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Welcome to the Monday Mental Health Moment! This blog is the ongoing library of our weekly email newsletter: concrete, actionable tools you can read and digest in just a few minutes. These original pieces, written by our own staff clinicians, complement your therapeutic work without bogging down your in-box. We hope you like these notes so much that you share them with friends and family members—but if you don’t, of course you can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up here.
Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness
One of the biggest barriers to people seeking attention for symptoms of mental illness is the stigma associated with mental illness....
Tara Redepenning, LMHC
Oct 4, 2021
In Solitude
“In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.” - Henri Nouwen. This quote was given...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Sep 27, 2021
Turn of Seasons: A New Beginning
Even though the transition into fall comes near the end of a calendar year, there’s something about the change in seasons that feels like...
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Sep 13, 2021
The Power of Routines for Supporting Mental Health
Times of transition are a fact of life and never more so than recently. So many of us have been moving back and forth from home to work...
Amanda Jacobson, LMHC
Aug 16, 2021
Bouldering and My Mental Health
I never thought indoor rock climbing (i.e. bouldering) had so much to teach me. In this season of life, I have learned so much from...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Jul 12, 2021
Digital Addiction; Do we all sort of have it? Part 2 - Bring awareness to your addiction.
This is part two of a three part series of articles discussing digital addiction. Click here to read the first article and tune in later...
Lisa Coppola, LMHC, MA PGS
May 3, 2021
Stress Awareness Month
Having lived through 13 months of a global pandemic, you are likely very familiar with stress! Stress has increased for almost everyone...
Tara Redepenning, LMHC
Apr 26, 2021
Earth Day: The Role of Nature in Mental Health
April 22 marks Earth Day, an opportunity for us all to celebrate Mother Nature. While Earth Day is always an important holiday, it feels...
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Apr 19, 2021
Conflict in COVID-19
When disagreements come up at home during this season, how can we navigate tough moments? Whether in a pandemic or in the future...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Mar 29, 2021
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Eating Disorder Awareness Week kicks off today, and it serves as a reminder of the importance of this subset of mental health disorders....
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Feb 22, 2021
College Student Mental Health
This time a year ago, the prospect of the academic year looked quite different. Perhaps you were a senior in high school, making your...
Vicky Brandt, LMHC
Jan 11, 2021
New Year, Same You
At the start of the new year, conversations buzz with topics of change and self-improvement. Everybody is sharing their resolution for...
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Dec 28, 2020
Balancing Your See-Saw
When avoiding external conflict, we are not always removing the concern so much as absorbing it internally. It can feel safer to bring it...
My Nguyen Nguyen, LMHC
Dec 21, 2020
COVID Blues
As colorful leaves fall from trees and the air gets cold enough for thicker layers, autumn is turning to winter.
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Nov 23, 2020
World Kindness Day Is November 13
How can you honor World Kindness Day? Created in 1998 and gaining official status as an NGO in 2019, this global observance was started...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Nov 9, 2020
Maintaining Mental Health During Election Season: Relationship with Media
Mass media loves election season. During an election year, news, radio, television, and podcasts center on the Election Day buildup.
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Nov 2, 2020
Pandemic and Pumpkin Spice
What are some things that come to mind with the fall season? I think of pumpkin spice lattes, apple picking, cool crisp air...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Sep 28, 2020
Taking a Dry Month?
Cultural norms around consuming alcohol are shifting, and more and more, people are taking a “dry month” where they abstain from drinking.
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Sep 21, 2020
Are You a Relational Doormat?
Do you identify yourself as someone who is a doormat? Do you know someone (or are you) someone who allows people to socially step on you...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Sep 14, 2020
Mental Health in a Tumultuous Political Climate
Now more than ever, the country is politically divided, and issues within the political realm may have a serious effect on mental health.
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Sep 7, 2020
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