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New Year, New Me?: Chasing Realistic Resolutions
It’s that time of year again, ya know… out with the old, in with the new… new year, new me. Every combination of that phrase boils down...
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Anxiety and Your Body: Physical Steps for Emotional Relief
“Where do you think anxiety lives? I ask this question to my clients a lot. I usually get a look like I have just asked the dumbest...
Anxiety-Driven Procrastination: When You Aren't Really Swimming in Time
“I have a blog due in a few hours!” -Me waking up suddenly at 5:00 am to write this blog you are reading now. Although it sucks to forget...
Anxiety and the Ideal Temperature: Learning to Control the Thermostat
For most people, the word anxiety can bring about a wide variety of reactions. Perhaps the word anxiety can bring about that very same...
When Anxiety & COVID Collide: Living in the Aftermath of a Pandemic
Anxiety is something that many people deal with. I would venture to say that we all have experienced it at one time or another. When we...
Why do we Lose Ourselves in Anxiety? And What We Can Do About It.
“His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy…” Very few lyrics from the past 20 years are as well-known as Eminem’s description of...
Anxiety in an Anxious World: And What You Can Do About It
I have started to become a firm believer in the great Philosopher Murphy. I will suppress the beautiful four-letter words that this...
Connection vs. Fear: How You Can Combat your Social Anxiety
“Do I smell weird?” “This shirt looked better when I was in my room.” “Is everyone staring at me? Why are they staring?? Wait… are they...
A Day in the Life: Managing Anxiety Realistically and Confidently
Each day I have clients come into my office for many reasons. Marital strife, loss, grief, past trauma, or just needing someone to listen...
Don't Believe the Lies: Understanding Anxiety in the Brain
You know when you are driving and a car suddenly pulls out in front of you? Several things happen in your body during the next few...
Don't Let Your Anxiety Win: Tips for Fighting Back
It does not seem to matter what environment I am working in. The number one emotional constant that I see is anxiety. A few months back,...
One Word That Can Help Reduce Your Anxiety
Think about when it hits you. It’s that sick feeling that makes you wonder if you are doing something wrong or said something you...
Fighting Back Against Anxiety
“I am a counselor, for crying out loud. This should not be happening to me.” That is what I said to myself in November of 2019 when I was...
How COVID Could Have Affected your Mental Health
So, the test was positive? Last Spring, maybe you were one of the unfortunate ones who heard the phrase you dreaded. “You have COVID.”...
Loving Someone with Mental Illness
“Why does loving you not feel like enough?” This question and it’s many variations can often be heard in the hearts and minds of...
What Every Man Should Know about Mental Health and Counseling
Deciding to pick up the phone and call a counselor is difficult for anyone. Counselors often stress the importance and significance of...
Your Anxiety vs. 2020 Holiday Season
t’s the most wonderful time of the year…or is it? This is the time of year that many look forward to because it means time off from work and
5 Tips For Starting Over
What happens when you are forced to start over? Not surprisingly, you start over.
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