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About Jennifer Slingerland Ryan, Ph.D., LPC

Jennifer Slingerland Ryan is a psychotherapist specializing in attachment and self-love. With over two decades of experience, she helps individuals and families uncover patterns, heal relationships, and create deeper connections. Her passion lies in guiding people toward belonging—with themselves and others—through humor, empathy, and a touch of dystopian fiction on the side.
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Self-Love is Easy

By |2023-04-04T17:24:45-05:00August 3, 2020|Categories: Inner Core Friendships, Listen to Motivational Media, Meditation + Mindfulness, Nature + Movement, Nourishing Food, Parenting, Self-Help, Self-Love Therapy Blog, Spirituality|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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Building Empathy

By |2023-04-04T17:24:46-05:00July 27, 2020|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry, Gratitude, Self-Help|Tags: |

One of the best traits anyone can have, I think, is empathy. Empathy is a direct route to the heart of how someone is feeling. Unfortunately, if you aren't in touch with your own feelings, it's impossible to have true [...]

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

By |2020-06-09T19:36:52-05:00June 9, 2020|Categories: Nature + Movement|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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What IS Mental Health Awareness Month, Anyway?

By |2020-05-04T17:27:19-05:00May 12, 2020|Categories: Self-Help|Tags: , |

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 [...]

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Self Love Tools: The NEW, Preventative Mental Healthcare Model

By |2023-04-04T17:24:46-05:00May 5, 2020|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry, Counseling + Psychotherapy, Emotional Well-Being, Self-Help, Self-Love Therapy Blog|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

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

By |2023-04-04T17:24:47-05:00March 6, 2020|Categories: Listen to Motivational Media|Tags: , |

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 [...]

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Lessons From Lizzo: What All Our Girls Need To Know

By |2023-04-04T17:24:48-05:00January 17, 2020|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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The Four Agreements: Words to Live By

By |2023-04-04T17:24:49-05:00August 15, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Listen to Motivational Media|Tags: , |

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 [...]

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Body Memory Is Feeling Traumatized All Over Again

By |2023-04-04T17:24:50-05:00August 13, 2019|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry, Depression, Bipolar, Mood Disorders, Grief + Loss|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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Finding Center When Your Child Leaves For College

By |2023-04-04T17:24:50-05:00August 12, 2019|Categories: Grief + Loss, Parenting, Self-Help|

It seems like all of life is change, doesn’t it? And change can sometimes feel terrible, but it is also great because when things are happening that we don’t like that means things will eventually change! Little changes, like your [...]

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