Lynn Brooks, MFT

06/25/2024

06/10/2024

Monday Morning Smiles.

Many people, around 30%, will have an average smile rate of about 20 smiles per day. Less than 14% will have a smile rate of fewer than five miles per day. On the flip side, children smile at an average rate of 400 times a day.

Smiling may help:
Connection with others.
Reduce stress.
Improve your inmune system.
Improve your mood.
Relax your muscles.
Increase your feelings of pleasure.
Improve your quality of sleep.
Decrease your anxiety.
Help prevent depression.

An interesting article on smiling
The Psychological Study of Smiling – Association for Psychological Science – APS

06/03/2024

A interesting read if you or someone you know is going through alienation.

Is parental alienation valid, or a psychological manipulation of a child by one parent to undermine the targeted parent.

05/12/2024

Today, we celebrate all the amazing women who nurture, support and uplift us in our communities every day. Your resilience and love are the foundation of our nation.

History of Mother's Day
Mother's Day, a celebration with roots dating back to the early 20th century, pays homage to Anna Jarvis' mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, a peace activist who passed away in 1905.
The BBC reports that Jarvis initiated the tradition by purchasing 500 white carnations for a memorial service held in her hometown on the second anniversary of her mother's passing. Subsequently, Jarvis advocated for the official recognition of Mother's Day as a holiday in the United States.

04/05/2024

A client found this online and sent it to me to share. I’m not sure who deserves the credit.”

“It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn't heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats and trottd across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore's stick house. Inside the house was Eeyore.

"Hello Eeyore," said Pooh.

"Hello Pooh. Hello Piglet," said Eeyore, in a Glum Sounding Voice.

"We just thought we'd check in on you," said Piglet, "because we hadn't heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay."

Eeyore was silent for a moment. "Am I okay?" he asked, eventally. "Well, I don't know, to be honest. Are any of us really okay? That's what I ask myself. All I can tell you, Pooh and Piglet, is that right now I feel really rather Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. Which is why I haven't bothered you. Because you wouldn't want to waste your time hanging out with someone who is Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All, would you now."

Pooh glanced at Piglet, and Piglet glanced at Pooh, and they both setled, one on each side of Eeyore in his twig abode.

Eeyore looked at them in surprise. "What are you doing?"

"We're sitting here with you," said Pooh, "because we are your friends. And true friends don't care if someone is feeling Sad, or Alone, or Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. True friends are there for you anyway. And so here we are."

"Oh," said Eeyore. "Oh." And the three of them sat there in silence, and while Pooh and Piglet said nothing at all; somehow, almost imperceptibly, Eeyore started to feel a very tiny little bit better.

Because Pooh and Piglet were There.

No more; no less.

(A.A. Milne, E.H. Shepard)

This is National Su***de Prevention Week.

03/22/2024

This artist showcase is a unique one. The artist is 89 years young and has Parkinson’s disease. His amazing stroke Dr. encourages him to always keep his mind and hands busy. Hence, he spends many days painting, and completing puzzles.

The paintings are found to be upbeat, positive and inspiring in the therapy office. The art is a spinoff of Pointillism. The feedback from clients has been all positive and helps them feel good.

This special artist is my father, otherwise referred to most as Granddad.