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Stacking the Deck in Your Favor: A Simple Way to Get Unstuck
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Stacking the Deck in Your Favor: A Simple Way to Get Unstuck

Struggling with decision-making or feeling stuck? The Personal Values Card Sort is a simple yet powerful tool to uncover what truly matters to you—beyond societal expectations and outdated beliefs. Narrowing down your top five values forces you to confront the gap between who you are and how you live, sparking meaningful change. Whether for self-reflection or therapy, value sorting helps you live with intention and purpose.

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Doomscrolling and Mental Health: How to Break the Cycle of Negative News Consumption
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Doomscrolling and Mental Health: How to Break the Cycle of Negative News Consumption

Doomscrolling has been the response of many people feeling a lack of control and fear around the current state of the world. Scrolling through bad news can leave you feeling drained and anxious, as well as exacerbate depression and past traumas. Discover why doomscrolling affects your mental health and what you can do to stop the behavior.

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Socially Anxious and Isolated: A Gestalt Approach to the Social Fears
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Socially Anxious and Isolated: A Gestalt Approach to the Social Fears

Social anxiety is incredibly common, but is also quite misunderstood. It can feel debilitating and alongside it comes a persistent sense of self-doubt and fear, often leading to more isolation when it comes to getting support. In this blog post, we’ll explore the emotional and psychological processes of social anxiety and how therapy, particularly Gestalt therapy, can provide support.

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100 Indie Mental Health Songs to Promote Healing and Offer Support
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100 Indie Mental Health Songs to Promote Healing and Offer Support

Music has personally gotten me through intense challenges in life. Ever since Daniel Powter gave me permission in 2005, when I’m having a bad day, to “sing a sad song just to turn it around,” I’ve often done just that. I know many of us feel music in that way. These songs are upbeat, mostly indie, pop/punk-ish songs with sad yet relatable lyrics. I hope you find something that resonates with you.

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What is Gestalt Therapy and What Does it Look Like for Me?
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What is Gestalt Therapy and What Does it Look Like for Me?

Gestalt therapy is a form of practicing therapy that is centered around awareness and collaboration. The main tenets of Gestalt therapy are phenomenology, dialogue, field theory and experimentation. Gestalt therapists are focused on the here and now and utilize the relationship between client and counselor to facilitate change outside of the therapy office. This article will go into each of those and what that could look like for you when in sessions with a Gestalt therapist. 

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Frogs, Lily Pads, Transformation and Therapy
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Frogs, Lily Pads, Transformation and Therapy

Why is our logo a frog? Present Authentic Development or PAD, brings to mind lily pads and frogs. Both are actually are rich symbols of transformation and progress in mythology and folklore across various cultures.

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