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Mental Health Buzzwords: Toxic Positivity 

The mindset movement was a beautiful thing. It carved out a niche in the context of the social world for the basic concepts of the age-old trifecta; change your thoughts and you can change your feelings and behaviors. But as with all things, excess is never a good thing. What’s it sound like? “Don’t think […]

Using “What if” Questions to Lead to Positive Change 

I spend a decent amount of time in therapy sessions trying to help people quiet intrusive, anxious thoughts.  “What if I fail?” “What if I never ________? “What if my kid ________?” You get the idea….  Most of us know all too well of the potentially negative spiral of a “what if” question. However, what […]

Justice-Involved Youth & Shifting the Paradigm 

Contributed by: Kenya Frazier, Marriage & Family Therapy Associate, CSW What do you think of when you hear the term juvenile? What about juvenile justice? Do you think of words or phrases like bad, those kids, thugs? Take a mental note of things that may come to mind and breathe with me as we journey […]

Finding Your North Star of Habit Change: Creating Habits That Serve Us 

You Got This

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”  – Aristotle Habits can be both powerful and insidious in the sense that once they are part of our routine, they can be automatic, and also difficult to change. In a sense, when I as a therapist meet with folks, […]

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