Grief during the Holiday Season
Here we are again - the time of year when the weather gets cold, festive lights are hung, families come together to eat and celebrate...
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orendacounselingll
- Nov 7
- 3 min
How to Choose an Adoption Competent Therapist
Finding a therapist can be challenging - it can be even more challenging when you’re looking for someone who specializes in a niche like...
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orendacounselingll
- Oct 1
- 2 min
10 Ways to Connect with your Child
Play is one of the best way's that we can connect with our children and there are certain activities that are rich in attachment value....
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orendacounselingll
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Alternatives to ABA Therapy
ABA Therapy is a technique used for understanding and changing behavior using positive reinforcement and a behavior and consequence...
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orendacounselingll
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Top 5 Community Based Therapy Locations in Indianapolis
Indianapolis and the surrounding areas have some great locations to meet for community-based therapy. Many clients find the...
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orendacounselingll
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
What to Say When Reaching Out to a Therapist for the First Time.
You've found a therapist that you'd like to work with. Here is what to say when reaching out to a therapist for the first time.
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orendacounselingll
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
How Sleep Affects Mental Health
You can't function at your best and your brain is not working it's best, when you don't have adequate sleep. Sleep is important for many...
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orendacounselingll
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Five Therapist Recommended Kids Books.
Books are just one of the many tools that can be used in therapy sessions. Books to educate, books to relate to, books to teach. Books...
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orendacounselingll
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
What Netflix show "After Life" teaches us about the signs of suicide
** Spoiler alert** After Life follows comedian and actor, Ricky Gervais, as he plays a writer for a local newspaper, struggling to come...
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orendacounselingll
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
Sweat out your Anxiety and Depression.
I recently became a member of Hotworx - a fitness studio that combines exercise with Infared saunas. I enjoy it for many reasons - the...
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orendacounselingll
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
How our "Green Thumbs" helped our Mental Health during the pandemic
On this cold January evening, close to two years since the COVID 19 pandemic began, I repotted and watered my five plants, and I must say...
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orendacounselingll
- Dec 26, 2021
- 5 min
How to process grief during the holidays, according to poet Tracy K. Smith
Hokyoung Kim for NPR Editor's note: This story was originally published in December 2020. When I was a kid, I watched the winter holidays...
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orendacounselingll
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
Exposure to Morning Sunlight Profoundly Affects Mood, Health, and Nighttime Sleep
I didn’t pay attention much when my midwife first suggested to try and get our kids outside before noon in order to help them sleep at...
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orendacounselingll
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
My son and I open about mental health and addiction
We've worked with SO many parents who are watching their child struggle with mental health and addiction. We've listened as their kids...
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orendacounselingll
- Dec 26, 2021
- 7 min
Learning to Celebrate Neurodiversity in Mindfulness
BY SUE HUTTON OCTOBER 8, 2020 “When I’m told to focus on sensations of my breath, I feel like there is a noose wrapped around my neck,...
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orendacounselingll
- Dec 26, 2021
- 6 min
The Science of Trauma, Mindfulness, and PTSD
BY JENNIFER WOLKIN JUNE 15, 2016 If we were able to prove that individuals suffering from PTSD are experiencing reversible neurological...
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orendacounselingll
- Nov 7, 2021
- 3 min
Let this be your mantra: “Nothing new for now”
Nov 13, 2020/ Nora McInerny Lately my brain feels like a full sponge. There’s nothing else that could possibly be absorbed, and most...
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orendacounselingll
- Nov 7, 2021
- 6 min
How to drop the ball in your life without letting anyone down (including you)
Aug 2, 2021 / Tiffany Dufu Lisk Feng I used to be a person who was terrified of ever dropping the ball. In the US, the term “drop the...
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orendacounselingll
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
A New Way to Understand Shame.
One thing we can all agree on is how tough it feels to battle with Shame. We all have it, and we've all struggled to move past the...
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orendacounselingll
- Nov 7, 2021
- 4 min
The 7 types of rest that every person needs
Jan 6, 2021/ Saundra Dalton-Smith MD This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of...
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