Category: Mental Health
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Holiday Blues
Holiday Blues I’m not talking about the blue strings of light I love so much and mentioned in my last post but rather the feelings of sadness, depression, melancholy, and sometimes desperation that many experience this time of year. I just read that Stephen tWitch Boss died by suicide two days ago and I feel…
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Thanksgiving Hangover
My Thanksgiving hangover this year is not from too much alcohol but instead from too much of the rich beige foods of traditional Pennsylvania Thanksgivings that my body’s no longer used to and feels sluggish on. That’s not enough to keep me from eating a plate of leftovers this afternoon, though, while we watch the…
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When Family Dynamics Trigger You
After all my years of being in therapy and then being a psychotherapist, one would think I would be very adept with difficult relationships. And I am with most. But sometimes with family members, I’m not as objective. There is a lot of history with them. Intellectually, I may understand what is going on, but…
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Are You A Highly Sensitive Person?
Being a highly sensitive person is a real thing. There is more research and personal accounts written about it than you may think. Important to understand for our personal lives as well as in the work place.
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A Deep Inner Knowing
Do you ever experience the feeling of knowing deep down in your heart or soul about something? Maybe it’s a feeling or knowing that you are right where you are supposed to be? That things on the outside may look tenuous but you just know that it’s going to be alright. What a comforting feeling…
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Pursuit of Happiness…
By Melissa Betrone Sometimes the pursuit of happiness feels like a punishment. We hear every day about some product or service designed to bring us closer to this feeling–a glade plugin, a diet plan, an app, longer lasting lipstick, a trip to Disney World. Messaging surrounds us, reminding us that happiness is the goal, and…
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What I know for sure
Written by Peg What I know for certain is that we are all Pure and Perfect Love. Life is a journey to remember who we really are as Spirit/Essence. We are not our beliefs or our ego. Those aspects are a vehicle that can enable us to grow into our wholeness. I see our soul…
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Collective Grief
Much has been written about collective grief, especially recently regarding the pandemic. With the addition of everyday shootings and coverage of the war in Ukraine, our collective grief has got to be compounded. There’s no way to escape seeing and hearing about the multitudes of deaths occurring daily. I think there’s a tangible feeling of…
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Do you love yourself?
I was talking with a fellow therapist recently who also grew up in a religious home and I was commenting on how far I’ve come in terms of liking myself. My friend replied, “but do you love yourself?” I’m not sure how I answered her that day, but that question stayed with me. Do I…
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Monkey Mind
I was advised once to write what I need to know. Today I need to know how to deal with my monkey mind. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, it’s a Buddhist one meaning “unsettled; restless; capricious; whimsical; fanciful; inconstant; confused; indecisive; uncontrollable.” That describes my mind this morning and I even meditated…
We are all in this together 