2023 Autumn Book Review
I give myself permission to skip writing this year’s Autmn Book Review. I don’t have to be perfect with the construction of this blog. I am enough.
Life Transition
Category: Life Transition
Life Transition
Emotional Support Animals
Sometimes when I look into my dog’s dark brown eyes and I see his total adoration and calm sense of serenity gazing back at me, I wonder: Why can’t my mental health be more like a dog’s? Randolph doesn’t have petty interpersonal troubles. He doesn’t sink into maddening, unpredictable depressions, nor does he fly into erratic manic highs. He certainly isn’t losing any sleep over worrying what others might think about him. Randolph has…
Mental Health & Holidays
STOP Making Comparisons When it Comes to Christmas!
The holiday season is here, Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s specifically. This is a time of year that can be very difficult on one’s mental health. Every November into December, I notice that I have an uptick in clients coming to see me for depression, grief that loved ones have passed away, feelings of being overwhelmed and complaints that they themselves are not “good enough.” They’re in pain because they believe what they do…
Life Transition
Considering the Benefits of Talk Therapy as You Enter a New Chapter in Your Life
Starting to see a licensed therapist, through video counseling or in-person, as you face a new change in your life can be one of the best decisions you can make. Our society is starting to understand that mental health is similar to physical health. Both must be attended to for preventative and best-health outcomes. Therapy can help a client decrease the chance that they will struggle with depression, nip anxiety in the bud and build…
