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Unraveling Anxiety: Understanding Why We Develop It

landon — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:00:11 +0000

Anxiety is a common human experience, and it affects all of us to a varying degree. It’s a natural response to help us navigate life’s challenges and stay safe. However, when anxiety becomes excessive, chronic, or irrational, it can significantly impact our well-being. Our brain is wired to keep us safe and help us survive physical dangers, it is not designed to make us happy or give us peace of…

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Navigating the Complex Relationship Between Anxiety and Self-Criticism

landon — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:36:03 +0000

Anxiety is a natural response to stress or danger. It’s our body’s way of preparing for a perceived threat. However, when anxiety becomes chronic or overwhelming, it can take a significant toll on our mental and physical health. It is important to keep in mind that anxiety isn’t really a choice. Anxiety is a reaction to experiences in our environment that results in physical changes in the body…

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How does Therapy Differ From Good Advice?

Morgan Stobbe — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:01:16 +0000

Have you ever found yourself having a bad day? Then, after a good conversation with a friend that day turns around? Sometimes wise people in our lives give us the advice we need in a difficult moment and it seems to help. If we have these wise sages in our lives why do many of us still go to therapy? And how do we know when to go to therapy or go to coffee with a friend? This distinction can be…

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Tips for Creating a School-Life or Work-Life Balance

landon — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:28:42 +0000

by Emily Mcdonald As fall begins, we can often feel pressure to put in extra time at school or work in the hope that we will succeed. Whether that be putting in extra hours on campus to study for midterms or extra hours at the office so that we can get the promotion we have been working hard for. It seems like there is this pressure from society that we have to put in the extra hours in order to…

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Transitioning to F*** (Don’t worry, it’s just “Fall”)

landon — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:42:18 +0000

by Lindsay Hildebrand This time of year always comes with mixed feelings for me. On one hand, I’m enjoying summer, spending extra time with my kids, extra time with friends, and weekends away on camping trips. On the other hand, I am excited that the beginning of September brings new routines, cooler weather, and I start refocusing on goals that may have faded into the haze of summer. However…

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If the Ugly Shoe Fits

Morgan Stobbe — Fri, 07 May 2021 15:09:18 +0000

The maladaptive benefit of confirmation bias is that it becomes entrenched with our beliefs about ourselves and the world, we start to feel better about ourselves. We then surround ourselves with like-minded individuals with like-minded opinions. Confirmation bias helps us to connect feeling good, with our beliefs. We think we are right because we feel right.

Everyone Else Needs to Learn How to Drive

Morgan Stobbe — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:28:04 +0000

When we are young, we learn various ways to deal with the events and emotions that bring us the most distress. Whatever works, usually sticks. Sometimes we even bring in other emotions as secondary defenders to push those other, more distressing emotions, aside. Anger is often the most effective at this – it can smother nearly anything, and it does so efficiently and effectively.

The Failure of Our Mistakes

Morgan Stobbe — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:31:26 +0000

One of the more common experiences I have with clients is working through the shame they experience because of their perceived failure as a parent. It is not uncommon for parents struggling with challenges in their own lives to lament and feel trapped because they are convinced their own problems are getting in the way of their children’s lives. While there is some truth to this, in that we can…

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In Utero: Community the Great Mental Health Insulator

Morgan Stobbe — Thu, 10 May 2018 19:56:02 +0000

How is it that community can insulate us from stress and promote mental health? We all know the reverse, when community contributes to negative mental health: through bullying, isolation, fear, and oppression. However, we also know that community has the ability to promote positive ways of coping and help us navigate difficult periods of life. In reality, it all starts before we are even born.

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