Mental Health
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What if You Chose Acceptance Instead of Judgement?
Your mistakes, blunders and flaws, are the most interesting things about you.In fact, the people that care about you the most are the ones that will want to hear about your greatest mistakes and the most tremendous pain you have… Continue reading
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You Were Never Alone. Stay Connected
Support is a huge part of our mental wellbeing. When dealing with difficult life situations, adverse circumstances, or health concerns, avoiding isolation can be a crucial part of treatment and healing. Understanding that you are not alone, is directly related… Continue reading
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Let’s Talk about Teletherapy the Same Way We Talk About Home Workouts and Toilet Paper
During this difficult time of uncertainty, support is more crucial than ever. The lockdown has resulted in reduced social contact, isolation, and loneliness. We are no longer in the company of our peers. Teens are not with their fellow teenagers,… Continue reading
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Don’t Let Lockdown Blur Your Boundaries: DRAWING LINES, SETTING BOUNDARIES
Self care includes, setting boundaries. During this time under lockdown, you may be sharing your space with the same people every single minute of every single day. Irritated much? Joking! but seriously! Spending endless amounts of time around the people… Continue reading
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Situations are powerless, without your reaction; Reacting to the global pandemic coronavirus.
This certainly puts things in perspective. Or NOT. Just as a crisis may demand our immediate attention, you may find that you are still left with the same underlying struggles, or untouched patterns. Actually, we are really dealing with the… Continue reading
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COVID-19, THE OPPORTUNITY
You won’t catch me turning this negative into a positive, however I’ve been searching, just as I’m sure you have. We will find something. If you pay close attention, what you may find, is the truth. In many ways, you… Continue reading
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Don’t just check on the ”strong” people in your lives, Be THERE for them.
Being there for others might be easier than you think. We cannot be responsible for preventing loved ones from experiencing pain, nor can we take the pain away. What can we do? We can help them feel less alone. Acceptance… Continue reading
JENNIFER SHRIER LCSW 