Q&A: Is My Anxiety Curable?

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.” ~ Helen Keller Everyone feels worried from time to time. You may worry about a presentation you have to do in school or work; or perhaps you worry about your spouse on a work trip, or your child away from […]

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I’m Not Crazy! Overcoming the Stigma Around Therapy

PHOTO BY ALEXA VOSSLER “In Hollywood if you don’t have a shrink, people think you’re crazy.” ~ Johnny Carson Imagine the following scenario: You go running and roll your ankle. You hear a pop and are in great pain. It turns black and blue and swells quickly. You are concerned it is broken or seriously […]

Q&A: Why Did I Become A Therapist?

PHOTO BY ALEXA VOSSLER “We all have worth; sometimes we just need to be reminded of our worth!” -Melissa Cluff  Many of us evaluate the previous year to decide what we want to continue to do in the new year and what we want to do differently. One of the new things I want to […]

Self-Care is a Family Matter

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” –Michael J. Fox When you think of self-care, you might envision yourself with cucumbers on your face getting a massage. Or maybe you think of axe throwing, running several miles, or playing an instrument for fun. Self-care has been in the limelight with endorsements […]

Family Fun Day

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “When planning family activities around movement it is important to make fun the overriding factor. In fact, don’t even use the word exercise. Think of using games, competitions, etc.” ~Gregory Florez, the senior adviser on workplace leadership and vitality for the American Council on Exercise. At the end of every month, I […]