When African Americans Grieve
This summer, the nation and the world grieved the loss of George Floyd and other victims of police violence. The sting of racial injustice…
mental health
Vicarious trauma: When we feel the pain of someone else’s trauma
Being on the front line in times of crisis can be difficult and draining. For those in helping fields, these kinds of crises can…
Weighing In: Shame vs the Scale
Everyday we can look around and see signs, commercials, and ads for the latest fad diets, extreme workouts, and weight-loss quick fixes. These diets…
How Often do you Care for Yourself?
So, what does actual self-care look like?
From a therapeutic stand point, it means taking care of yourself in multiple ways. It can look like eating well, engaging in mindfulness, exercising, or engaging in spiritual practices like mindfulness or expression through religion. In addition to taking care of your physical and emotional health, it is important to attend to the mental aspect of self-care.
Create & Grow Healthy
Bruce Moon, Art Therapist and educator, describes art therapy as “an effort to detect or discover the meaning of life by exploring the soul…
Me, Myself, and I
The Self The self is our sense of personal identity, it is a mental picture that we have of ourselves based on a number…
Do You Talk Dirty to Yourself?
If you find yourself guilty of engaging in harmful self-talk, do not fret, you are not alone. Many of us are guilty of using…
Good Anger: A Fire Contained
HULK SMASH! Is this the way you think about anger? Is it a destructive, chaotic force that wreaks havoc in your life? Many times,…
Hidden Grief
Grief usually brings up memories of those we have lost. However, people grieve for many reasons. Believing grief is only about mourning those who…
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