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5 Myths About Grief That We Need to Stop Believing

As much as we wish it wasn’t, grief is something that’s inevitable for all of us. We all have people and things we care about, and unfortunately, that means we are all capable of feeling grief when we...

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5 Ways to Practice Mental Wellness That Aren’t Therapy

Therapy is a wonderful tool for our mental wellness, but it’s not the only tool out there!  And in fact, even if you are in therapy, that shouldn’t be the only way you check in with yourself. As...

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6 Myths About Suicide We Need to Talk About

September in the United States is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, although really every month should be suicide prevention month. We can all take actions in our everyday lives to normalize mental...

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Managing Your Anger with Care

Anger is a very complicated, uncomfortable emotion. We don’t like to feel it because it can make us feel out of control, even afraid of ourselves. Often it comes paired with shame and anxiety.  But...

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What You Should Know About Nonmonogamy (Even If You’re Monogamous)

What You Should Know About Nonmonogamy (Even If You’re Monogamous) When you hear the term “nonmonogamy” what do you think? Does it make you feel tense or threatened? Does it make you curious? Do you...

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Building Self Care into Your Routine

What does your daily routine look like? These days especially, you might not have a normal routine. While still adjusting to a world amidst COVID, and all of the changes that brings, many of your...

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Fostering a Culture of Connection in a Remote World

While the internet  in many ways allows us to be more easily connected than ever before, there is also a sharp  sense of isolation that develops when all of our work is remote. We no longer have a desk...

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Self-Care vs. Self-Soothing: What You Need To Know

Self-Care vs. Self-Soothing: What You Need To Know As we’ve discussed before, self-care is an important part of your wellness toolbox. Especially this year, when we’re in the middle of a global...

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7 Tips to Manage Stress at Work

According to the American Psychological Association, work is one of the top three causes of stress for Americans.   Many of us are spending 40+ hours a week at work (or working from home). Our jobs are...

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What Counts As Trauma?

Have you ever wondered what “counts” as trauma? Maybe you have experienced something in your life that felt traumatic to you but didn’t line up with what you understood about trauma. Maybe you’re...

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The Importance of Workplace Boundaries

Boundaries are a crucial life skill in all areas of life; whether that be our social life,  our family interactions, our workplace, our home, etc. Boundaries are what help us protect our energy,...

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How to Avoid Burnout in 2021

A few years ago, there was a viral article on Buzzfeed about how millennials have become the burnout generation. To clarify, the article didn’t say that millennials are “burnouts”, it just asserted...

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Improving Workplace Communication

Effective communication is crucial to a well functioning workplace.  But so often, we’re not taught how to communicate effectively, or how the communication rules can change from setting to setting....

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8 Ways to Cope After a Hard Week

Even though we knew turning the calendar to 2021 wouldn’t change everything, it’s still been difficult to reckon with what’s going on in the United States over the past week. We have witnessed a lot in...

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Adjusting Workplace Expectations in Times of High Stress

Who’s feeling more stress than usual these days? We’re nearly a full year into this pandemic and still we see so many people feeling frustrated, burned out, stressed, and overwhelmed by their “normal”...

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6 Signs You’re Dealing With Impostor Syndrome

6 Signs You’re Dealing With Impostor Syndrome Have you ever experienced success in the workplace, but felt like you didn’t deserve it? You’re not alone. That feeling has a name – it’s called imposter...

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Journal Prompts to Explore Your Anger

Journal Prompts to Explore Your Anger Anger can be a scary emotion. It’s not something we usually like to feel by any means, but does that mean it’s bad? Short answer: no! Anger isn’t bad to feel. In...

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How to Start Separating Your Self-Worth from Your Job

In the United States, it’s pretty common for one of the first questions you ask when meeting someone to be “So, what is it that you do?”.  We’re taught from a young age that it’s expected of us to...

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6 Types of Boundaries + Questions to Explore Them

We love boundaries. Boundaries are the foundation of healthy relationships. They’re what help us protect our energy and prioritize our time & wellness. We’ve talked a lot about them...

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6 Ways to Cope With the Anniversary Effect of Covid-19

This month marks the one year anniversary of the covid-19 related shutdowns in the United States. A year ago this week, the World Health Organization declared covid-19 to be a global pandemic, and we...

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