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Self-Compassion: 3 Tips for Giving Yourself Some Grace
How loud is your inner critic these days? Our inner critic is the part of us that judges or criticizes us. It broadcasts our mistakes and...
melany1172
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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Preparing for the Holiday Blues: A DIY Project to Get You Through the Holidays
The holiday season is often portrayed with images of coziness, warmth, and togetherness, with TV ads featuring family gatherings filled...
melany1172
Dec 5, 20223 min read
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What's the Big Deal About Deep Breathing?
You’re feeling like a big ball of stress. Maybe you have a big presentation to prepare for, or an important assignment to hand in. Or...
melany1172
Oct 11, 20223 min read
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Know the Signs: When to Seek Counseling for Your Child
Childhood is a series of phases, with alternating periods of sunshine and stormy weather. Of course, we worry about our children when...
melany1172
Sep 16, 20222 min read
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Healing Past Hurts: What EMDR Can Do For You
Have you heard the saying “the past is present?” In therapy and in our own lives, we often find that this saying rings true. Things that...
melany1172
Sep 6, 20222 min read
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Back to School Tips for dealing with anxiety
Back to school time can bring on all the feels. The joy and the wonder that come with the new year approaching. If you or your child is...
K. Merrissa Hughes
Aug 24, 20222 min read
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Painful first
There are a lot of first that are anticipated rights of passages: first step, first kiss, or first job but this year I am embarking upon...
K. Merrissa Hughes
Nov 25, 20202 min read
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Be the therapist YOU needed…
This is my WHY. I have been through multiple traumas in my life. These traumas could have impacted a great deal of who I am and how I...
K. Merrissa Hughes
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Meet Victoria Gordon
“For every door that’s been opened to me, I’ve tried to open my door to others. And here is what I have to say, finally: Let’s invite one...
K. Merrissa Hughes
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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K. Merrissa Hughes
Jun 5, 20200 min read
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How to find your happy when life hurts
There are things that we will go through in life that will literally knock the wind right out of us. You are just going along your day...
K. Merrissa Hughes
Jun 5, 20202 min read
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K. Merrissa Hughes
May 2, 20200 min read
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Beauty Revealed in the midst of covid- 19
Right now, we are surviving a pandemic. In a time like this you might find yourself struggling to maintain a sense or normalcy in a world...
K. Merrissa Hughes
Apr 29, 20202 min read
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