Self-Care: What Exactly Does It Mean?

Ultimately, self-care is more than just taking one hour for yourself when you have a slow day at work. It’s the self-awareness of knowing what things in life are life-giving to you, and fiercely protecting time in your schedule for those things.

Five Things to Help Increase Your Willpower

Willpower helps us live consistent with our values and long-term goals, we are typically more content and happy. Learning to recognize your own signs when you are stressed is one of the most important steps in improving your willpower.

4 Techniques to Combat Anxiety

Anxiety can be overwhelming and feel as though it has taken over your life. Training your body and brain to relax is not an easy process, but with the help of supportive family, a counselor, and close friends you can learn to challenge illogical thought processes, relax physically, and start to overcome your anxiety.

Comparison: The Joy Thief

You may be surprised at the difference in your happiness when you stop living by other people’s standards and start living by your own.

Joy In The Mundane

There are moments of joy to be found even in mundane activities. If you so choose, you could make it a mission to detect the joy in even the most mundane of tasks.

A Better Version of Yourself

Do you believe that you are that kind of a person who allows past wounds and sensitivities to interrupt the best version of yourself? 

Evidence of Growth

Take some time to look for evidence of growth in your life.  Sometimes it may not be apparent until you begin to look closely.

What is self-care, really?

Self-care needs to be considered a daily practice or it can lead to a cycle of burning out, adding in self care, and burning out again.

When to Seek a Counselor

While reasons for seeking a counselor can vary, today we are discussing four of the most common reasons to seek therapy.