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 [...]
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 [...]
It seems like all of life is change, doesnât it? And change can sometimes feel terrible, but it is also great because when things are happening that we donât like that means things will eventually change! Little changes, like your [...]
A lot of people set their New Yearâs resolutions by January 1st. This practice is borne out of tradition, but when you think about it, it makes much better sense to start the new year in March which is a [...]
Think back to what you learned about sex in school or in your family. Â You likely heard about pregnancy, diseases, and morality. And you likely did not hear about the pleasurable aspects of sex. Â Yet, pleasure is one of the [...]
This is the time of year that nature (or a good amount of trees) shed themselves for the winter to prepare for the regrowth and blossoming of spring. Of course we have all heard of âspring cleaningâ, but I think [...]
Holidays can be wonderful and joyful! Â And they can be overwhelming and bring up many emotions which we may have been avoiding all year. Â What better time than now to engage in some primo self-care, right as the new year [...]
Here we are, smack-dab in the middle of October. Thereâs talk about Halloween costumes, carving pumpkins, and the upcoming holidays. With that, now is a fantastic time to carve out time for yourself and engage in self-care strategies. [Hehe] âYeah, [...]
Recently, a fellow cancer survivor friend was asked by a publication to write a piece about an experience that she had with her journey through cancer. She agreed, always happy to spread more awareness of the challenges of this devastating, [...]
Labeling emotions, what's that? One of the hardest things I teach as a counselor is how to just feel. It seems it's written in some magic rule book somewhere that feelings aren't okay. Furthermore, the words used to describe feelings are [...]
