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Rejection Trauma—6 Ways To Begin Your Healing

Rejection Trauma—6 Ways To Begin Your Healing

How we feel after being rejected, left out, or outwardly turned away by someone, no matter what type of relationship it was, surely is not a good feeling. We all have a need for

Outside Of Divorce Therapy – –6 Ideas On What You Can Do

Outside Of Divorce Therapy – –6 Ideas On What You Can Do

No question, going through a divorce is a pretty big life transition. There’s things to separate, besides

Work-Related Trauma—How Does it Affect Your Life?

Work-Related Trauma—How Does it Affect Your Life?

Many stay in toxic jobs because they feel they're being paid well. They feel their

Mental Health and The 2020 Election—Can We All Find Happiness?

Mental Health and The 2020 Election—Can We All Find Happiness?

When COVID hit, I started taking walks. It was during my walks that I had my first smile from seeing a Happiness sign nailed to a utility pole on 38th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida. With a beautiful purple Jacaranda tree blooming in the background,

Trauma—6 Tips to Help Us Overcome Oppression and Adversity

Trauma—6 Tips to Help Us Overcome Oppression and Adversity

Since the start of the current pandemic, and in the recent years preceding it, world events have been bleeding into therapy sessions. With more recent events, things are bleeding even more, including many of our hearts. We’ve been

Counselor’s Inspirational—Coping With Coronavirus Chaos

Counselor’s Inspirational—Coping With Coronavirus Chaos

Since the start of this pandemic, our lives have unquestionably changed. We’ve been paralyzed by fear

Coping With Coronavirus—Calling on your strengths

Coping With Coronavirus—Calling on your strengths

“You can’t give up everything about yourself because bad things happen.” 

6 Tips to Help You Breathe Amid Chaos and Coronavirus

6 Tips to Help You Breathe Amid Chaos and Coronavirus

It feels like forever. It feels like the world has gone mad, and that we will never recover. But, this will not last forever. Here are some tips to help you breathe right now, even while facing Coronavirus.

Your mental health communicated —It can be a wonderful life!

 Your mental health communicated —It can be a wonderful life!

Sometimes we can misunderstand where someone is coming from. Different cultures are different. The way people express things can sometimes make us take a step back—let’s try to understand.

Coping With A Loved One’s Trauma—How can you help?

Coping With A Loved One’s Trauma—How can you help?

In attending a seminar on trauma at the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA) annual conference last year, one statement stuck with me: