The Power of Words: How to Use Affirmations {For Women!}

The Power of Words: How to Use Affirmations {For Women!}

Is it sometimes hard for you to believe in yourself? Is it easier to think negatively about yourself than positively? Negative thoughts hold you back. Daily affirmations may be a useful tool to help you shift your mindset. A healthy and positive mindset can improve your life! What are affirmations? Affirmations are positive reminders or […]

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Affirmations, How To, Mindfulness, Tips, Women
How to Respond to Negative Self-Talk

How to Respond to Negative Self-Talk

Negative self-talk is so much more common than most of us tend to realize! Basically, negative self-talk is a clinical term we use to describe and identify the negative things that we say and think to ourselves. Some common examples include: “Wow, I guess I just can’t do anything right” “Why isn’t my life as

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How to Win with Confidence Affirmations

How to Win with Confidence Affirmations

Self-confidence is something that many people struggle with. It can be very easy to compare yourself to others or doubt yourself and your abilities. Sometimes this lack of confidence may lead you to avoid speaking up for yourself or doing something that you might really want to, due to fear of others’ reactions or fear

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How Growth Mindset Can be Your Secret Weapon Against Stubbornness

How Growth Mindset Can be Your Secret Weapon Against Stubbornness

We all know that person… the “my way or the highway” person, the stubborn personality. Sometimes, stubbornness pays off – such dedication to a task can be a real strength. Putting 110% into a big project or practicing free-throws for hours can help you achieve your goals. Sometimes though it is more of a hindrance,

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Challenges, Growth Mindset, Tips
Stay Chill with These 5 Relaxation Tips for Teens

Stay Chill with These 5 Relaxation Tips for Teens

Being a teenager comes with various responsibilities and stressors. And does it ever seem like parents and other adults don’t remember how stressful the teenage years can be? Trying to balance school, sports, jobs, clubs, friendships, relationships, family, and your physical and mental health is NOT easy! And depending on your age, you may also

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7 Powerful Emotion-Focused Strategies to Deal with Overload

7 Powerful Emotion-Focused Strategies to Deal with Overload

What do you do when you start to feel overwhelmed by emotion? Turn on Netflix and pretend the thing that is bothering you doesn’t exist? Distractions can be helpful at times, but they don’t get to the root of the problem and often the emotion is still there when the episode is over. Here are

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8 Ways Your Furry Friend Boosts Your Mental Health

8 Ways Your Furry Friend Boosts Your Mental Health

The role that our furry friends play in our daily lives is significant. As a mental health clinician, I find myself speaking about my clients pets quite often. When I reflect on the frequency of conversations regarding our pets and the positive effect on one’s mental health in my practice, it makes complete sense to

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Animal-Assisted, Anxiety, Children, College/Students, Depression, Grief, OCD, Stress, Teens, Therapy, Treatments, Wellness
How Gratitude Could Save Your Mental Health

How Gratitude Could Save Your Mental Health

Just because it is not Thanksgiving does not mean we can’t still be grateful! In fact, practicing gratitude has been shown to have many positive effects on overall well-being. Studies have shown that for romantic partners, expressing gratitude to each other leads to higher relationship satisfaction and quality. On an individual level, studies have shown

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