Exercising for Your Mental Health
Guest blog by Aaron Johnson, LCPC When you think of exercise what is the first thing that comes to mind? Many feelings can make it challenging to get started. Sometimes you feel exhausted or overwhelmed, so you aren’t motivated to do anything physical. Other times you may feel hopeless or experience self-judgment because it can […]
Is It Stress or Burnout?
guest post by Sarah Van Meter, LCSW Language is constantly evolving and changing. Sometimes words change meaning or will even become interchangeable with others. In recent years, I have noticed that many of my clients are using the terms stress and burnout interchangeably. For some people these concepts are the same thing; however, they […]
5 Somatic Experiencing Techniques That Anyone Can Use to Stay Grounded
As the mental health community becomes more adept at healing that incorporates the whole person (mind, body, spirit, and emotion), the role the body and sensation play in your healing process is growing ever more important. Previously it was thought it was enough to just “talk it out.” Now, research is uncovering growing evidence about […]
The Therapeutic Power of Pets and Benefits for Mental Health
Guest post by Sheri Leasure, LCSW Years ago, long before I would have even considered the therapeutic power of pets, my older sister and her husband had a big goofy Golden Retriever named Daisy Jane. I was a living with them at the time, as I was a poor graduate student working part-time at a […]
How Tuning In to Your Body Can Make You More Resilient
guest post by Linda Graham, MFT By balancing our physiology and nervous systems, body-based practices can help us through hard times. Stuff happens. Another car suddenly swerves into your lane on the freeway. You misplace your keys and wallet two minutes before you need to catch your bus to work. You shred the wrong […]