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Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
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Give Diet Culture The Boot and Reclaim Exercise!
Therapist Bethany Bertapelle writes about some of the toxic thinking surrounding "diet culture", and our need to rethink why we exercise!
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Bethany Bertapelle, LMSW
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Reconnecting With Your Body After Trauma
A quick but informative read on how exercise and movement, specifically yoga, can help individuals recover from trauma.
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
2 min read
Exercise is Most Effective?
Back when we opened our doors in June of 2011, we were stating that exercise was "on par" with counseling and medications as a form of...
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Holly Osbeck, LMSW
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The benefits of "Trying Softer"
Try Softer by Aundi Kolber, MA LPC, is an approach to managing anxiety and healing through the avenue of compassion and gentleness...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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Endorsed via Blog
According to the January 12th, 2022 article written by Gretchen Reynolds in the New York Times, a “large scale study of almost 200,000...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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An Unnecessary Evil
Of all of the difficulties I encounter in my role as a small business owner of a local counseling practice, there is nothing that...
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Thoughts on Self-Care
When I wake up in the morning, I love to sit in stillness and peace. I get a cup of tea and in quiet reflection and meditation; I journal...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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Exercise Treats Anxiety (oh, and Depression, too!)
According to research that was recently published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, regular exercise clearly reduces symptoms of...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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Everything is Normal...
Years ago, I heard Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder defined in a way that really stuck with me. I don't recall where it came from, but...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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The Next Great Book!
Since our beginning in 2011, there have been two books that, for us, acted as a large part of the base upon which we built our practice. ...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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Trying to Remain Alert!
A couple of years ago, I signed up for the following "Google Alerts": "Exercise and Depression", "Exercise and Anxiety", and "Exercise...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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A "Quick Fix" for Stress and Anxiety
If someone is feeling quite stressed out or anxious about something, should they use this to quickly reduce their stress or anxiety? Or...
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Brendan Kelly, LMSW
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Neglecting Our Most Vital Organ
As I mentioned in a previous post, the brain plays a most important role in our behavior. In fact, there is nothing else that even comes...
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