by Christine Frank | Mar 10, 2018 | Body/Mind, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-Esteem, Stress
Yoga has a reputation for being one of the best ways to take care of your body, mind, and spirit. Or in other words, yoga incorporates Holistic Wellness. Its practice originated in India over 5,000 years ago, and its ancient techniques have reaped all kinds of...
by Dr Aletta | Dec 12, 2017 | Self-Esteem
When it comes to the sexual assault/harassment awakening in America, it takes effort to find a corner of our lives that it doesn’t touch. If you’re a man, a woman, a parent, a young person, older one, a supervisor, a line worker, a political leader, a...
by Dr Aletta | Aug 21, 2017 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem
You Can’t Eat Ice Cream This Way My first impulse is to bury my head in the sand but it’s really hard to eat ice cream that way. Beware of Exploding Head Second impulse is to read and watch the news; everything related to the troubles: what is going on...
by Emily Becker | Apr 7, 2017 | Mental Health, Positive Psych, Self-Esteem
In my last post I wrote about the importance of checking in with yourself emotionally; however, emotions are only one piece of self-awareness. “Know thyself,” asks a bigger question. This bit of wisdom from ancient Greece is often attributed to Socrates, but is likely...
by Dr Aletta | Mar 9, 2017 | Good Therapy, Self-Esteem
Being a therapist for 25+ years I’ve heard all sorts of reasons why people don’t go to therapy. Here are the top 5 reasons I hear people say about why they don’t go to therapy. I’m not that depressed, stressed, anxious, fill in the blank. I...
by Dr Aletta | Nov 29, 2016 | Happiness, Self-Esteem
Waking up a little draggy this morning I turned to RuPaul. She perked me right up, so of course I had to share! Five more Inspirational Quotes from Momma Ru: “True wealth is having the knowledge to maneuver and navigate the mental obstacles that inhibit your...