Mindfulness

In the developing adjustments being made due to socially distance and keep people healthy there is a move (for those who can) to work from home. While many people have […]

How to keep ourselves mentally well when everything around us feels scary and out of control. Over the past couple of weeks a lot of what I have been hearing […]

I always felt different growing up, and I knew I was an emotional kid. I used to make up songs about all the feelings I was feeling. I was quick […]

What is stress? Think about what stresses you out. Think about all of the little and big things that you come into contact with in your day to day life […]

Most people fail to recognize the relationship between our thoughts, moods, and behaviors. Many cannot believe that their behavior could be shaped by their thoughts, or that their thoughts have [...]

Stress levels are increasing, and anxiety has become rampant in today’s fast-paced society. We are conditioned to keep up, meet the demands, and typically pay the price for doing so. I […]

As therapists, there is an assumption that we have it all together. That we are so wise, and we have all of these good strategies, that we must use them […]

After my undergrad, I took a position at a residential treatment center in Portland. I had just come on at a time when they were switching their treatment modality from […]

It was a Sunday morning, and I was awakened by my husband’s alarm clock. I did not need to get up just then so I allowed my self to fall […]

Hi, my name is Jolene and I am in recovery from anger. Anger used to dictate my life. I can tell you in detail (well what I can remember of […]