by Lauren | Apr 18, 2020 | Anxiety, Self-care
Tame Anxiety with Gratitude A common theme in mental health right now is anxiety. Our friends over at Restoring Connections Counseling Center put together this video to remind us how important gratitude is Gratitude helps us combat our anxiety and focuses us on...
by Lauren | Jan 18, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Self-care
Surviving your Newsfeed We’ve all experienced it. You’re scrolling on Instagram and you see a controversial post from a friend that surprises you. You’ve become curious and scrolled through the comments. It shocks you to see the strong opinions that others are...
by Lauren | Nov 9, 2019 | Anxiety, Self-care
How to Say No (without sounding mean) We frequently see folks at LMV Counseling who are kind-hearted and giving people. They are the folks that will give until they are dog tired. It is very difficult often for some people to tell others “no.” Sometimes it feels...
by Lauren | Oct 11, 2019 | Anxiety, Therapy
How to Help After a Traumatic Event Life happens. Scary and upsetting events happen. As loving friends and family members, you want to help those in your life that have been exposed to a traumatic event and may worry about post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s okay...
by Lauren | Oct 4, 2019 | Anxiety, Mindfulness, Self-care, Stress Management, Therapy
Scary and upsetting events are bound to happen in our lives. However, after an extraordinary event your mind and body learn new ways to react. You are meant for survival and we have biological structures to help predicting potentially dangerous situations based on...
by Lauren | Apr 20, 2019 | Anxiety, Self-care, Stress Management
Is anxiety a physical experience? Anxiety activates our a branch of our nervous system, called the sympathetic branch. The sympathetic branch is better known as the fight or flight response. When we are faced with a threat, our bodies will either fight the threat,...
