One of the most important things we need to be healthy is a healthy thought life. Our thoughts weigh heavily on our emotions and behaviors and thus this is where we can make a great deal of positive change. Today’s wellness tip is for your thought life and it is to THINK INTENTIONALLY. We were […]
Wellness Wednesday
Wellness Wednesday is all about developing wholistic wellness to live life as the best version of you. Today’s tip, MOVE your body! Regular physical exercise isn’t only good for your body, it’s also great for your brain. Exercise is a natural anti-depressant, a great anxiety reducer, and a way to reconnect with your body in […]
Tuesday’s Tip
Today I offer a mental wellness tip that most anyone could benefit from. Today’s tip is to TRACK IT. If there is something you would like to change whether it is to decrease anxiety, improve depression, lose weight, or stop snapping at your spouse SET A GOAL and TRACK IT. Research suggests that what you […]
Mindful Monday
The simplest way to explain mindfulness is that it is paying attention on purpose. In our go, go, go society it is easy to become “mindless”. Forgetting 10 miles of your 30 mile trip into the city, wondering whether you washed your hair already while in the shower, forgetting what you came into the room […]
Cultivate Joy
I love this quote by Corrie Ten Boom. If you know her story you know her surroundings were treacherous. Life is hard and our surroundings are often difficult but we can still cultivate a joyful life. I read once that happiness is an emotion and temporary while joy is an attitude of the heart. If […]
New Location
PHS has a NEW HOME! It has been a long-awaited goal of mine (Jessica’s) to have a “forever home” for PHS. With a lot of hard-work and perseverance, that goal has finally come to fruition. Beginning, October 1, 2017 Psychological Health Services will be located at 626 Nebraska Avenue, in Holton. For those familiar with […]
Knowledge breaks the stigma!
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A Day With Depression from Headspace
This video from Headspace, one of my favorite Mindfulness platforms, gives a great depiction of what it is like to live with depression. If you love someone that struggles with depression, watch this!
PTSD Recovery-It doesn’t all have to happen in the therapy office!
I recently attended a training on PTSD treatment and was so encouraged to see more emphasis being placed on supporting movement and the arts in recovery from Post-Traumatic Stress. It was a great reminder of the benefits of building as many opportunities for recovery as possible into the present moment as a way of intentionally […]