekly video call, some emotions were stirring. At the moment, I was unable to connect with them. Later that day, I was driving to Target as sadness began welling up inside. By the time I got to the store, the tears were falling, and it was surprising at first. After processing…