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Prioritizing Mental Health When Going Back to School
Going back to school can be exciting but also bring a wave of stress, pressure, and anxiety. Whether you’re a student, parent, or educator, the transition from summer break to another school year is a major shift that can impact one’s mental health in several ways. For students, returning to class can mean academic expectations,…
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Getting the Relationship You Both Want (Not Just the One You’ve Settled Into)
Most couples don’t fall apart because they stopped loving each other. They fall apart because they stopped feeling seen, heard, or safe. They start walking on eggshells. One shuts down, the other over-functions. Intimacy fades. Conversations turn into silent battles or circular arguments that never resolve anything. Somewhere along the way, the relationship becomes more…
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Grief Is Not Linear
Grief: Graduate Student PerspectiveEveryone has experienced some level of grief at some point in their lives. Grief can be tricky because it is mainly associated with death. Did you know that grief is not limited to death, but isa result of different types of significant loss? Grief can be the loss of friendships, relationships, jobs,…
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Reauthoring Your Life: The Transformative Power of Narrative Therapy
We are all storytellers. From the moment we begin to make sense of the world, we craft narratives about who we are, what we’re capable of, and what our experiences mean. Yet sometimes, the stories we tell ourselves become limiting—creating boundaries that confine rather than possibilities that liberate. This is where narrative therapy shines. Developed…
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Healing Through Communication: A Call to Counselors Supporting Troubled Teens
Every day, troubled teens walk into our counseling spaces carrying the silent weight of trauma—abuse, neglect, broken trust, and emotional wounds invisible to the eye. As counselors, we hold a sacred opportunity: to speak life into places where pain has tried to silence hope. Healing starts with communication. It’s not just what we say; it’s…
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Understanding and Preventing Burnout: Tips for Restoring Balance and Well-Being
Have you ever felt tired, lost a sense of purpose, or felt like nothing you do matter at your job? If so, then you experiencing some form of burnout. Burnout is a state of exhaustion that comes from prolonged stress. This can come in the form of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion. Burnout is usually…
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Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month: Why It Matters More Than Ever
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, an essential observance that highlights the importance of mental health and encourages a conversation about mental illnesses, promoting strategies for achieving mental health and wellness. Given the challenges we’ve all faced during recent times—pandemics, socialunrest, economic uncertainties—this month’s observance feels more urgent than ever. It’s a call to pause,…
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How to Heal After Divorce: 5 Steps Toward Wholeness
Divorce can feel like an emotional earthquake—one that shakes the foundation of your identity, relationships, and future. But healing is not only possible—it’s powerful. This chapter of your life may have closed, but a new one is ready to begin. Here are five meaningful steps to help you heal and rediscover your strength after divorce:…
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Fostering Emotional Health in Autism: MFT Strategies Enhanced with ABA Insights
Emotional well-being is foundational for learning, growth, and authentic connection. This is especially true for autistic individuals navigating a world often shaped by neurotypical expectations. Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) offers relational tools that nurture empathy, communication, and trust. At the same time, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) provides data-driven methods to teach adaptive behaviors and track…
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The Power of Somatic Healing: Integrating Mind, Body, and Emotion in Therapy
My name is Sophie Gengler and I am a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Northwestern University. From my experiences living in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, studying non-dual shaiva tantra in Indonesia, practicing a silent 10 day Vipassana sitting, and teaching yoga, I have devoted myself to the the power of Somatic Healing…