Each therapist has their moments when working side by side with a client where they feel their limits. All the training, classes, consultations and previous experiences do not prepare a therapist for everything. I realized this on a very deep level when treating clients with autism, or who are on the spectrum. When I am […]
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“Watch your thoughts because they become your words. Watch your words because they become your actions. Watch your actions because they become your habits. Watch your habits because they become your character. And watch your character because it controls your destiny.” Unknown. This past Monday I hosted my first webinar where I spoke of determining
Making the courageous decision to begin counseling can be very overwhelming. The next step is to choose a counselor to work with. This can be very difficult. I encourage you to remember several things: Every counselor has a background and training. This will influence how he or she helps you. You can ask the counselor
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Zest not just for cooking any more! Zest is having a sense of excitement for an activity. It is truly being mindful of what is going on and the joy you are experiencing as a result of being a part of it. Finding something to have zest for is important to mental health and wellness.
In the post for the letter X I spoke about stretching yourself through exercise. I also mentioned how sometimes we need to stretch ourselves by resting. The key is to determine when to do which by listening to our intuition. When exercising it is wise to determine our purpose before beginning to exercise be it
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Okay, okay give me a little slack. I could not think of anything that began with the letter X and made sense for this series. I stretched the limits! And I am going to ask you to do the same. Part of being well is growing. Pushing yourself appropriately. Accepting where you are deciding you
I love journaling. I buy them and gift them to others. I write in one almost daily and usually have one on me how matter where I go. Being able to capture what is going on inside of me or around me has a sense of magic . For those of you who would like
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All this talk about change, goals, obstacles, and persistence let us take a step back and breathe in our happy moments. Pushing ourselves will yield victories. Thing is many do not take the time to honor and celebrate the victories reached each and every day. Story time! This past fall I attended a seminar for
Forgive me in advance for climbing on top of my soap box… I do not believe in self Esteem. It requires you continuously strive to complete goals. Your worth is wrapped in achievement. In order to keep high self esteem you have to keep on your toes. What about effort? What about those days when
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Often clients ask me how they can avoid their triggers. My response is always the same “get rid of them.” I do not mean go out of your way to avoid them; but, to take your power back by learning to place whatever the trigger is in its rightful place. A trigger is a cue
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