Blue Sage Counseling and Wellness

05/18/2022

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01/21/2022

Ask yourself:

1) What do you need in your relationships?

2) What are you willing to accept?

Don’t overshare until you know the source is trusted. Practice standing your ground and staying through the end - when you start to get close to someone and feel the itch to run away...don’t. Stick around and stick it out and see what you can learn and if it needs to end, then end it completely.

01/19/2022

A great deal of our success in relationships—or lack thereof—can be explained by how we learned to relate to others throughout childhood as well as later in life.

01/16/2022

What to do to recover from :

1) Acknowledge you're experiencing burnout.

2) Create more - set working hours then shut it down at end of day, we have ultimate freedom but that's not such a good thing.

3) Create structure in your day.

4) Change or rearrange your work situation - quit or make your schedule work for you, say no to unnecessary meetings.

5) Try not to take it too personally -- we're all going through it.

6) Recognize the choices you do have.

7) Have - when your tank is full, give to others. When it is bare, seek support.

8) Practice mindfulness to regulate your nervous system, take wellness breaks.

9) Rethink the concept of - what are your reasons for being here? Why did you start this? helps to re-frame what's really going on.

10) Self-care - take care of body, mind, heart, soul, and work - decorate your space, take lunch breaks, exercise, journal, .

11) See a therapist.

01/16/2022

Things get tough sometimes, especially when trying to find your work-life balance. Practicing is a great way to regulate your nervous system. Secondly, don't forget to take breaks to avoid .

12/31/2021

Like so many, I have been working to embrace my struggles and am beginning to understand how they are a key to unlocking my strength. Perhaps this resonates with you in some way as well.

They say a new year is like a new chapter in life. Let's use this as an opportunity to write an amazing story...

12/16/2021

The holidays are typically a stressful time of year as is but when you’re dealing with the recent, or distant, loss of a loved one it can be particularly painful. Usually to no fault of their own, well-meaning friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances might have intentions of helping but sometimes the support they are offering is just not what you need. Below I discuss 11 ways to cope with grief during the holidays (that don't suck!)

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How to Support a Grieving Loved One | Part 2: https://youtu.be/DujsPEgEo_UThe holidays are typically a stressful time of year as is but when you’re dealing w...

12/10/2021

It's a good idea to know when you may need to seek additional help.

12/08/2021

No matter how out of control you might feel, you must know that you can change your arousal system and calm yourself. This will also give you a greater sense of self-control.

12/03/2021

We’re all human, and we’re all prone to error. Why not use this fundamental understanding to begin curating emotional safety within your relationship right now?

12/02/2021

Creating emotional safety within your is imperative both parties.

11/26/2021

Visualizing an interaction beforehand is a useful tool that allows you to keep control of a situation where you find yourself in a conversation or interaction that you're not exactly the most comfortable in. We've all been there, especially during the holidays, so I encourage you to visualize these encounters beforehand so you're better able to handle it in the moment.