Why You Should Start (or Continue) Therapy During Social Distancing or...
The world seems like a scary, uncertain place right now. With the current coronavirus outbreak, it kind of feels like we’re stuck in quarantine quicksand, and we’re not sure what day to day life is...
View ArticleSelf Care In Self-Quarantine
Last week we talked about why now is the perfect time to talk to a therapist. But that’s not the only way to take care of yourself while self quarantining and practicing social distancing! With the...
View ArticleHow Therapists Are Taking Care of their Own Mental Health During the COVID-19...
*Article contribution by Maureen Werrbach, LCPC for Thrive Global. “It’s more important than ever now that therapists find ways to pivot in order to self care while continuing to care for clients via...
View Article8 Ways to Support the Mental Health of Children and Teens During the COVID-19...
*Article contribution by Maureen Werrbach, LCPC for Thrive Global. “Modeling, showing your kids how to manage their emotions, thoughts, feelings and behaviors with how you manage those things yourself,...
View ArticleHow To Prepare For An Online Therapy Session
Part of adjusting to the new “normal” of life during the coronavirus pandemic is learning how to connect digitally instead of in person. There are lots of social activities that have transferred to a...
View Article10 Ways You Can Support Someone Grieving During The Coronavirus Crisis
*Article contribution by Maureen Werrbach, LCPC for HuffPost. “For someone who has recently gone through a loss, understand that “one of the best things you can do as a friend, family member or support...
View ArticleSetting Boundaries While Social Distancing
Setting boundaries in the best of times can feel hard an unfamiliar. But now, in the midst of COVID-19, as we’re all trying to remain as social as possible while still social distancing, setting...
View ArticleHow to Tend to Your Mental Health While Working From Home
Now that we’re a little over a month into the COVID-19 shutdown of regular life, we can start to see what our new normal is, at least for the foreseeable future. It is more important than ever to tend...
View Article13 Books to Help Strengthen Your Relationships
Relationships take a lot of work. While the good times feel easy and wonderful, there are times of conflict in every relationship. And, there are a lot of things about relationships, boundaries,...
View ArticleHow to Teach Your Young Child About Mental Health
Even in 2020, mental health is still a very stigmatized topic in the United States. People might not know exactly why they feel this way, but it’s common for folks to have negative attitudes and...
View Article7 Ways to be Gentle with Yourself Today
When was the last time you were gentle with yourself? Most of us don’t make a habit of being gentle with ourselves. We set ourselves lots of goals, put ourselves under lots of pressure, and feel the...
View ArticleHow to Spot Child Anxiety
Although many of us don’t get much of an education on mental health in the United States, a lot of folks understand that mental health issues are part of adult life for many people. One thing many...
View ArticleAffirmations: What They Are and How to Use Them
What’s an affirmation? Have you ever used an affirmation? Affirmations just are short, positive statements. We use them to affirm positive feelings within ourselves–about ourselves, our talents, our...
View ArticleSelf Care in a Crisis
If you’re having trouble practicing self-care right now, in the midst of a national crisis, you are not alone. There is so much happening in the world that feels out of our control, and the constant...
View ArticleShowing Up for Our Values, Northwest Side
A Message From Urban Wellness Founder, Maureen Werrbach, LCPC The past few weeks have been very hard and very heavy. We’re seeing the culmination of COVID and quarantining and the mental health...
View ArticleJournaling Prompts to Work Through Anxiety
Journaling prompts to work through anxiety Do you ever find yourself wanting to write down your thoughts, but you’re not sure where to begin? When you have a million and one thoughts floating around...
View Article4 “Boring” Self Care Ideas to Try Today
We’ve talked about the importance of self-care many times before. But one thing to remember about taking care of yourself is that it’s not always fun! Some important ways we take care of ourselves are...
View ArticleHow to Get Clear on Your Values
When times are tough, like they are in 2020, it can be natural to look at your life and decide things need to change. This year has been so much more complicated than most of us expected, and if you’re...
View Article6 Tips to Manage Anxiety Related Sleep Problems
What is anxiety? A simple way of explaining anxiety is that it is your body’s response to having too many worries. What makes anxiety different from everyday stress is that it interferes with your...
View Article35 Journal Prompts to Examine Your Closest Relationships
When was the last time you took stock of the relationships in your life? Any kind of relationship, not just romantic. Think friends, coworkers, family members, neighbors – the list can go on and on....
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