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Jennifer

About Jennifer Slingerland Ryan, Ph.D., LPC

Jennifer Slingerland Ryan knows a thing or two about kids and families. First, she knows they are joyous, exhilarating, loving and so darn fun. Second, she knows they suck your life dry and make you weep like a baby. By day she’s a psychotherapist; by night she’s a mom and wife. She claims to love therapizing couples, educating parents, reading dystopian fiction and sleeping in her free time (read: she never sleeps). Jennifer has spent over 12 years in private practice working with individuals, couples, and parents who are faced with kid-drama, mamma-drama, and family-drama, and she claims that although some stories make a grown woman cry, she loves it.
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Self-Love is Easy

Self-Love Tips to the rescue! This is the NEW Mental Health Model, a self-love program designed for busy people. Time and busyness are true enemies of good mental health, aren't they? I mean, certainly, there are people who have a [...]

Yoga & Nature: Mantras. Mindful Walking. Feet in the Grass. Gardening.

Somewhat distracted, surrounded by chaos, battling the pervasive news, anxious about the unknown? I hear you and I see you and I want to take a moment to share a few tools in my tool belt on grounding specifically in nature. As [...]

By |2020-06-09T19:36:52-05:00June 9, 2020|Nature + Movement|Comments Off on Yoga & Nature: Mantras. Mindful Walking. Feet in the Grass. Gardening.

What IS Mental Health Awareness Month, Anyway?

What does it mean to have "mental health awareness." In this month of Mental Health Awareness, the month isn't just asking that we're aware of mental illness. It also asks that we are aware of mental health.  The National Alliance on [...]

By |2020-05-04T17:27:19-05:00May 12, 2020|Self-Help|Comments Off on What IS Mental Health Awareness Month, Anyway?

Self Love Tools: The NEW, Preventative Mental Healthcare Model

Self Love is essential! The good news is, you're most likely already giving yourself Self Love throughout the day. So, what are the Self Love Tools? It's a preventative mental healthcare model to help you feel content, grounded, peaceful, and [...]

By |2023-04-04T17:24:46-05:00May 5, 2020|Anxiety Stress Worry, Counseling + Psychotherapy, Emotional Well-Being, Self-Help, Self-Love Therapy Blog|Comments Off on Self Love Tools: The NEW, Preventative Mental Healthcare Model

Motivational Media: 5 Ways to Use Self-Helpery to Feel Awesome

All month long, I'm focusing on motivational media as a way to help boost your mental well-being. That is, decrease depression, anxiety, and stress. Self-Helpery is an act of self-love that is intended to give you a steady stream of [...]

By |2023-04-04T17:24:47-05:00March 6, 2020|Listen to Motivational Media|Comments Off on Motivational Media: 5 Ways to Use Self-Helpery to Feel Awesome

Lessons From Lizzo: What All Our Girls Need To Know

My 8-year-old and I tossed our hair back, checked our nails, and sang out, "We're feeling good as FIRE!" on our morning drive to school today. Okay, yes, Lizzo sings that slightly different, but since the little ones know [...]

By |2023-04-04T17:24:48-05:00January 17, 2020|Parenting|Comments Off on Lessons From Lizzo: What All Our Girls Need To Know

The Four Agreements: Words to Live By

Always do your best. Be impeccable with your word. Don't make assumptions. Don't take things personally. These are words to live by! I turn to these four things again and again. If you do these four things, always, you [...]

By |2023-04-04T17:24:49-05:00August 15, 2019|Book Reviews, Listen to Motivational Media|Comments Off on The Four Agreements: Words to Live By

Body Memory Is Feeling Traumatized All Over Again

Bodies and brains are miraculous because they soak in an extraordinary amount of information on a daily basis. But, it's the very happy and joyous and also the very traumatic things that we remember the most. Our bodies hold [...]

By |2023-04-04T17:24:50-05:00August 13, 2019|Anxiety Stress Worry, Depression, Bipolar, Mood Disorders, Grief + Loss|Comments Off on Body Memory Is Feeling Traumatized All Over Again
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