

Meditation: Debunking Myths and Where to Start
Meditation encourages a person to pay attention from a neutral standpoint. The act of meditation can disrupt unhelpful thinking patterns that contribute to mental health issues.
Meditation encourages a person to pay attention from a neutral standpoint. The act of meditation can disrupt unhelpful thinking patterns that contribute to mental health issues.
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I am celebrating my second mother’s day this month. Happy mother’s day to all my fellow moms! Since giving birth to my child about a
When you think about depression or anxiety, what kind of image do you have about them? You may think that they are problematic or bad emotions that you would like to get rid of.
In the spirit of Mental Health Awareness Month, I would like to challenge that idea! I believe feelings of sadness, worries, and anger are all normal human emotions. What we may want to try is accepting them to manage them, rather than rejecting them.
As a Creative Arts Therapist, entrepreneur, and general lover of the creative process, I find that I am most myself when I am exploring my curiosity and dreaming about what could be.
In this present day, we often find ourselves attaching our worth as individuals to our work and careers. Though these are difficult perspectives to unlearn, it is important for us to be reminded that our professional accomplishments are not always directly correlated with our authentic and fulfilled selves. If you find yourself contemplating a change but are fearful of going through with it; remember that though leaving is stressful, staying can sometimes bring more distress.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life in so many ways. Performing artists have been especially impacted by the economic, social, and emotional effects of the pandemic. Young artists who were just beginning their careers were halted in their tracks and progress toward their dreams postponed. Established artists who had come to rely on the security and consistency of regular work found themselves unemployed with uncertain prospects for the future.
Therapy is about curiosity and paying attention. Really, that’s it. Of course, there are endless ways in which these core concepts are expressed or complicated
InTouch & Motion has a new Satellite location in Ravenswood! Tuesday evening hours are now available with our Founder and therapist, Amanda Mitchell, at Awakenings,
Making good choices, improving decision-making, avoiding indecision…Sometimes these tasks come easily and without much issue. At other times and, likely depending on the context, these