Phoenix Rising Counseling Services

09/30/2024

Greetings All,

It has been a while. Here is the calendar for October and a day early at that. That makes me Optimistic for the things to come in the rest of the month. It's OPTIMISTIC OCTOBER and we are looking at things from a more positive point of view. It is easy to see the gloom and doom when these are the things affecting us most often in our lives. School shootings, car accidents, loss of employment, evictions, health issues, trauma, all the hard things that life has to offer. But life also has hope, laughter, joy, friends and family, unexpected cards in the mail, the beauty of fall and all the coziness that comes with this month, and many other wonderful things to offer as well. This month is all about how we CHOOSE to view the things that life hands us. Do we place most of the emphasis on the hard things or do we allow the good things to bear more weight and more fruit in our lives. This month's calendar also comes with a daily challenge that you can choose to sign up for that will help you to look for the good in the people, places, and things around you. I have pasted the link below in the event that you are interested in taking the challenge. The calendar is also posted below. I hope this helps to brighten your month and allow you to see the greener grass growing on your side of the fence.

https://actionforhappiness.org/october-challenge

Warmest Regards,

Aundretta Wood, MSW, LCSW, CCATP-CA, CCTHP

Owner/Therapist

Phoenix Rising Counseling Services, LLC

Fax: (888) 705-0482

Cell: 912-581-2010

Email: aundretta.wood@phoenixrcs.org

06/06/2024

New Post: Fun and Educational Indoor Activities to Keep Kids Engaged

Activities Children Therapy Parenting June 6, 2024 By Patrick Wood 0 Comments Fun and Educational Indoor Activities to Keep Kids Engaged Image via Pexels   Fun and Educational Indoor Activities to Keep Kids Engaged Keeping children entertained and educated while indoors can be a challenging task, e...

05/31/2024

Greetings All,

June’s calendar is out and ON TIME 😊!!!! The focus for the month is on JOY. So many of us are struggling in our finances, our relationships, our families, our workplaces, or with not having employment. We are all struggling in some way in our lives and may be looking for just a little relief. While our external circumstances may not be the best and we may not feel happy all the time, true JOY should still abide. JOY is that internal knowing and peace that all will be well despite what our external circumstances may be. We may not exude happiness on the outside, but we can carry JOY with us on the inside and can choose to spread it to others. Despite JOY being internal, it may not always be a natural occurrence for many of us. We may have to work at capturing JOY and locking it into our hearts and spirits on a daily basis until this intention becomes a habit. Let this calendar be 30 days of intention where we all work to cultivate JOY for our lives and eventually help spread it to others. Over the next 30 days lets work to choose JOY.

I read these descriptions online and wanted to include them for you to consider:

Joy - A fruit of the Spirit. Comforting, content and full of peace. An enduring attitude of the heart and spirit.
Happiness - An outward expression of emotion connected to a moment. Fleeting in comparison to joy. Carried along like a scent on a breeze.
We pursue happiness but we choose joy.

Warmest Regards,

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Aundretta Wood, MSW, LCSW, CCATP-CA, CCTHP
Owner/Therapist
Phoenix Rising Counseling Services, LLC
Fax: (888) 705-0482
Cell: 912-581-2010
Email: aundretta.wood@phoenixrcs.org

04/20/2024

New Post: Pausing in a Pandemic

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04/19/2024

New Post: New You In the New Year!

Anxiety Depression Self-improvement Stress Wellness January 1, 2019By Aundretta Wood 0 Comments New You In the New Year! What can you do in the new year to improve your mental well-being?   While we may not all suffer with a clinical mental health disorder, mental health is very much a part of our ...

04/19/2024

New Post: Celebrities Chip Away at the STIGMA of Mental Illness

Confidence Individual Treatment Stigma Therapy November 26, 2018 By Patrick Wood 2,169 Comments Celebrities Chip Away at the STIGMA of Mental Illness If you have reached this blog post, you are either interested in celebrities, mental health/illness, or both. You may be wondering what in the world c...