I heard Dr. Daniel Amen speak recently. He’s the director of the Amen Clinics in California, where brain scanning is used as a part of therapy. He believes that what we do, eat and feel reflect on our brain health.
Here’s what he had to say about the effect of grief:
“Grief can cause cardiac stunning, which [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Grief on the brain
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
New song for teen girls
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was listening to the radio yesterday when I heard a song that stopped me in my tracks. It’s Kellie Pickler’s new song, “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful.” It made me think about the struggles young girls face. I’m posting the lyrics here. You can also listen to the song on YouTube.
Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful [...]
Continuing Memorial day
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shakespeare said “he who lacks the time to mourn lacks the time to mend.” Memorial Day was on Monday — but we believe in taking the time to remember our loved ones all year long.
Memorial Day is a day to remember loved ones, and those who lost their lives serving our country. This story from [...]
Marital Support
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the last week I have noticed a common trend in my private therapy practice. I have the husband and wife sitting in front of me angry and allienated at each other. She say that he isn’t helping around the house or in the marriage and he feels he does. So who is right? The [...]
New groups
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been on a blogging hiatus for a bit — but we’re excited to announce that new grief groups are starting.
Three elements that assist in recovering from the effects of a loss can be experienced in our groups:
Gathering relevant information (education about the grieving process, understanding and gaining coping skills
Talking to others about your loss [...]
Gifts to Yourself
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we are going through a difficult time — life can seem overwhelming.
Remember to take life – one task at a time, one feeling at a time, one problem at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time, one moment at a time. Some ideas on a gift to yourself in [...]
Being Resilient is …
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A mom with a chronic illness who willingly brings her family into a therapy session to talk about how they can all work together as they face the devastating effects of this illness …
A 14 year old girl of parents who have divorced explores healthy ways to express her hurt and anger as she shares her feelings of dad not picking her up on his night to [...]
Resiliency in the news
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I enjoyed Jean Chatzky’s resilient-themed column today, so I thought I would post it.
Resiliency will help you survive
By Jean Chatzky
You don’t have a say in setting gas prices. You certainly can’t force the real estate market to bounce back. And you cannot control a flagging stock market.
So what can you do? Deal. Ride it out. [...]
Be yourself . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In our office, we have 5 x 5 tiles with the following quote: In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.
I love this message. . .and apparently so do our clients because we continually sell these cute little tiles … currently we have red, green, white, or beige tiles- with black, brown, pink or blue lettering. [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend once shared with me that she wrote thank you notes on mother’s day to those who had helped her in her journey as a mom. Since then, thinking of Mother’s Day as a day of gratitude for those who have influenced my life and supported me in my role as a mom has helped me look on [...]
