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Three Ways to Bond with Your Family This Summer
Summer is here, and there is no better opportunity to spend quality time with the family. Summer break for children typically lasts 10-11 weeks, which can fly by, so be sure to make the most of it! If you’re having a hard thinking of some fun, creative ideas that will help you spend some meaningful time with your kids, then look no further. Here are some steps you can [...]
Understanding the Effects of Trauma (Part I)
Human history portrays stories of lives that recount tragic experiences, and the history of trauma has a significant and diverse range of expression from war, natural and human disasters, family violence, and brutalities to sexual exploitation, terrorism, and child abuse. More people within history have experienced trauma than those that have not. Yet, human history is also filled with many stories of post-traumatic growth, resilience, hope, and human flourishing [...]
Living with Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder (also known as Clinical Depression) is a mood disorder that also happens to be one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. But despite how common it is, it’s still largely misunderstood by people outside of the mental health community. MDD is often confused with suffering one of the normal bouts of depression that everyone experiences at some point in their lives. It’s [...]
Navigating the Pitfalls of Procrastination
With almost half the new year under way, many Americans are tasked with navigating multiple long-term goals within any 168-hour week. Time becomes the great equalizer for all that work blue-collar and white-collar jobs as well as the stay-at-home parent and campus student. As one task awaits accomplishment, another task arouses attention and catches our thoughts. For many, procrastination can be likened to a strange and opposing force similar [...]
Navigating Life as a Member of the Sandwich Generation
By Grant Stenzel, MS Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Caring for your children is stressful on its own, but what about when caring for your family also includes your aging parents? Almost half of adults in their 40s have children and a parent aged 65 or older. 1 in 7 of these provides financial support for both their children and their parents. If you find yourself in this increasingly common situation, these are some steps [...]
How to Find the Right Therapist
By Grant Stenzel, MS Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Deciding to seek therapy is a big decision that can be a little intimidating, but it gets a bit easier if you know how to find the right therapist. It’s important that you feel confident that the person you’re seeing is a good fit. One of the worst things that can happen is someone who isn’t right for your needs scares [...]