December is finally here along with the forthcoming holidays. Whether that time is spent with family and friends, shopping for last minute gifts, finishing up a big work project, or around town at various holiday events, the month is going to be over before we all know it! It is important around the holidays to […]
A year before I was born, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel released the song, “The Sound of Silence” as a prophetic warning of 20th century social isolation. According to Art Garfunkel, the song was about the inability of people to communicate with each other, and thereby to love one another. It’s message lingers, marinated as […]
Contrary to prevailing beliefs, becoming a sage or a doyenne is not a goal or aspiration; it is a phenomenon. If we seek it, we will not find it; if we lay claim to it, we lose it. For if you were to arrive there, cast away by the tempest of life, you would find […]
Palingenesis (/ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnəsɪs/) From the Greek palin, meaning ‘again’, and genesis, meaning ‘birth’. It represents the concept of rebirth or re-creation; a new beginning; to begin again. Hope can be an absurd quality. It holds tightly to our projections and takes a circuitous route through the rational and irrational pathways of our mind to an imagined […]
Arbor Family Counseling EAP Perspectives In Full Spring – May, 2021 Relaxation and Meditation Resources: It has been a year of change and stress for all of us. COVID has taught us to focus on ourselves when the world around us becomes unpredictable and difficult. Our experiences this past year have taught us that […]
November 2020 Election Stress Because of the pandemic, job uncertainty, social justice confrontations, ex- treme wildfire and hurricane issues, heated rhetoric from the candidates and more, the stress Americans are facing this election cycle is “far worse” than previous seasons, says Dr. Stosny, a D.C.-based therapist, who coined the term “Election Stress Disorder” Dr. Breland-Noble […]
People often live with anxiety for years, not knowing how much it is building until they find they are no longer able to relax as often, sleep as easily or enjoy life as purely as they did! When I first meet with someone who is asking for help with “stress”, “feeling overwhelmed” or even “panic […]
“It’s spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” – Rainer Maria Rilke With winter in our rearview mirror, the stress of busyness abounds! Need stress relaxation? Try slowing to the speed of Spring! Follow the suggestions below to release and let go of your need to control: * Spend […]
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As you are preparing for the upcoming holidays, make it a point to take care of yourself by involving others in the preparations and even the decision-making. Things will go more smoothly if you create an atmosphere that encourages others. Eliminate Perfectionism – Learn to appreciate “Perfectly OK”. By sharing the work, things […]
