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jennrip
Jun 23, 20223 min read
Read This if You Have Strong Feelings: Grounding Skills
Life is full of big, overwhelming feelings. We get in fights with our romantic partners. We get stuck behind terribly slow drivers. We...
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jennrip
Jun 16, 20224 min read
From a Trauma Survivor to Trauma Survivors
Hey, friend. I’m glad you’re here. You may have clicked on this blog because you saw something you can relate to. Maybe you clicked on...
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jennrip
Jun 5, 20224 min read
“I’m Exhausted” - Navigating Difficult Conversations about Race
Clicking through the channels, I see varying headlines with the same message- another person of color (POC) gone. I immediately...
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jennrip
Jun 4, 20222 min read
Coping When a Loved One Dies by Suicide
Unfortunately, stories are all too common where a loved one is here one day and gone from this world the next. Tears begin to flow,...
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jennrip
May 26, 20225 min read
Creative Outlets for Messy Emotions
Throughout my life, I have often struggled to use words to express my true feelings. Sometimes I simply couldn’t find the right words to...
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jennrip
May 25, 20223 min read
Protecting Your Mental Health
Over the past year, we have constantly heard about the potentially harmful effects of Covid-19 and how to protect ourselves from...
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jennrip
May 12, 20223 min read
Turn Grief into a Gateway for Healing
The past few years have been marked by COVID-19, wars, and environmental disasters on a global scale. These global events impact us...
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shayhat
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Acceptance - How to Cope with Things That are Out of Your Control
Here’s a harsh reality that few people are willing to accept - a lot of the things that happen in your life are completely out of your...
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shayhat
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Losing a Parent Navigating Grief in Adulthood
The death of a parent can be one of the most significant losses in life. Whatever your relationship was like with them, whether it was...
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shayhat
Nov 3, 20213 min read
Supporting My Teen with Depression
Seeing a loved one go through challenging things like depression can be difficult. As a caregiver of a teenager with a depressive...
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shayhat
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Academic Burnout
If you are a student and you are experiencing insomnia, fatigue, increased irritability, lack of confidence, lack of inspiration and...
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shayhat
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Prioritize Yourself
During my first year of grad school, I got a job as a technician in a retail pharmacy. My FAFSA loan didn’t quite cover all of my...
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shayhat
Feb 25, 20212 min read
The Next Right Thing
Have you heard the phrase “Do the next right thing?” If not, let me provide some context. It is a song from the 2019 Disney movie Frozen...
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shayhat
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Mindfulness: Just Being
If you’ve spent any time at all studying self-help books, there’s probably been a chapter on mindfulness. Mindfulness is a recent...
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shayhat
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Controlling What We Can Control
Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a cycle of circumstances where you feel like you’re losing control? The bills are piling up...
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shayhat
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Being Both
Have you ever felt torn when trying to make a decision? Our current society is extremely supportive of making choices. You can choose to...
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shawles
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Psychological Flexibility
Psychological flexibility--that’s a lot of syllables. At first glance, this phrase may seem to be just more psychobabble jargon. However,...
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shawles
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Stressed Out? Settle Down for Some Self-Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected many people’s lives with extra stress. Most of us are already dealing with stress from work, school,...
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shawles
Dec 18, 20203 min read
Hectic Holiday Haze
As we find ourselves in the midst of the hectic holiday season, many of us are probably experiencing a mix of emotions. This is...
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shawles
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Life and Direction
While there seems to be a lot of things that I could complain about in this particular season of life, I have made a decision not to do...
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