Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
Love is the Answer
There is so much about life these days that is stressful. We could talk about the pace in which people are moving and the lack of boundaries between work and personal lives. We could go on and on about the financial pressures that people are feeling and the pressure to keep up with the Jones.…
Read MoreVulnerability…that evil word.
Vulnerability has been on my mind lately. This summer I went through something that brought this right up into my face for me to see the light of the dark. It is no surprise to me (as this tends to be my MO) I got very sick after the fall out of it all. As…
Read MoreIn Transition
Transitions are often times the hardest; in between what was and what will be. The in between is often known to be the place where beauty resides whilst the pain of not knowing where the future will take you. This is the place I have been lately. In between. In fact this has been a…
Read MoreFinding Your Inner Light
As the crimson, yellow and orange leaves are blowing in the wind., I watch them swirl around me creating a beautiful storm as the sun starts to set. The glimmer of sunlight almost blinding to my eyes so I close them to feel the warmth within. It is in this moment that I allow myself…
Read MoreWorry Less, Live More
Sitting in the pew at church on a hot summer day, tears coming down my face, I breathe in the sentiment… Worry less, live more, Steph. I take another deep breath, surrounded by my family as we honor the loss of my great aunt, Auntie Nell. Nell was my grandmother’s sister. Both of these amazing…
Read MoreLove is Everything
Love is Everything. This is what has been on my mind since we last chatted. It has been a very long time since our last chat.; longer than I would have liked. My attention has been on other things such as the topic of love. It all began with seeing this movie in June when…
Read MoreNever Give Up
Never Give Up. Recently I came across this statement when making a Vision board with a friend a couple weeks ago. It was SO MUCH FUN picking colors, images and statements that make you go YES! Once I saw this slogan and know that it had to take center stage for obvious reasons. We ALL have…
Read MoreIs Depression Just Sadness in Disguise?
Is Depression just sadness in disguise? This is a question I have pondered for some time. The push to diagnose and pathologize human emotions is a topic that I feel strongly about. Having been a therapist for over 15 yea4rs, 13 of which were spent working in healthcare, I saw a huge shift over time…
Read MoreChoosing Happiness
Choosing happiness…you may be thinking “Happiness is a choice.” To which I say YES! The topic of happiness can be controversial. We often think happiness is bestowed upon us if we are “lucky” enough to be able to “afford”it. This comes from or capitalistic culture that socializes us to think that happiness comes in the…
Read MoreLet Go, Let Flow: Take Five Thousand
Let Go, Let Flow…such a beautiful sentiment right? Oh so yogic and spiritual in nature. The sentiment brings up an image of me, walking down the beach, with a cool breeze in my hair as it bounces and behaves like this girl in this 1980s Pert shampoo commercial… Ah yes, to have bouncing and behaving…
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