Jennifer Kane, LCSW

09/20/2022

This is what happens at sunrise at the Garden of the Gods.

08/28/2022

08/28/2022

Va beach

08/11/2022

Hugs, chocolate, money. All important.

08/09/2022

Love is love and art is art and this is dog love art

08/09/2022

Healing starts with love. Dog love is a great place to start.

04/06/2022

Beautiful. Happy birthday to a very wise woman

10/28/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/well/mind/radical-acceptance-suffering.html?smid=url-share

Five ways to become more accepting of pain.

08/17/2021

A good current list of Colorado resources for mental health support.

Share these mental health resources to make sure everyone has a helping hand when they need it.

04/28/2021

Dormant implies waiting to flourish, not caught in a state of lethargy

The reason that so many of us feel like we’re languishing is that we are trying to flourish in terrible conditions.

04/22/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html?smid=url-share

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

10/09/2020

How magical to name these emotions, "real" words or not

Words can't describe* the joy I feel when I ran across John Koenig's Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows website, which is dedicated to coining new words that define specific types of sadness. Like the pain of realizing that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore (nodus tollens), the frus...

09/18/2020

My recent blog post on doing something about overdoing it.

As we enter another season of living with COVID-19, people try to shift their emotions and expectations accordingly. This can mean finding healthy ways to handle stress and uncertainty — like exercise, hobbies, meditation — as well as not-so-healthy escapes, like overeating or drinking too much,...

07/29/2020

I have a beautiful new website. Take a look!

Jennifer Kane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCWS) based in Denver, Colorado. Kane offers couples and individual psychotherapy. Online teletherapy and/or video sessions are also available.

07/23/2020

The brain naturally gravitates toward negative thoughts. Here are ways to steel yourself in rocky patches, from deep breathing to caring for others.

07/23/2020

It's not easy, but we're stronger than we think.

The brain naturally gravitates toward negative thoughts. Here are ways to steel yourself in rocky patches, from deep breathing to caring for others.

06/27/2020

A long but extremely valuable set of tools and suggestions to reduce anxiety.

Anxiety is at an all-time high right now, and there are valid reasons for concern. At the same time, most of us have more control over how we experience this moment, psychologically and emotionally, than we realize. There are many practical, accessible ways to reduce anxiety and move away from panic...

04/20/2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/smarter-living/coronavirus-relationship-advice.html?searchResultPosition=1

Coronavirus-related anxiety is real and causing serious damage to our partnerships. Here are some tips to ease the strain.