By Hannah McGrath, MA, M.Div Clients often ask, “why is it so much harder for me to be kind to myself than it is to be kind to other people?” I relate to this frustrating question, and it makes me reflect on my own path to becoming kinder toward myself. Your journey might look different […]

There is a terrible cliche that goes: “you cannot love someone else until you can love yourself”. Over the years, there have been so many interpretations based on the original quote that have strayed far from the truth. Most of the time people misinterpret that you must love yourself fully before you can give love. […]

Erika Pranzo, LPC Summer is often a major source of anxiety for many women- clothing becomes minimal as the weather heats up, many activities involve bathing suits and people are put in vulnerable outfit options. Research by Kite (2019) found that many women completely avoid social activities because of anxiety regarding how their body look […]

By Gabrielle Salomone, LCSW Another year around the sun, my birthday is quickly approaching and this is a “milestone” birthday. I will be the first to admit that I have good years and bad years when it comes to my day of birth! What do I mean when I say good years and bad years?! […]

Is anyone else getting tired of working from home? Don’t get us wrong, we’re beyond grateful and privileged to have the opportunity to work from home, but we also know the how difficult it can be. That first couple of weeks in March where working from home was a novelty seemed like a dream… but […]

I had a client a couple of years ago ask what the “Q” in LGBTQ meant. I told her it could mean a few things, including Queer and Questioning. She winced when I said the word “queer,” which I’ve experienced before and understand especially if you’re from a generation where that was a derogatory word […]

If we can agree on anything these days I think it’s that most if not all of us are facing a degree of burnout. We’re in the midst of consuming information on horrific realities in our world on a daily basis, including (and unfortunately not limited to) the recent deaths of black and brown people, […]

by Stephanie King Grief. What a ride. It’s not a ride that anyone asks to be on but it’s something we will all experience in our lives to some degree. If you’re lucky, it won’t be until you are old and gray. My first experience with gut wrenching, life changing grief came 10 years ago […]

-Kathryn Nulf, MA, RYT When I first learned about mindfulness I did so by way of surfing. Not the “in real life” surfing, but the analogy kind where I was encouraged to anticipate the thoughts of my mind like waves in the ocean which would eventually come in and go out and all the while […]

Gabrielle Solomone, LCSW Gabby is our in-house expert on OCD, eating disorders, anxiety, and more. She knows all too well that anxiety can be intrusive and at times, it can feel like it’s taking over– especially when it’s anxiety in regard to a global pandemic. Gabby put together some quick tips to keep your anxiety […]