Like a healthy body, a sound mind is an important component to achieve overall well-being. This is why Sound Mind Therapy offers an innovative approach to counseling services that is straight from the heart. Rather than trying to “fix” a problem, we strive to support, educate and empower every individual while helping them move forward and conquer everyday challenges. Here’s more about what sets our practice apart.
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Before you can soar, you must pull your arrow back, think about where you want to shoot and then AIM for what you want. Resilience is like this. You need to think through your reaction to each situation, and oftentimes you notice that you are having the exact reaction regardless of the situation. It’s the meaning you give to the situation. Resilience is more than bouncing back. Resilience is bouncing forward. Tools that help achieve resilience include mindfulness: Focusing on your awareness of the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. Identify what is holding you back, recognize where you give up power and be mindful of where you are going.
From the heart,
Presented by Susie Berg, LPC
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As parents we all know how important self-esteem is to every child. It is understandable that encouraging self-esteem is often the last thing on parents’ minds if they are moving from one struggle to the next.
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Client’s Quote of the week: Why do we (parents) just use good listening skills when our kids are upset? Why not use listening skills when they are in a good mood!
I’ve been working in family and child counseling for more than 25 years, and during that time, I’ve learned a lot from my clients. One lesson in particular stands out to me when I was teaching a parenting group about how to listen more effectively. During our parenting class, I started to do a role play with me as the parent and a parent who was acting as if she was the child. It went something like this:
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Several years ago, my mom and I were packing up my basement for an upcoming move. I was in the zone of throwing away every useless memento and long-forgotten souvenir that our children couldn’t live without at the time when I came across an old newspaper. I wondered why a lonely newspaper had been saved and upon opening it I began reading the front-page headline story. It was about two brothers who owned a home- building company that were being indicted for some type of indiscretion. Still wondering why I saved the newspaper, it dawned on me that it was dated March 13, 1989, my first-born’s birthday. As I was thinking what a terrible mother I am for not saving the newspaper of my other children’s birthdays, the doorbell rang.
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