Read This if You Have Strong Feelings: Grounding Skills
Life is full of big, overwhelming feelings. We get in fights with our romantic partners. We get stuck behind terribly slow drivers. We...
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jennrip
- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
From a Trauma Survivor to Trauma Survivors
Hey, friend. I’m glad you’re here. You may have clicked on this blog because you saw something you can relate to. Maybe you clicked on...
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jennrip
- Jun 5, 2022
- 4 min
“I’m Exhausted” - Navigating Difficult Conversations about Race
Clicking through the channels, I see varying headlines with the same message- another person of color (POC) gone. I immediately...
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jennrip
- Jun 4, 2022
- 5 min
Freedom From Being Believed: Gaslighting
Have you ever had someone call you “too sensitive” or “crazy”? Has your recollection of events been questioned, yet you feel sure you’re...
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jennrip
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
Creative Outlets for Messy Emotions
Throughout my life, I have often struggled to use words to express my true feelings. Sometimes I simply couldn’t find the right words to...
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jennrip
- May 12, 2022
- 5 min
My Pain Journey, Your Pain Journey
October 13th, 2018. I remember that day (ironically) clearer than I could ever imagine. Opening my eyes to welcome the morning light, I...
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jennrip
- May 12, 2022
- 3 min
Grieving The “What Could Have Been”
Disclaimer: The content of this blog may be triggering as it discusses miscarriage or pregnancy loss. Please proceed with caution. About...
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shayhat
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Academic Burnout
If you are a student and you are experiencing insomnia, fatigue, increased irritability, lack of confidence, lack of inspiration and...
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shayhat
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Sacrifice: Who do I want to become?
Have you ever read about sacrifice in the Bible or watched Stannis Baratheon as he was about to sacrifice his daughter to the Lord of...
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shayhat
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Controlling What We Can Control
Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a cycle of circumstances where you feel like you’re losing control? The bills are piling up...
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shayhat
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Being Both
Have you ever felt torn when trying to make a decision? Our current society is extremely supportive of making choices. You can choose to...
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shawles
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Psychological Flexibility
Psychological flexibility--that’s a lot of syllables. At first glance, this phrase may seem to be just more psychobabble jargon. However,...
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shawles
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Stressed Out? Settle Down for Some Self-Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected many people’s lives with extra stress. Most of us are already dealing with stress from work, school,...
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shawles
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
Listen and Be Heard
COVID-19 has impacted the world in many ways. People have been living in a bubble for much longer than expected at this point. We are all...
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shawles
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
The Glass is...
Reflecting back on when this global pandemic first reached these United States, I was hoping that it passes quickly, or not stop at all. ...
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shawles
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
Hectic Holiday Haze
As we find ourselves in the midst of the hectic holiday season, many of us are probably experiencing a mix of emotions. This is...
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shawles
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
Life and Direction
While there seems to be a lot of things that I could complain about in this particular season of life, I have made a decision not to do...
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Jessica McCleese
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
They Are Us – A Call to Empathy
One of the things that seem to get lost as we navigate through this unique period in the nation’s history, or really at any given time,...
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Jessica McCleese
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
The New Normal
The first time I heard those words definitively spoken was a few weeks into the pandemic. The individual said that life as we know it...
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Jessica McCleese
- Jun 29, 2020
- 3 min
Stop and Smell the Roses
“Oxygen masks will drop down from above your seat. Place the mask over your mouth and nose, like this. Pull the strap to tighten it. If...
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