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How to Manage Body Image Issues in the Summer

Learn how to cultivate mindful awareness, engage in body-positive activities, develop a self-care routine, and challenge negative thoughts. Explore the importance of limiting exposure to triggering content, seeking professional support, and surrounding yourself with positive influences. Find ways to nurture your body and mind, prioritize self-compassion, and embrace a holistic approach to wellbeing.

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Coping with Life Transitions: How to Handle Change and Uncertainty

In this blog post, we explore effective coping mechanisms for navigating life transitions and embracing change and uncertainty. By acknowledging and honoring our emotions, practicing self-compassion, focusing on what we can control, seeking support, and cultivating mindfulness, we can navigate these transitions with greater ease and foster personal growth and resilience. Every transition is an opportunity for learning and transformation, and by embracing the journey, we can emerge stronger and more resilient than ever before.

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Finding the Right Therapist for You

Unresolved childhood trauma can manifest in various ways, affecting our emotional well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life. In this blog post, we will explore the concept of the inner child, the lasting effects of childhood trauma, and the journey of healing and reclaiming our inner selves.

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Coping Skills for Anxiety

As a therapist, I've seen firsthand how anxiety can impact a person's daily life. It can manifest in many different ways, from racing thoughts and heart palpitations to panic attacks and avoidance behaviors. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution for managing anxiety, there are coping skills that can help individuals take control of their symptoms and improve their overall well-being. Curious to learn what those are? Read on!

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From Therapist to Client: Ways to Benefit from Personal Therapy Services as a  Mental Health Practitioner 

As a therapist, receiving our own personal therapy can be rather comforting and insightful. However, there are times when it becomes difficult to remove the therapist hat while being in the seat of the client. Read on to learn ways that you can benefit from your own personal therapy as a client while also being a practicing therapist.  

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Creating a Bedtime Routine to Manage Stress and Anxiety

Many of us have learned throughout our lives that drinking is a normal part of being an adult. We drink when we get together with friends, when we have a good meal with the people we love, or when we are finally home after a long, stressful day. If you’re a person who drinks, you may at some point begin to question if and how alcohol is serving you, your health, and your relationships. Curious? Keep reading!

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Mindful Drinking: Applying Intentionality for a Healthier Relationship to Alcohol

Many of us have learned throughout our lives that drinking is a normal part of being an adult. We drink when we get together with friends, when we have a good meal with the people we love, or when we are finally home after a long, stressful day. If you’re a person who drinks, you may at some point begin to question if and how alcohol is serving you, your health, and your relationships. Curious? Keep reading!

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Why Reasoning With Yourself is Difficult When You Are Anxious and What to Try Instead

For many people who experience anxiety and overwhelm, it can feel extremely frustrating while in the experience. Typically, you become very aware of many different types of body sensations, such as a racing heart, shortness of breath, heat rising up your chest and face, and dizziness or nausea. The many thoughts racing around in your head can feel like they are pummeling the inside of your brain. Even if you are able to track what these thoughts are saying, they often feel extremely true in the moment. Click on the image to read more.

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The Little Things That Help (With Our Mental Health)

Mental health disorders affect 13% of the world’s population. In the U.S. alone, nearly 50 million adults experience some form of mental health issue. In line with this prevalence, more and more mediums of treatment are being rolled out. That said, pursuing most of these traditional mental healthcare avenues like therapy is not as accessible as we want them to be. Fortunately, even small lifestyle changes can help you better care for your mental health. Let’s take a look at them. Read on to learn about the little things you can do to better your mental health! - Jada Simmons

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Social Anxiety in Teens: What it is and How to Cope

Social anxiety is irrational and excessive fear and stress around social situations and social interactions. Teens are especially susceptible to experiencing social anxiety as they navigate the social pressures and developmental stages of adolescence. If you or your teenager are struggling with social anxiety, therapy at Repose can help.

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Cultivating Self-Compassion: What Does Self-Love Really Mean? 

Terms like “self-love” and “self-compassion” are thrown around a lot these days as important qualities to cultivate, but for many of us, they unfortunately feel out of reach. Whether we get stuck in negative thought cycles of criticism and comparison, or whether we simply have trouble finding our own sense of worth, our inability to love ourselves often feels like just one more weakness or failure. Read more.

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Languishing: The Purgatory Between Mental Health and Mental Illness

Corey Keyes first conceptualized the term languishing as being the middle ground between mental health and mental illness. It is a state where one is neither in crisis nor thriving, neither depressed nor flourishing, or neither stuck nor making leaps of progress. Click here to learn more about Languishing and it’s occurrence particularly in the age of COVID.

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Body Positivity and Social Media 

Have you ever found yourself questioning your life? Do you compare yourself to pictures that you see others post? The number of likes and shares can feel like society’s judgment on how we present ourselves. What makes one person popular and another obscure? You might find yourself wondering how other people’s lives look so amazing when you feel stuck.

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