Blog and Newsletters Archive
5 Ways to Cope with Holiday Stress
Coping with Holiday Stress I have been thinking of you. How has your holiday season been so far? Are you looking forward to the rest of the holidays or are you wishing that you could fast forward to January and skip the whole thing? For a lot of us, this time of year...
What’s getting in the way of Self-compassion?
Kindness As I walk into my office building, I pick up my mail as I do every day. There are advertisements for therapist trainings and the newest editions of People and Parents magazine for the waiting room. I scan the covers of the magazines on the elevator ride up to...
Unplug and Recharge: 5 Ways to Avoid Burnout
It’s 10:30 on Monday night. I worked 9-5, picked up dinner on the way home, played a game of hide and seek, gave my daughter a bath and put her to bed. Since she fell asleep, I have been on my laptop doing work for the past 2 hours. I should be relaxing from my long...
Happy Holidays? The question mark is not a typo.
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about spending time with family during the holidays. I wish I could say that all of this talk was positive and that everyone was looking forward to their holiday visits with excitement and hope, but...
Tips for Affordable Mental Health
You’ve been struggling with stress and anxiety for some time now, but you haven’t figured out what to do to feel better. As a result, you feel depressed and angry, you’re not sleeping well and life just isn’t as enjoyable as you’d like it to be. You’ve wondered if you...