Writings – Page 2

Fears and Frustrations in Couples Counseling

It’s not about who is right. The moment that is the focus, the relationship suffers. It’s more important to be on the lookout for what is best for the relationship as a whole. Find a therapist who will fight for your relationship.
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Even Play Has Its Limits

Have you been working toward your Registered Play Therapist certificate? If so, you’ll need to submit your application by June 30th, 2019 in order to use the previous application standards. Don’t worry, though, you can still get your RPT and RPT-S. The Association for Play Therapy (A4PT) went through a helpful and much-needed update to…
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Mothering Is My Mindfulness

It was something I hadn’t planned but immediately realized the need for: Meditation and Mindfulness during Pregnancy. Somehow I knew that it would benefit not only me and my family but also this little human I had decided to grow. So I set up my area in my bedroom, woke up 5 minutes early, and…
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Unlocking Your Heart

My hope is you go around, heart open, and see what breathes fresh air into it. Then, do more of that.
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Create A Mind Of Giving

How nice would it be to look around and assume everyone around you wants to contribute, participate, and care for themselves and everyone they come in contact with?
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Show Up Wholeheartedly

Ultimately, what I am asking is for you to participate in your relationships, even when it’s tough. And let’s be honest, depression is tough. Even when all you want is to retreat into the dark softness underneath your covers, even when it feels like nobody cares and that you don’t matter, I’m asking you to…
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Stepping Up Your Sleep Game

Not getting proper sleep is detrimental to your well being. Here are some tips to trick your body into getting the sleep it needs.
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Balance Darkness with Light

You can’t get out of depression by feeding it more depression. You need to balance your exposure to the darkness with things that bring you light.
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What Depression Eats

We can learn to take back our relationship to food.
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Done Defending Depression

Owning your sh*t is about letting go of defending depression. It’s time to remove “I’d do that, but I’m just so depressed,” from your internal repertoire. Depression is already skilled at coming up with excuses, it doesn’t need your help. What it needs is a parent (you) to come in and help it learn how…
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Category: Writings

Fears and Frustrations in Couples Counseling

Even Play Has Its Limits

Mothering Is My Mindfulness

Unlocking Your Heart

Create A Mind Of Giving

Stepping Up Your Sleep Game

What Depression Eats

Done Defending Depression