"Every time you journal, you're opening yourself up to more insight and information about yourself.”
All tagged mental health
Acting Out: Healing Trauma Through Drama (with Natalie Gmora-Nyman, MA, LCAT, RDT, CCTP)
"If there's self judgment, it's gonna get in the way of our healing every step of the way. So if we can choose to believe that all behaviors make sense and all the ways that we are currently functioning make sense, we then can ask, well, why would it make sense? What is being reenacted in order for me to do something different this time now that I'm an adult and now that I am safe?”
Healing Our Relationships with Our Bodies (with Rachel Spear, LCSW)
"...(D)on't comment on another person's body unless they can fix it in under five minutes, right?”
Healing Shame (with Sarah Betz, LCSW)
"There are so many ways that we are living outside of some tiny little box that has been prescribed for us. When we try to shove ourselves into that box is when we begin to feel shame.”
Work, Play + Wellbeing (with Kati Haynes)
"How do I want to live my life so I can have the balance I really look for?"
Emotional Regulation + Wellbeing (with Jemma Schwartz, LCSW)
“It's about these little moments and choices. It's about once again, again, and again, and again, noticing where we're at and choosing to meet our own needs.”
Self/Care/Taker (with Kara Bucci, LCSW)
"Not only is it difficult for the person going through their mental health concern, but it's also really difficult to be a witness; and to not have the floor to say, "Oh, this is hard for me, too."
Body Brilliance
How do you tell the difference between anxiety and intuition? Your body knows. Do you listen?
the winter of our discontent
This winter is presenting a lot of challenges that threaten our emotional wellbeing, but there are steps we can take to increase wellness and resilience. Read about some of them here!
joy in the new year.
Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. These words from Paulo Coelho have been a guide for 2020. Wishing you the conquest of joy in the coming year.
upcoming events.
check out this workshops - coming soon and in partnership with the Ellenville Public Library and Museum.
Is what I'm feeling normal?
The lines between stress and crisis and trauma are often razor thin. Every day since this pandemic has taken hold, I am encountering people who are experiencing this crisis with a sense of how they should be somehow doing it differently - doing it better. That kind of self judgment, always but especially in a crisis, is so harmful.
introduction to self-compassion.
What is mindful self-compassion and how can it help me? Here is a brief introduction and a real life example of how this practice can change your habitual ways of thinking.
Demons.
Who are you without your demons? Who are you without your demons? Big, double-sided questions.
Is cold better than SAD?
Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean we need to hide indoors. Boost your mood, and your overall health, by exploring the world of winter outside!
May is for Mental Health
“Why do we have a mental health awareness month? Because with awareness comes opportunities for education, and hopefully attention toward prevention, treatment, and a reduction in stigma. I’ve always been pretty open about my own struggles with depression, particularly after the birth of my second child, and anxiety - but not everyone feels comfortable sharing their story. “