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Welcome to the Monday Mental Health Moment! This blog is the ongoing library of our weekly email newsletter: concrete, actionable tools you can read and digest in just a few minutes. These original pieces, written by our own staff clinicians, complement your therapeutic work without bogging down your in-box. We hope you like these notes so much that you share them with friends and family members—but if you don’t, of course you can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up here.
Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness
One of the biggest barriers to people seeking attention for symptoms of mental illness is the stigma associated with mental illness....
Tara Redepenning, LMHC
Oct 4, 2021
In Solitude
“In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.” - Henri Nouwen. This quote was given...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Sep 27, 2021
Turn of Seasons: A New Beginning
Even though the transition into fall comes near the end of a calendar year, there’s something about the change in seasons that feels like...
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Sep 13, 2021
Changing Ourselves
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” -- A sentiment attributed to Viktor Frankl he...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Sep 6, 2021
The Power of Routines for Supporting Mental Health
Times of transition are a fact of life and never more so than recently. So many of us have been moving back and forth from home to work...
Amanda Jacobson, LMHC
Aug 16, 2021
Bouldering and My Mental Health
I never thought indoor rock climbing (i.e. bouldering) had so much to teach me. In this season of life, I have learned so much from...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Jul 12, 2021
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
In a world where headlines showcase violence towards BIPOC and recently the AAPI communities, there is importance in finding ways to...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
May 17, 2021
Stress Awareness Month
Having lived through 13 months of a global pandemic, you are likely very familiar with stress! Stress has increased for almost everyone...
Tara Redepenning, LMHC
Apr 26, 2021
Earth Day: The Role of Nature in Mental Health
April 22 marks Earth Day, an opportunity for us all to celebrate Mother Nature. While Earth Day is always an important holiday, it feels...
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Apr 19, 2021
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Eating Disorder Awareness Week kicks off today, and it serves as a reminder of the importance of this subset of mental health disorders....
Bethany Kregiel, LMHC
Feb 22, 2021
Black History Month
While many people in the U.S. may be familiar with Black History Month, February has only been designated as such for the past 50 years...
Jen Brown, LICSW
Feb 15, 2021
Adult Adoptees Need Peer Connections!
Being adopted is complicated. Every adoptee has to venture through a world of varied misunderstandings and assumptions about what...
Lisa Coppola, LMHC, MA PGS
Feb 1, 2021
Intergenerational Trauma
This Wed, Jan 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day , which has me thinking about intergenerational trauma. There are so many...
Vicky Brandt, LMHC
Jan 25, 2021
College Student Mental Health
This time a year ago, the prospect of the academic year looked quite different. Perhaps you were a senior in high school, making your...
Vicky Brandt, LMHC
Jan 11, 2021
The Courage of the Bushido
The Bushido is the code of conduct used by the Japanese samurai. From this philosophy, Stephanie Russell writes a book called...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Dec 14, 2020
Music of the Heart
Some of my friends and acquaintances tell me that they are sensitive to loud music. When music is too loud...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Jul 27, 2020
Meaning in Ambiguity
Dr. Pauline Boss of the University of Minnesota has developed a theory called “ambiguous loss,” which we can use to orient ourselves...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Jul 6, 2020
A Peaceful Mindset
Peace like a river. Growing up, I heard this phrase from people who exuded a peaceful outlook in their day-to-day lives.
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
May 11, 2020
The Discipline of Docility
“At its core, docility is the means to a greater awareness of what action is needed at the moment—or whether action is appropriate at all."
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Apr 13, 2020
Imposter Syndrome
Have you ever felt like a fake at work? According to NBC news in 2017, roughly 70% of the US population has experienced what's known as...
Lou Lim, LMHC, REAT
Apr 6, 2020
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