Your Mental Health Matters to Me
Below are some helpful resources for immediate assistance 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineText or call 988 CRISIS HOTLINEIn a crisis? The Crisis Hotline connects you with a crisis counselor and is available to you 24/7. Text: US and Canada: text 741741 | UK: text 85258 | Ireland: text 50808 LIFELINELifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential […]
BRACING FOR THE FALL
As our mask orders begin to lift across the country, and the hope that we, as a country, might be able to return to a sense of normalcy, I am actually bracing for what is around the corner. Eighteen months of physical separation and social distancing have taken their toll on the collective psyche. The […]
THE GESTALT BASIC PRACTICE
This rich, in the moment process, can reveal what is unseen in yourself as well as a re-discovery of what is present within you, right now, in your current environment. Richard ‘Dick’ Price, co-founder of the Esalen Institute, surmises that “what’s important and basic in the practice isn’t change. It is the mode of present-centered […]
NATHANIEL BRANDEN’S SIX PILLARS OF SELF-ESTEEM
Here is an excerpt from Nathaniel Branden’s work on his foundational self-esteem research. According to Branden, self-esteem is the cornerstone of a healthy mind and attitude. Without self-esteem, potentially, our lives would feel listless and without meaning. Branden goes on to say that…“Over three decades of study and of working with people have persuaded me […]
