The Blog
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Just Do the Next Right Thing
May 3, 2021
I’ve seen dark before, but not like this This is cold, this is empty, this is...
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Understanding Dissociation
May 3, 2021
Do you ever experience any of the following? Spacing out or daydreaming Becoming ‘glazed over’ Detaching...
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(Re)Discovering Your Partner II
May 3, 2021
In Part One, we discussed how to communicate about the positive aspects of you and your...
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A Picture of Resilience
May 3, 2021
One of my favorite things about being a therapist is witnessing the miracle of individual resilience....
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[VIDEO] Navigating Racial Tension – A Mental Health Perspective
June 2, 2020
Pamela Larkin, a mental health therapist at Optimum Joy Clinical Counseling, joins Alexandra Hoerr to discuss...
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Why Emotions Matter
June 13, 2019
Counselors are known to ask the question, “How are you feeling?”, and our media loves to...
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You’ve Got to Feel It to Heal It: Learning to Cope with Difficulty
July 26, 2018
It is a natural human tendency to want to avoid, minimize, or eliminate painful feelings, thoughts,...
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Boundaries & Feelings: what you can and can’t control
July 9, 2018
Boundaries are like an invisible fence between you and others. Everything on your side of the...
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Deep Breathing: Surprisingly Healthy!
June 25, 2018
In a moment of chaos when people tell you to “just take a deep breath”, it...
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Busyness Vs. Valued-Living
June 22, 2018
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard “Busy”...
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