5 Ideas For Taking A Mental Health Day
We all need our mental health days. What to do on a mental health day depends on your energy, time, means, and the needs of your brain/body.
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- Dec 5, 2022
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20 Ways to Have Healthy Work Boundaries
Is the thought of going to work starting to fill you with dread? Do you find yourself calling out sick more often because you "just can't...
- Nov 7, 2022
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Mental Health and the Holidays
The holiday season can be both a source of joy and a source of stress. During this time of year, I often have clients who report intense ...
- Oct 3, 2022
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Dealing with Burnout as a Therapist
In a previous post on burnout, I noted general recommendations for combating burnout during stressful circumstances. However, I feel that...
- Jul 11, 2022
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What Self-Gaslighting is and How to Combat It
Gaslighting is a term that often comes up in my therapy sessions, usually within the context of problematic relationships. It refers to a...
- Mar 7, 2022
- 7 min
When You Can’t Afford Therapy - 10 Ways to Boost Mental Health without a Therapist
If you are unable to access therapy just yet, here are some tips to improve emotional/mental wellness.
- Feb 7, 2022
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Ways to Combat Burnout
Psychology Today defines burnout as “a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress”
- Apr 26, 2021
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6 Self-Care Tips for Therapists
If you’re in the helping profession, you are already familiar with supporting clients/patients on how to take better care of themselves...
- Apr 12, 2021
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3 Cognitive Coping Techniques to Combat Anxious Thinking
A common symptom of anxiety is a difficulty or inability to let go of worry thoughts. These worry thoughts are usually unwanted, based in...
- Mar 29, 2021
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5 Time Management Tips for Therapists
Every therapist is different when it comes to what time boundaries work for them. However, given the nature of the mental health field it...
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Ways to Boost Intellectual Self-Care
Intellectual self-care refers to taking care of one’s sense of understanding, learning, and curiosity. Similar to other forms of self-car...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
5 Questions to Boost Resilience
I feel that resilience has been a big topic in this field for the last several months. 2020/2021 seem to have thrown major hurdles...
- Jan 1, 2021
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New Year's Resolutions Ideas for Mental Health
Happy New Year! 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for many, and I’m sure that many of us are happy to put the year behind us! I...
- Nov 30, 2020
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health During the Winter
Winter is arguably the toughest season on one’s mental health. Less sunshine and holiday stress can wear us down. Below are some tips to...
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Tips to Keep in Mind When Saying “No”
The topic of setting healthy boundaries is a common one that comes up in therapy. Interestingly, I’ve found that it’s also a common one b...
- Sep 14, 2020
- 2 min
Practicing Gratitude
During hard times, it can be difficult to find things to be thankful for, big or small. At the time of this writing, Californians are cop...
- Aug 31, 2020
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Sleep Hygiene Tips
When we talk about being healthy, the first things that come to mind usually include physical activity, diet, and/or emotional wellness... S
- Aug 3, 2020
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Tips for Personalizing Your Self-Care Routine
There is an abundance of wonderful advice on building and maintaining self-care routines. Lists that you can find online, detailed routin...
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