Anxiety

Writing

Writing Can Help Make Us More Emotionally Intelligent

August 7, 2022

Keeping a stress log can help reduce stress. Our ability to process complex situations and all of the variables that can affect us is limited by working memory. We can only retain about 4-7 chunks of information for short periods…

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rsetting sleep

Resetting Sleep- Best Practices for a Good Night’s sleep

May 9, 2022

Sleep is fundamental to good mental and physical health. Sleep is the first item on our symptom checklist when you come to our office to complete paperwork. Sleep deprivation affects working memory and attention and makes it difficult to manage…

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conservation in consulleing

Conversations In Counseling: What’d I Say?

May 9, 2022

“WHAT’D I SAY?” When a former counseling client says, “I’ll never forget what you said. It’s always stuck with me,” I hold my breath praying, “please God, let it be something I wouldn’t regret saying or at least let it…

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cycling

Find a Patch of Pavement. Ride or Walk.

March 23, 2022

When I see a new client in our clinic, I will always ask about exercise. A core part of mental and physical health optimization and recovery, exercise produces chemistry in our brains and bodies that will change our brain state…

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