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Finding Joy and Building Resilience through Hobbies
In late 2019, YouTube kept recommending that I watch a video by the creator  Bernadette Banner  about historical hand sewing. Finally, I...
Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
4 min read
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Manifest your goals into reality
In this blog, therapist Melanie Mays, LPC, discusses a way to achieve your goal or goals by 1) setting clear objectives, 2) using visualization, 3) taking action, and 4) being patient and giving yourself grace if you struggle.
Melanie Mays, LPC
3 min read
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Gratitude
In this blog, our fitness instructor, Grace Fair, discusses the importance of practicing gratitude and how this practice can help improve our mental health.
Grace Fair, BS, BA
2 min read
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Earth Care as Self-Care
A great blog that describes the importance of taking action, no matter how small, in order to feel like you are taking some control over your situation. Doing so can help provide you with a sense of being connected to something greater than yourself!
Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
4 min read
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Our Shadow Self
This blog discusses the origins of the Myers-Briggs Assessment and how this assessment helps us develop understanding of our true nature.
Peter Bourland, LPC
3 min read
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Finding the Right Therapist
This blog offers suggestions and advice on how to find a therapist who is a good fit for you.
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
3 min read
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All in? Maybe start with just your toes.
Fitness Instructor Grace Fair has some helpful advice on how to set reasonable, achievable goals as a way to build a healthy lifestyle.
Grace Fair, BS, BA
2 min read
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Finding Awe in Nature
Here is some information on the mental health benefits of experiencing awe, and how awe can foster a sense of gratitude and optimism.
Melanie Mays, LPC
2 min read
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Building 3rd Spaces Through Movement
This blog discusses the mental health benefits of finding a 3rd Space, particularly one that is centered around fitness and exercise.
Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
3 min read
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Death Anxiety
Anxiety about death is normal. We often deal with this anxiety by staying busy and preoccupied in order to avoid. It's time to slow down.
Peter Bourland, LPC
3 min read
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A Slice of Self-Discipline, with a Side of Accountability
Life is difficult. Being disciplined can make things easier. Here, therapist Brendan Kelly discusses how accountability can be helpful.
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
4 min read
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It's winter. Get outside and move!
Therapist Cheri Fox, LMSW, explains all of the ways in which we receive great mental health benefits from being outdoors in the winter.
Cheri Fox, LMSW
2 min read
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The Nature Fix
This blog is about the significant physical health and mental health benefits we receive when we spent time in nature.
Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
4 min read
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All I Want for the Holidays is...Body Neutrality!
How to be mindful of and avoid situations of "body shaming" during the holidays. How to respond differently to ourselves and others.
Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
6 min read
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Solving the "80/20 Problem"
Highlighting the need for the fitness industry to change its focus away from the physical health benefits of exercise to mental health
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
3 min read
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Give Diet Culture The Boot and Reclaim Exercise!
Therapist Bethany Bertapelle writes about some of the toxic thinking surrounding "diet culture", and our need to rethink why we exercise!
Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
4 min read
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Appreciative Parenting
We are a culture obsessed with problem solving. We are trained to seek, discover and focus on fixing problems in all areas of our life....
Peter Bourland, LPC
2 min read
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A Myth of Parenting
The most unhelpful myth of parenting that I encounter when I work with parents is the quiet, understated belief that the goal of...
Peter Bourland, LPC
2 min read
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Reconnecting With Your Body After Trauma
A quick but informative read on how exercise and movement, specifically yoga, can help individuals recover from trauma.
Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
2 min read
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Exercise is Most Effective?
Back when we opened our doors in June of 2011, we were stating that exercise was "on par" with counseling and medications as a form of...
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
2 min read
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