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How to be happy while working toward your goals Published first on The Chaotic Commute Time seemed to stand still while I was surrounded by families cheering and screaming “10, 9, 8, 7 … “I felt a pang of desperation and anxiety, as I thought “I’m not ready for the New Year. I don’t know my goals. I don’t know…
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By Gretchen Zagzebski, MEd, LPC, full-time adolescent therapist at Inspire Counseling Center How do we naturally foster an adolescent’s independence and promote positive growth and change? The adolescent brain is designed to begin breaking away from parents. It is a biological response as they begin to get ready for the moment in time where they leave the nest. We will…
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A Personal Look at a Therapist’s Story and Journey of One-Word Goals Throughout Challenging Times I recently heard that the most effective New Year’s resolutions are made using only one word. For example, if “create” is the word then maybe this would be the year you finally take that pottery class you’ve been eyeing or you dust off the…
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How I used a secret game of “Family Holiday Bingo” to survive the holidays …. by Cyndi Benner, MA, LPC I was sitting at my parent’s table for a Thanksgiving meal several years ago when my dad made an off-handed comment to me. In an instant, I was five years old again, feeling my face flush and my heart race….
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Winter is coming…here’s six ways to fight off Seasonal Depression by Cyndi Benner, MA, LPC at Inspire Counseling Center I was standing in the yard on a gloomy day recently throwing the ball for my two-year old puppy. I am always keenly aware that the ratio of rest and play for her is dependent on me giving her exercise. I…
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How to help your child deal with with School Anxiety by Gretchen Zagzebski, MEd, LPC, Child & Adolescent therapist at Inspire Fall is upon us and many students are feeling a surge of school anxiety as the demands of school pressure intensify. Maybe you are seeing that too? If so, you are not alone! Here are some of the tools…
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