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How Labels Impacted My Mental Health

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For most of my life, I was associated with a label—usually one I didn’t place on myself. In my youth, I was the pastor’s daughter. As a young adult, I was the head of worship and arts. When I married, I was known as an NBA wife.

All I knew were labels. They dictated how I acted, what I wore, where I went and how I spent my time. Labels come with expectations, most of which are not healthy. I became so caught up in the roles and titles that meeting expectations became more important than the experience of being in those roles. [Read more…] about How Labels Impacted My Mental Health

Building Resiliency in Children by Letting them Fail

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It seems counter-intuitive as a parent that one of the best things you can do is to let your child fail.  Emotionally it can be pretty rough on everyone, but opportunities to build resiliency are a major key to success and happiness in the long run, according to brain research.

Resilience is a universal capacity which allows a person, group or community to prevent, minimize or overcome the damaging effects of adversity. [Read more…] about Building Resiliency in Children by Letting them Fail

What is Equine Therapy?

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Equine Therapy (also referred to as Horse Therapy, Equine-Assisted Therapy, and Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy) is a form of experiential therapy that involves interactions between patients and horses.

Equine Therapy involves activities (such as grooming, feeding, haltering and leading a horse) that are supervised by a mental health professional, often with the support of a horse professional.  [Read more…] about What is Equine Therapy?

Self Care 101: 10 Ways to Take Better Care of You

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As a clinician, I often refer to self care as a huge part of what’s missing in the life of someone who’s busy and stressed.  So what is self care?  Self care in essence is the mindful taking time to pay attention to you, not in a narcissistic way, but in a way that ensures that you are being cared for by you.  [Read more…] about Self Care 101: 10 Ways to Take Better Care of You

What is Brain Spotting?

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“Brainspotting is based on the profound attunement of the therapist with the patient, finding a somatic cue and extinguishing it by down-regulating the amygdala. It isn’t just PNS (Parasympathetic Nervous System) activation that is facilitated, it is homeostasis.”
— Robert Scaer, MD, “The Trauma Spectrum”

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10 Foods I Eat Every Day to Beat Depression

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Among all the strategies to safeguard my mental health, eating the right foods ties for first (with getting adequate sleep) as the most important. Recently I did some substantial research on which foods promote sanity and which ones send an alarm to your limbic system (emotion center) and cause inflammation. I decided to eliminate gluten, dairy, caffeine, and sugar from my diet. I also started eating fresh produce throughout my day and made the commitment to hit the grocery store a few times a week. [Read more…] about 10 Foods I Eat Every Day to Beat Depression