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Becoming your best self

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Self improvement, Tips
Becoming your best self means seeking growth in all areas of your life. This means cutting the distractions and dialing in on your goals. The road to becoming the best you that you can be is a long one, and if you are working on discovering the best of yourself, the biggest part of it…
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Ultimatums in Relationships

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Uncategorized
An ultimatum is an “or else” option given to you by your partner that is followed by some type of consequence. Some people believe that ultimatums in relationships are a good thing, however, they are detrimental to your relationship and can leave you feeling pressured or trapped. When ultimatums are given, it forces you or…
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Teen Anger: Tips for Parents

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When teens are experiencing anger, it’s more than likely due to the inability to express their feelings properly. There are many things that contribute to young people expressing anger, but it has been found that most experiencing these behaviors are dealing with something emotional and not knowing how to manage those emotions. If you notice…
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At-Home Learning: Tips for Parents

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Child Counseling, Tips for Parents
At-home learning has proven to be harder on children and their parents, particularly when it comes to mental health. Parents have had to become the leader in their child’s education, making sacrifices for their work and sanity. Children of all ages are starting to reap the effects of not having contact with their peers, struggling…
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How to Start New Habits and Stop Old Ones

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Neurofeedback, Uncategorized
Habits are behavior that has become reflexive over time and often are a triggered response. It’s been found that habits start with psychological behavior called a “habit loop” which takes place in three parts. The first part is the trigger which causes us to begin to form the habit behavior. Then comes the continued routine…
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Productivity Tips

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Staying focused is one of the harder parts of being proactive with your daily tasks. There are so many distractions all around us. Many people find themselves trying to multitask which is not productive and may diminish the quality of their work. These tips are sure to help get you on track and keep you…
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Mindfulness Exercises

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Uncategorized
Mindfulness is the act of being in-tune with your thoughts, emotions, and body state as they relate to the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness can be extremely useful to maintaining your mental health– being in touch with your inner self gives you the tools to recognize negative emotions, as well as identify the cause and respond…
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Teen Anxiety: Tips for Parents

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Anxiety, Teen Counseling
If your teen has been struggling with anxiety lately, you can feel a little hopeless when it comes to helping them. It’s been found that nearly 1 in 3 teens will experience an anxiety disorder. The adolescent teen years can be some of the toughest years for your child. Worries from school, making friends, puberty,…
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History of Neurofeedback

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Neurofeedback
The theory of neurofeedback is that by training the brain, brainwave patterns can be altered to alleviate a variety of neurological and psychiatric symptoms. Though widely considered to be a “new” form of treatment, the ideas and practices behind neurofeedback have date back nearly a century. Brainwaves were discovered in the 1920s by a German…
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New Years Resolutions 2021

New Year’s Resolutions for 2021

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Uncategorized
As 2020 comes to its end, many of us are going to be rolling out our New Year’s resolutions! If you’ve had trouble with last year’s resolutions, don’t beat yourself up. We came up with some mentally healthy resolutions for the coming year that you can stick to.  This year, here are a few you…
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Crisis Survival Skills

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Anxiety, Uncategorized
Crisis Survival Has the current state of the world left you feeling more anxious and overwhelmed than you have in past years?  You’re not alone– Recently, the US has reported drastically elevated rates of adverse mental health symptoms, such as anxiety and depression.  When negative emotions become too intense, they can cause a dangerous state…
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What are the benefits of Neurofeedback?

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Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback, or NFB, measures brain activity and helps to discover patterns in brainwaves. The idea is that by changing the way one part of the brain corresponds to another, we can improve on a wide array of disordered traits. This can include traits such as undesirable behavior and difficult emotions, along with disorders such as…
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