Enhancing Mental Health and Well-being Through Self-Reflection and Expression Journaling is the act of writing down your thoughts and feelings in order to understand themmore clearly. It provides a place to confess fears, struggles, desires and wishes without anyfear...
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What is Self-Care? What do Therapists do for Self-Care?
I’ve been hearing a lot recently about “self-care,” and that we should all be “practicing more self-care.” But what if you don’t even know what “self-care” means? What if you keep hearing about “self-care” and all that comes to mind is bubble baths and retail therapy?...
When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough – Self-Care in the Aftermath of Tragedy
A personal note from the author: As I was writing this piece in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, TX, the gravity of the situation at hand sat heavy on my soul. The weight of the tragedies that inspired this piece is not lost on me. Over 336,000 students...
Y’all, Please Stop Judging Your Emotions!
I want to first say that the title of this post might be slightly misleading. I don’t believe it’s actually possible to STOP judging all of your emotions. But you (and I) can work towards doing it less often. What does "judging emotions" mean? Before I get to the how,...