Posts Tagged ‘Self Care’
Making Spiritual Health a Priority
Life can be so busy that we are constantly needing to check our priorities and make sure that we are giving time, attention, and resources to the things that really matter. Often, people move full speed ahead in their lives without taking the time to check in with their spiritual health. Spirituality’s impact on our…
Read MoreSteering Through Vicarious Trauma
“The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it, is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet.” Rachel Naomi Remen Screeching tires. Smell of burnt rubber. Windows breaking and metal crunching. These are sensory triggers that may remind us…
Read MoreTaking Care of Yourself to Take Care of Others
Many women can often feel like we have the world on our shoulders. We often carry not only our stress but the stress of our loved ones and those closest to us. Often, women can feel isolated, unsupported, and even depressed because of various challenges. Over time, women often become desensitized to these feelings as…
Read MoreWorking through a pandemic as a mental health professional
Working as a mental health professional can be described as rewarding, exuberating, encouraging and self-satisfying. It can be described as mind-blowing as the picture above illustrates, but also tedious, exhausting and overwhelming. I wanted to write this blog post to share tips with my colleagues and those in our industry so that we can take…
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