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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The benefits of "Trying Softer"
Try Softer by Aundi Kolber, MA LPC, is an approach to managing anxiety and healing through the avenue of compassion and gentleness...
Holly Osbeck, LMSW
3 min read
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An Unnecessary Evil
Of all of the difficulties I encounter in my role as a small business owner of a local counseling practice, there is nothing that...
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
2 min read
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Thoughts on Self-Care
When I wake up in the morning, I love to sit in stillness and peace. I get a cup of tea and in quiet reflection and meditation; I journal...
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Exercise Treats Anxiety (oh, and Depression, too!)
According to research that was recently published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, regular exercise clearly reduces symptoms of...
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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Everything is Normal...
Years ago, I heard Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder defined in a way that really stuck with me. I don't recall where it came from, but...
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
3 min read
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The Next Great Book!
Since our beginning in 2011, there have been two books that, for us, acted as a large part of the base upon which we built our practice. ...
Brendan Kelly, LMSW
3 min read
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