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Back to School Blues
Back to School Blues Labor Day has passed and September is approaching an end. School has been back in session for a few weeks now and we have another year of learning ahead of us! Although the beginning of the school year is typically thought of as an exciting time, for some kids the transition…
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Mastering Emotional Intelligence: 3 Keys to a Better Life
Mastering Emotional Intelligence: 3 Keys to a Better Life Whenever someone mentions the word ‘Intelligence,’ what is the first thing that you think of? For many people, it might be someone’s IQ, grades in school, or having a vast amount of knowledge in a field of expertise. While these are all examples of intelligence, there…
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The Mind-Body Connection: How to Improve Your Wellbeing
The Mind-Body Connection: How to Improve Your Wellbeing Have you ever felt like your thoughts were racing? In a world filled with so many distractions, it can feel nearly impossible to quiet the mind. When our minds are busy navigating, organizing, and processing information, it can be difficult to tune into our emotions and the…
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How to Cope with Seasonal Depression
How to Cope with Seasonal Depression Am I the only one who feels like this winter has been so rough? And it’s not even because of the cold, per se. I don’t hate the cold, and if it snows, you’ll find me bundled up in my backyard kicking up fresh powder with my dogs –…
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Your Feelings Are Not Always the Facts
Your Feelings Are Not Always the Facts One of the most important takeaways from 2022, for myself and many others, has been this: Your feelings are NOT always the facts. This is one of the more challenging concepts to learn on your path to healing – at least it certainly was for me. When you…
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Poodle Science: Accepting Who We Are
Poodle Science: Accepting Who We Are Diet Culture Did you know that the diet industry is a $70 billion, that’s billion with a B, industry? Did you also know that 95% of diets fail? I’ll let that sink in for a second! People spend more than $70 billion in a year on a product that…
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Chameleon
Chameleon I really wish that we were talking about Pascal, the chameleon from Rapunzel. He is one of my favorite Disney characters! Has anybody ever discovered a stuffed animal Pascal? I’ve looked high and low but cannot find one anywhere! So if you know where I can buy one, please let me know. Clearly it’s…
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“I’m So OCD About It.”
“I’m So OCD About It.” **Trigger Warning** I am quite guilty about having talked like this in the past: “I’m so OCD about it.” About what? How clean I like my house to be, how I organize my closet, etc. I can even recount many times at the gym where I would be in the…
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Boundaries vs. Threats
Boundaries vs. Threats Let’s break it down, shall we? BOUNDARIES Boundaries are limits that we set with other people or sometimes, even ourselves. The point of setting a boundary is to protect our own physical, social, and emotional health. Setting boundaries with others can look like: -“Thank you for the invitation, but I can’t go…
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Have Mercy
Have Mercy Today, the day after Thanksgiving, is my favorite day of the year! Yet, it’s also one of the hardest days of the year for those of us who struggle with being elbow deep in diet culture and eating disorders. The day after Thanksgiving leaves so many of us feeling guilt and shame over…
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You Just Want Attention
You Just Want Attention I don’t know how many times I have said this in the past, nor do I know for how many more months I’ll continue to say this, but damn, times are tough. I have more clients than usual who are in a state of suicidal crisis. While I am by no…
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Back to Basics
Back to Basics Are we all drained right now or what? We’ve got election stress, COVID-19 anxiety, and good old seasonal depression waiting for us right around the corner. Not to mention we are all fighting battles that others know nothing about. As we head into the colder months, when the flu meets COVID and…
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5 Tips for Finding the Right Therapist
5 Tips for Finding the Right Therapist It’s happening – we are starting to deal with a mental health pandemic as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. I am seeing it in my own patients, I am talking about it with my colleagues, I am seeing it in my friends and family. This pandemic has…
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The Predator
The Predator A few weeks ago, I finished reading Abigail Pesta’s book, The Girls, a book about the USA gymnasts who took down sexual predator Larry Nassar back in 2018. If you are not familiar with the case, Larry Nassar was a highly esteemed doctor at Michigan State University. He also served as the doctor for…
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You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too (I Promise)
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too (I Promise) I don’t know about you, but when it comes time for me to die, I hope that my loved ones are able to say so much more about me than “Oh she was super skinny, never indulged in dessert, and had such great willpower.”…
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When Children Cannot Speak
When Children Cannot Speak After being cooped up in quarantine for months, last weekend I jumped at the opportunity to meet up with my cousin and join a friendly, low-key horseback riding competition. I am a novice rider at best, but my cousin has been riding basically her entire life. I have always enjoyed spending…
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The School District Hustle During COVID-19
The School District Hustle During COVID-19 Dare I say during this school year, school staff members were tested far more than the students were? I have the privilege of being in connection with so many teachers, administrators, school counselors, and SACs in a variety of ways. Aside from having teachers and administrators in my family,…
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