Let me go ahead and apologize for being a little delinquent in getting this blog post out for the week. I assure you it wasn't because of playing hooky. As a matter of fact, I have a little project of sorts that I'm working on and will let you in on the details if it … Continue reading Year-in-Remembrance with Writing Therapy List-making
I promise I'll get back to the writing soon, but I just had to interrupt regular programming with some breaking news (well actually, discussion) on "Asking for Help." It's needed. At least, in my world, it seems to be a message that bears repeating until those around me, and including me, really get it. For … Continue reading Asking for Help and Using Your Resources: A Writing Therapy Intermission
Hey there, I'm back again today With the opposite of prose. No conducting business as usual Just flowing, I suppose. Flowing with "my feels," And, I'm feeling fairly great. Just needing to dial back a bit For a well-earned mental break. You know how that may go sometimes -- Some time to sit … Continue reading Writing Therapy: A Short Poem about the Precious Things in Life
Just to follow along the same theme as last week's blog post, I want to emphasize the importance of placing more focus on the aspects of our lives that are good and taking more of the focus away from the things that are going wrong in our lives. Mental movement in the direction of basking … Continue reading Mindset Moves Obstacles: A Writing Therapy Exercise
I know it's going to be good stuff when it comes from some meditation time in the shower. I just know it! I get some of my best epiphanies during those peaceful moments when my brain can unlock and think a bit -- on an uninterrupted level. And so, today's blog post is definitely taking … Continue reading Let Your Positives Outweigh the Negatives: A Writing Therapy Exercise
Writing has always been my thing, even before I was consciously aware of it. But, it may not necessarily be the thing that floats YOUR boat. And, that's okay. Not everyone is going to gravitate toward the same activities with the same amount of enthusiasm and fervor. And, not everyone will look at the same … Continue reading Writing Therapy ISN’T the ONLY Therapy Out There
Did you know that the month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month? If you did, great! If you didn't, now you know. And, there's a wealth of information online about this very fact. Let's educate ourselves about it. Because mental health challenges among people in all walks of life are REAL. Maybe you have … Continue reading The Stigma Behind Mental Illness
Have you ever intended to keep your discussion or commentary short and sweet and communicated that you were going to do so? And then, did you actually follow through with what you said you were going to do -- keep it short and sweet? Well, I'm about to try that very thing right now. Just … Continue reading The Moods-Behaviors Tracking Challenge Check-in
Yes, I know. This isn't Tuesday OR Thursday. I mean . . . I'm straight in the middle of the two with today's correspondence. No excuses for being a day late or a day early. It just is what it is -- a blogging Wednesday for our visitation this week. And if I can be … Continue reading Simplified Balance: A Writing Therapy Reflection and Updates
Now, this particular announcement is not part of the two, but I just remembered that I have a little update I'm doing to the blog site. And, I'll be enlisting some professional help to make this all work out. This week marks the beginning of the update (kind of a spur of the moment thing … Continue reading Two Writing Therapy Announcements You DON’T WANT TO MISS!
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