Therapy Blog For Mental Health & Wellness
Welcome to our mental health and wellness blog. Here you will learn about different types of therapy, treatment options, and other relevant information. Diane is dedicated to bringing you the latest news in mental health and wellness. Keep checking this page for the most up to date information to help you live your most healthy and authentic life.
Authentic-Life Counseling, recognizes the importance of balancing community wellness with continuity of care for existing and new clients. To meet the needs of our clients video counseling and phone counseling are now available. Video counseling and phone counseling are an alternative to face to face session in the office. The challenges we are facing during […]
Feeling a lack of confidence in certain social situations is “normal”. Conditions such as who is in the room, how many are in the room, location, and activity are all factors that can influence our comfort level. Perhaps we feel invisible around the extrovert who commands a room in any social situation with funny stories […]
As I walked downstairs early one morning to fix tea, for no apparent reason one negative thought after another arouse in my mind in rapid fire succession. I had just woken up, slept well and with every step I took I was negative, critical and judgmental. “My kitchen is so ugly. The cabinets are filthy. […]
It is rather unfortunate that mindfulness has become trendy. The watered-down definition that I hear most often is “awareness of the present moment”. Mindfulness does indeed encompass present moment awareness. Which of course is in contrast to directing our attention to the past or future. But if present moment awareness is all there is to […]
Family alienation is a far-to-common occurrence in the modern family. The destructive and devastating, family alienation occurs when one person in the family becomes the enemy and is wrongly blamed as the root cause of family problems. The family member who is alienated might be a parent, child, grandparent or spouse. Family alienation is more […]
As we age, the feeling that we are in control of our lives often diminishes. There are many choices we make that don’t seem significant in our day-to-day lives until we lose the ability to make them on our own. In addition, changes to our physical, mental, and emotional state can cause us to feel […]
I have a confession to make! I have been a hypocrite. Not intentionally. I could make excuses, but none of them would not be honest. My confession is…………… I have not been doing my homework. I have not been practicing very good self care. I apologize and confess because I know I have pushed, encouraged […]
Too much stress can be bad for anyone, but safeguarding against the impact of stress for seniors is particularly important. Identifying signs of stress in seniors and taking action to reduce that stress can be critical to their mental, emotional, and physical health. How Stress Affects Seniors While frequent stress isn’t beneficial for anyone, it […]
featured image copyright https://www.briandcruzhypnoplus.com/ One of my life goals is to be authentic. Initially, this may seem or sound simple. Being authentic simply means to be yourself, speak your truth, or be true to yourself. However, one of the hardest parts about being authentic is recognizing that I am not perfect. Thus, part of being authentic […]
We experience a wonderful sense of relief when we no longer feel the need to defend and protect the ever changing and illusive ego. Assistance Needed In The Baking Aisle I was recently speaking with a friend (I will call Mattie) who became distraught following a verbal attack by her father. The father has a…
Happiness In my last blog I discussed depression, and the magnitude of this modern day epidemic. It seems only natural to follow up with thoughts on happiness. I wish the diagnosis of happiness would reach epidemic proportions. What can we do to foster joy and happiness? Despite the complicated world we live in, I do…
The number of people diagnosed every year with depression reveals a mental-health crisis of epidemic proportions. The subjective nature of diagnosing depression may be impacting the problem. Depression by the numbers During the 1950s if you wanted to track the number of people who were disabled from a mental health disorder you counted the population…
Emotional health can be improved by practicing the skill of mindfulness, which includes realizing the nature of impermanence. A Mindful State of Mind Emotional health can be greatly improved when we practice mindfulness skills. Earlier I discussed the art of staying in the present moment to sustain mindfulness. Understanding the nature of impermanence also invites…
Mental Health Wellness is a concerning issue in our communities and needs to be addressed. There are things you can do to ensure that you maintain your mental health and this article gives you some suggestions how. Mindfully in Control Emotional health can be impacted by many factors. Some of these factors may be outside of our…
Mental Health Wellness is a concerning issue in our communities and needs to be addressed. There are things you can do to ensure that you maintain your mental health and this article gives you some suggestions how. Welcome to my blog My name is Diane Chrestman, and I am a mental-health counselor, with a private…