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The Power of Giving
It is better to give than receive—especially when it comes to your mental health. Along with making the world a better place, giving to others really can improve your personal well-being. There is a sense of gratitude that comes from setting aside time to consider others less fortunate and sharing what you have with them. Charity also helps to push your focus outward. Anxiety and depression are self-focused conditions that [...]
Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but domestic violence has already been front page news this summer due to several high-profile cases involving star NFL players, particularly after disturbing camera footage emerged of former Ravens running back Ray Rice assaulting his wife in an elevator. These men, like all who commit domestic violence, struggle with their anger. In these moments of conflict, they don't know how to communicate or navigate [...]
Feed My Starving Children: 21 Day Challenge
For over five years, Stenzel Clinical has built a special connection with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a Christian non-profit hunger relief organization that ships hand-packed meals specifically formulated for malnourished children to nearly 70 different countries. Earlier this month, Stenzel Clinical hosted a packing event, where about 40 volunteers helped fill boxes with 8,640 meals. Grant Stenzel also had the opportunity to see FMSC in action when he traveled [...]
Dorm Life: How to Have a Great Roommate Relationship
Moving somewhere new is always tough. Moving into close quarters with a complete stranger in a completely new atmosphere, all while taking on a full class schedule? That’s one of the weird-but-accepted parts of college life. Going to college for the first time (or getting a new roommate for a later year) is always an adventure. It’s now September, which means you have likely met and hung out with your [...]
Grant Stenzel Holding ‘Men’s Fraternity’ at Glen Ellyn Bible
Throughout the month of October, Grant Stenzel, an MS License Clinical Professional Counselor and co-owner of Stenzel Clinical, will have five speaking engagements at Glen Ellyn Bible’s “Men’s Fraternity” bible study meetings. The meetings, taking place at 501 Hillside Avenue in Glen Ellyn, will run from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. on October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Grant will be speaking on the “lies we think we don’t [...]
Procrastination: What to Do When It Isn’t a Laughing Matter
By Joe Dubowski, MS Associate Marriage and Family Therapist “I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after.”- Oscar Wilde There are plenty of jokes about procrastination, but the truth is that for many people it is no laughing matter. The economic, social and productive opportunities lost to habitually putting things off are a cause of shame, misery and feeling of defeat for many [...]