Relationships
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Writing a Tribute or Praise Poem
Eulogies provide an opportunity to reflect on a person’s life, sharing who they were and what they meant to us.…
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Play as Preventative Care At Any Age
“The opposite of play is not work—it’s depression.” — Brian Sutton Smith As a play therapist, I support young people…
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Restorative Practices and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Lessons in Empathy
Restorative Practice is a global movement used to build restorative communities and strengthen relationships. The practice has its roots in…
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Optimism Practice to Increase Happiness
Positive Psychology encourages us to engage in optimism practices in order to increase our happiness in everyday life. It is…
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Changing Seasons and Shifting Gears
It is nearly Labor Day already! How did another summer go by so fast, when just yesterday seemed like Memorial…
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Readjusting to Socializing
Coming out of a pandemic has been one of the most challenging transitions I have ever encountered. I constantly hear…
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Transforming Sorrow into Connection
“When we come from a place of love, everything shifts for us.” -Lama Palden Drolma A powerful tool I have…
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Open-Heartedness in a Time of Heartbreak
Facing my blank computer screen on March 7, 2022, I struggle to find words to adequately express my heartbreak at…
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Healing for Helpers
2022 March Newsletter: Healing for the Helpers Healing for Helpers by Vanessa Mortillo “My mother would say to me, ‘Look…
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How to Give Yourself Grace – and Move Forward
The times when we need grace the most are the times when we are least likely to give it to…
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Regret, Self-Blame, and Learning to Give Yourself Grace
December tends to be a time where we look back over the past year.…
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Children (The Inner Ocean #10)
a serpentine sand city with one young girl making adjustments and additions to a creation that must have required many…
