Teaching Empathy: Helping Your Kids Develop Compassion and Kindness By: Tessa Meyer, CIT
In today's rapidly changing world, fostering compassion and kindness in children has never been more essential. As a graduate student in...
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alipson6
- Nov 9
- 3 min
Pouring from an Empty Cup: Addressing Parental Guilt By Mary Kate Mueller, CIT
As someone who has previously worked in the childcare field for 7 years, I always observed one recurrent theme: the dreaded “mom guilt”....
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alipson6
- Sep 25
- 2 min
The Important Balance Between Reason and Emotion By Jeff Taylor, MAC LPC
A welcome conversation we are having in our culture right now is the importance of mental health. A key component of this is the area of...
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alipson6
- Sep 25
- 3 min
The Importance of Tying Your Shoes By: Tanner Meyer MSW LMSW
What I am about to say will sound really silly: sometimes I forget to tie my shoes. I can’t explain it, it’s weird, I don’t know why. We...
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alipson6
- Sep 20
- 3 min
The Loving Power of Bactine by Jeff Taylor, MAC LPC
I had found the perfect hiding place during a rather intense game of hide and seek. At the age of seven, this involved a lot of thought...
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alipson6
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Gaslighting as Interpersonal Psychological Warfare by: Kristy Cobillas M.Ed LPC
Due to overuse, the term “gaslighting” has unfortunately become misconstrued. Often used to denote that someone is lying or...
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alipson6
- Sep 14
- 2 min
The Gift of Boredom by Jeff Taylor, MAC LPC
Way back when I was kid, right after fire was discovered and directly before the invention of the wheel, there was phrase that millions...
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alipson6
- Sep 8
- 2 min
Lessons From Marion Author: Jeff Taylor, MAC LPC
During college I stumbled into working at a place that I never thought would happen for me---a Nursing Home. I viewed these places of...
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alipson6
- Sep 5
- 5 min
Busting the Cycle of Shame Author: Radonda Rowton, MAC LPC
Shame is an intense feeling of embarrassment and is associated with humiliation that arises from the perception of having done something...
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alipson6
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Wait to Put the Dishes Away Author: Grace Adams, CIT
Starting the new school year sure has all feels, doesn’t it? One thing is for sure; The start of a new school year can be stressful. High...
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alipson6
- Aug 29
- 3 min
Making a Case for the Intern Therapist Author: Ginny Lupka, MAC, PLPC
If you’ve ever had a job, you know what it’s like to be the new person. I bet you also know what it’s like to have to have a new employee...
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alipson6
- Aug 28
- 3 min
The Friendship of an Affair Author: Kyle McClain, MA LPC
Often times when a couple experience an affair it is damaging; leaving a marriage in chaos with fear and anger being the epicenter of the...
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alipson6
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Why Am I Stuck, And How Do I Get Unstuck? Author: Sue Melaragno M.Ed, LPC
Have you ever felt stuck? “Stuck” can be described as cemented, fixed, frozen, mired, lost, static, unmoving, unchanging, and standing...
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alipson6
- Aug 22
- 2 min
IF YOU WANT PURPOSE . . .YOU NEED THIS Author: Jeff Taylor, MAC LPC
Years ago, I worked with a client that grew up in chaos and abuse. I was continuously amazed by the mindset of giving that was deeply...
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alipson6
- Aug 15
- 5 min
Grief- A Nauseating Rollercoaster Author: Tanner Meyer MSW LMSW
Grief- a nauseating rollercoaster. One minute up, one minute down, the next spiraling sideways out of control. There’s a misconception...
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alipson6
- Aug 10
- 2 min
The Check Is In The Mail Author: Jeff Taylor MAC LPC
When I was in college, I had one of those moments that I will never forget. I had missed some type of payment related to school and had...
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alipson6
- Aug 5
- 3 min
A No-Good, Dirty, Rotten, Joy-Stealing Jerk-Also Known As Depression Author: Tanner Meyer, MSW LMSW
Have you seen the kid’s 2000’s film Holes? There’s this line repeated throughout the film about an ancestor that steals a pig and ended...
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alipson6
- Jul 24
- 5 min
When Disappointment Seems to Have a Mind of its Own Author: Radonda Rowton MAC LPC
Have you ever tried to just make an emotion go away? Or have you ever tried to create an emotion that you didn’t have? Either way, we...
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alipson6
- Jul 21
- 3 min
Into the Unknown: Thoughts About Postpartum Mental Health Author: Ginny Lupka, MAC PLPC
When I started co-leading a Postpartum Support Group this summer, I was shocked to learn that most new moms receive little to no...
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alipson6
- Jul 11
- 5 min
Crying For Help Author: Sonja Meyrer, CPRC MAT
Connecticut will forever have a space in my heart. Although it is tiny in comparison to its forty-nine teammates, I can say with...
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