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I started to get more involved with my self-care about five years ago in graduate school. As someone in a helping profession, I let my compassion get the better part of me. I put others before myself. Whenever people told me that I needed to “slow down,” I argued the point that there were others
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My own thoughts tend to be my own worst enemy. They have been the source of years of anxiety and depression. The vast majority of them is totally irrational, and has little to no truth behind them. I could drive myself off the deep end easily if I allowed myself to do so. For some
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“Just take a deep breath.” The last thing anyone wants to hear when they are upset, angry, or panicking. It is the mind’s equivalent of “relax” or “calm down.” On the other hand, if you did take a moment to breathe, you might understand its true benefits. Instinctively, humans breathe from their diaphragm. If you
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Over the past week, I have been reflecting quite a bit on a conversation I had with a colleague regarding mindfulness. I thought it might be worth sharing because it put things in perspective and pertained to self-care. I will eventually discuss the concept of mindfulness, but I want to focus on the philosophy my
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Whenever I ask this question to my clients, I feel like a seventh grade English teacher reviewing vocabulary. “It’s taking care of yourself.” I have to kindly remind them not to use the words in the definition. This is often followed by a long, awkward silence. It is at this exact moment that my “student(s)”
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The Caring Counselor 