Mom Guilt. It’s a thing. Trust me. As much as you love your career, or friends, or your independence, you might feel guilty leaving your little ones to go to work or to meet a friend for dinner. Or, maybe you feel guilty because you stay at home with the kids and aren’t contributing financially to the family income.
Read MoreRather than throwing too much stock in a resolution, I’d suggest that you think about positive life changes you can make. And, set yourself up for success. Take your goals or lifestyle changes and break them down into smaller goals that are measurable. Let’s walk through that a little together….. if your goal is to stop smoking, don’t just say I’m going to stop smoking. First, honestly evaluate how many cigarettes a day you smoke now and then try to reduce your daily amount by let’s say 2 for the next week. And then by another 2 the week after that. Plan do reduce each week by 2 until you are smoke free. Make sure you notice when you tend to smoke or why and be ready with other alternatives. For example if you tend to smoke on a break from work, try drinking a glassful off water instead or call your significant other. Or if you like having something in your mouth, then try to have sugar free lifesavers on hand.
Read MoreYou hear outrageous news about someone. Or, you experience firsthand some dreadful misdeed. In response, have you had these types of thoughts before? I’ve worked with many clients who have been wronged by someone. Really hurtful fallout from lies, or gossip, or affairs, or abuse. We all like to hypothesize what was going on, or try to figure out why someone acted as they did. We like to be detectives and try to figure it all out. Deep down, we are all curious beings. And we especially don’t like uncertainty and not knowing.
Read MoreHave you heard of this acronym before? EAP stands for Employee Assistance Program, and it is something that your employer may offer as a benefit to all employees. Your employer may have contracted with another company to offer FREE THERAPY SESSIONS (!!!!) to employees. This benefit would be in addition to your regular health insurance. Most EAPs authorize several (typically 3-6) free therapy sessions at no cost to the employee. Your employer is NOT informed of if you use this benefit or not, so it will in no way affect your employment. “Authorize” might sound sort of scary, but what it means is that the EAP office collects your name, contact info, and a brief description of what you’d like to address in therapy. Again, your employer DOES NOT KNOW this information! The EAP office could suggest local providers to you that they partner with, or you can request to see a certain therapist to use those EAP benefits with. After you decide who you want to use the EAP benefits with, the EAP office will send that practice the information they gathered from you, to confirm how many sessions they will cover at no charge to you.
Read MoreIn our house, we are big fans of the movie “The Greatest Showman”. The actors, the story line, and oh, the songs! I have listened to the soundtrack on repeat more times than I am possibly count. Every time I hear the songs, I can’t help but think about how much I love it! I love the words, the message of the songs, and the story line too! As I was watching it one of these most recent times, it occurred to me that there are some amazing life lessons in this movie.
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