Guest Entries
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I’ve looked back on the wreckage in my life. It’s kind of like looking at the car wreck you were just in and thinking how did this happen? What did I do? what could I have done? At this point, people start looking for scapegoats and placing blame on someone else or something else. They
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It often takes a lot to push an individual to the ledge. Their toes curl around the edge gripping to one last bit of humanity. Looking downward at what seems to be the sole resolution to their present situation. What has always amazed me is the moment right before the leap. This is the moment
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As a psychotherapist on the cusp of being independently licensed, my past few years in the field have been quite emotionally draining. My personal licensing process has involved countless hours of conducting therapy sessions (group, family, and individual,) case management duties (i.e. phone calls and meetings with schools, guidance counselors, in-home therapists, treatment team, and
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After working in the mental health field for nearly a decade, you would think that there are few things that could catch me off guard. One particular area though always plucks at my heartstrings; Listening to stories of sexual violence always carries a heavy punch often followed by a time period to decompress. The most
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It was 8:30 at night. I received a call on my cell phone from my dad, asking if I had gotten home from work yet. I told him no, as I had stopped for groceries on the way. I am not usually a “grocery shop late at night” person; however, we were expecting heavy
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As any therapist new and old will tell you, discussing the usefulness of coping skills is vital with clients of all ages. I personally tend to have these conversations with my clients more often than some therapists do with theirs, as I now have a couple of years of working partial hospitalization under my belt
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“Your ability to hold space, practice compassion, empathy, vulnerability, and self-awareness creates exponentially more value than your ability to solve problems, crunch numbers, or strategize. In everything. Leadership, entrepreneurship, and relationships. Heart over head. Capacity is the new commodity. EQ is the new IQ. No one cares what you know. It’s now all about how
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“Ass burgers. It’s a burger for your ass.” It’s not the most mature way to approach this topic but I think about that quote all the time. Mostly because it’s hilarious. Ass burgers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nRzh4CJTZs The scene from the TV show Community is actually referencing Danny Pudi’s character, Abed, who is a very unique character, not
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Caring for one’s self is the most important thing you can do, but can also be the most difficult. There needs to be a balance that cannot always be easy to see. It can be scary at times, as well as feeling impossible. I’m here to tell you to keep going. It is possible to
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As the owner and operator of a nonprofit for sexual assault and domestic violence warriors, Within Your Reach, it becomes part of my day-to-day life to be contacted or confronted with a warrior, telling me their story or asking me questions. Not that this bothers me, I absolutely love that people feel comfortable discussing their
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