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Workout Wednesday: Tracking your steps

If you had to guess, how many steps do you think that you take in a day? Many people do not get "enough" steps. Ever since I learned that...

Trigger Tuesday: Medical Trauma

Medical trauma is a set of psychological and physiological responses of patients and their families to pain, injury, serious illness,...

Motivational Monday: Break that bad habit

We can probably all think of at least one bad habit that we would like to break. The first step in breaking a bad habit is of course to...

Feel Good Friday: Self Care

What if I told you self care was more than a bath bomb and some essential oils? Often conversations around self-care come after we have...

GROG: Grief during the holidays

Holidays are hard enough as it is (as talked about in another blog) and they are much harder when we have lost a loved one! What is it...

Therapy Thursday: What are you struggling with today?

Ask yourself: what is causing you stress, anxiety or other unwanted negative feelings today? Can you pinpoint what it is? And what, if...

Workout Wednesday: Desk Stretches

Having a desk job or partial sitting job can make it hard to get in physical activity throughout the day and sometimes can leave you...

Trigger Tuesday: Emotional Abuse

How do you know if you have been emotionally abused and how do you handle the triggers that follow you? It took me a while to realize...

Therapy Thursday: Why are holidays so stressful?

Around this time of year, our stress is usually at an all time high. Why do we let ourselves get so stressed out, and how can we prevent...

Workout Wednesday: Tai Chi

Tai Chi is a form of graceful exercise that is an ancient Chinese tradition that started off as a form of self defense. It is now used...

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