For those of you who are parents, isn’t raising a tiny human one of the most difficult things you have ever done in your life? You plan and hope for 9 months and then the moment comes for your tiny human to come into the world, and you feel wholly unprepared! All of a sudden, […]
What are phobias? Does being afraid of something like spiders mean you have arachnophobia? Well, let’s clear that up. In the dictionary phobia is defined as “an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation. Also exaggerated fear of and intolerance or aversion of”. I don’t know about […]
Remember when I said there were a few big awareness campaigns? One was Breast Cancer Awareness. The other is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness. This one hits just a little bit closer to home for me. CTOD is actually going to be hosting a Panel this month similar to the one we held last month […]
October. Have you checked your calendar? There are a few big awareness campaigns happening this month. First, Breast Cancer Awareness month. Ladies, perform your self-checks and get your mammograms and remind your friends to do so to! That being said you’re thinking, this is a website about therapy and counseling, why are they mentioning Breast […]
We’ve all stepped on a scale and thought “Whoa…ok maybe I shouldn’t have had that last donut” Those are normal thoughts. We are our harshest critics and are far more likely to look at our bodies and see those 5 pounds that we need to lose where no one else sees anything. It’s ok to […]
Think for moment about a time when you were afraid. Maybe you saw something violent. Maybe it was a spider or an amphibian that you were scared might bite you. Maybe you narrowly missed getting hit by a car. You probably noticed some changes in your body. Your heart was beating hard and fast. Maybe […]
Anxiety, we’ve all felt it. The knot in your stomach, turning thoughts over and over in your head. Wondering if you said the right thing, offended someone, or if you should have said or done something different to change what did or didn’t happen. Remember when you used the wrong word and your friend got […]
We’ve heard this phrase thrown about a great deal “self-care.” But what is self-care really and how does that apply to our mental wellbeing? Self-care is defined as “the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health:” That means prioritizing ourselves and putting an effort into maintaining our emotional and mental state. […]
We’ve all had loss, even more so this year as we have endured the pandemic loss on a grand scale has become a part of our identity. Grief and loss can come in so many forms. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, loss of a job or relationship, loss of what could have […]
Faith Over Fear: Overcoming Anxiety during times of Uncertainty Faith, Hope and Love are the bedrock to Christian living. 1 Corinthians 13:13 lays down this recipe for living, that has a reassuring simplicity to it in times of certainty. Yet, when we face challenges and the various storms of life, suddenly it’s hard not to […]