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Men’s Mental Health Month: How to better understand and support the men in our lives || By Kevin Culver LPCC
June is Men’s Mental Health Month, which seeks to bring awareness to the issues men experience and reduce stigma around men seeking help. As a therapist that works primarily with men, I acknowledge the importance of advocating for men’s mental health. As such, I want to utilize this blog post to broadly summarize the issues…
Excavating Shame || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA
Shame. Common to the human experience, we’ve all experienced it, at times so excruciatingly painful that we desperately seek a hole to fall into, the proverbial wish for the ground to open up beneath our feet so that we can hide. Shame resilience depends on being able to move through shame experiences with self-compassion (after…
Orient Your Being in the Direction of YES || By Catherine Dockery MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
Whatever hard thing we’re facing, we have a choice to give up or not. But even if we give up, all is not lost because we can say YES in the darkness, even as it envelops us and pulls us down. Do not fear the darknessThe darkness is your friendIt has always been with youAnd…
So, Now What: Further Intimations on the Polyvagal System || By Chardin Bersto MA
Having sketched out the belief relationship to the polyvagal system we can begin to parse out how our body is responding to what we perceive our environment is presenting to us. A simple map is presented through ancient systems of the East, Chi Kung and Yoga. The Vagus Nerve wanders down through the center of…
On Growing Up || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
How many times have you heard, “oh, just grow up?” Maybe it was a long time ago, and maybe it was yesterday. On the outside, we might rebel and resent the idea of growing up which is often equated with growing old. However, inside, it’s a different story. I project wildly that no one wants…
The Paradox of Change: Is There Gain Without Pain? || By Rick Garcia, Certified Sex/Cannabis Coach, LMT
As a sex coach, I’ve had the privilege of guiding individuals through transformative journeys in their intimate lives. One curious aspect of this process is the paradox of change: my clients have the desire for growth and more often than not, there is a resistance that comes up in the face of change. It begs…
The Impact of Trauma on our Pursuit of Meaning & Purpose || By Kevin Culver LPCC
Trauma is inherently disruptive – it disrupts our lives, our relationships, and our sense of self, safety, and wholeness. For this post, I want to focus on the ways trauma impacts our lives and how therapy can help get us back on track. The wide-spread impact of trauma Trauma occurs when one is exposed to…
Spirituality in Daily Life: Reject the box—not the Mystery! || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards MA
Spirituality—no one institution or religious practice owns its definition. In previous blogs, I have said it seems to imply: 1 – Staying present to your current experience: basically, HOW is your NOW? Your NOW holds valuable information. 2 – A space where we experience Oneness with the Universe, Divine, Higher Consciousness, Gaia, Brahman, Ultimate Reality,…
How to Accompany Ourselves and Others in Grief || By Catherine Dockery, MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
Feeling grief was impossible for me most of my life. I grew up in the middle of a very large family, My mom had absolutely no capacity to hold her own grief nor to recognize or welcome mine. I learned really quickly to be strong, to be independent and not too needy. In order to…
Sensory Sensitivity: Discovering What Sensory Sensitivity Looks Like Newly Diagnosed || By Deanna Edwards, ACP Intern at People House
“My senses are just a bit more sensitive than most people’s. It’s like living in a world where you’re wearing glasses with the wrong prescription. Everything’s a bit off.” – Temple Grandin Recently, I’ve been exploring a fascinating topic during my therapy sessions: sensory sensitivity. It’s where individuals have a heightened awareness and responsiveness to…
The opinions expressed by the guest bloggers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of People House. The content provided through the People House website and blogs are for informational purposes only. Should you decide to take action in real life based on this information that is your own responsibility and choice.
The opinions expressed by the guest bloggers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of People House. The content provided through the People House website and blogs are for informational purposes only. Should you decide to take action in real life based on this information that is your own responsibility and choice.
