Our team is dedicated to providing you with excellent care! Below is a series of blog posts produced by members of our trusted team of counselors in an effort to bring clarity and stability amidst a sea of turbulence and noise.
Research suggests that having a sense of purpose is more important than socializing when it comes to making you feel less lonely.
Parents who focus on the present often feel more stressed and exhibit more negative parenting behaviors. On the other hand, parents who think about the future tend to have fewer negative behaviors and are more positively involved with their kids.
Good parenting requires empathy, compassion, and prioritizing the needs of your children. Narcissistic parents struggle to allow their children to develop their own identities and have their needs met.
The dopamine surge and activation of the brain’s reward centers that result from an addictive substance or behavior can, with continued use, create cravings, the loss of control, and the compulsion to continue use despite consequences. One way to avoid the cycle of addiction is to be aware of what makes you vulnerable to it.
I believe most fathers truly want their sons to be at peace with who they naturally are: males. I believe we seek best practices for our sons to realize their potential to become men. And I believe we are typically motivated naturally to help and not hinder that process.
Differences help us understand some of the unique strengths and vulnerabilities of the female brain and give us important clues on how to optimize it.
There is only one you. We need the fullness and richness of your unique personhood. From where have you come, where are you, what is your passion, why?
Walk/talk therapy improves emotion regulation and the ability to cope with life transitions or feeling stuck. It reduces anxiety, anger, stress, depression, and both ruminative and intrusive thoughts. A recent research study found that 71% of people who engage in a nature walk felt an almost immediate decrease in depressive-related symptoms and an increase in feeling relaxed and grounded in the moment. Clarity of thinking helps synthesize new pathways of thinking that stem from thought-stopping and a sense of centering. Author Mary Davis says it best, “A walk in nature walks the soul back home.”
Even though technology has improved our lives in profound ways, it has also presented a number of unique challenges. It’s clear that we’re becoming increasingly dependent on technology. But is dependency turning into obsession? And does digital obsession come with a price?
