Cocoa - Creighton Counseling

08/16/2024

Often times we are constantly on the go worried about everything else. As a result, we neglect taking the time for self-care. Here's a list of tips from Cocoa to assist in improving balance, peace, and self-love.

08/16/2024

Meet Ella: our additional support animal. Ella belongs to Dr. Bhatia and comes to campus several days a week. Ella & Cocoa aren't normally scheduled for the same days, but occasionally they are in office together.
Having a RUFF day or needing a little extra love, please stop by our office

03/22/2024

Hello furiends!! 🐾 Ella and I invite all of you to register for the second annual Out of the Darkness Walk! Come on walkies with us and show your support for su***de awareness🎗️💙 The event is April 13th!

03/13/2024

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY!
Emotional wellness tip comin at ya today 🙌. So a lot of times when we have a feeling, we judge it. Like “I feel sad, I SHOULDN’T feel sad, it’s so stupid!!🤦‍♀️” or “I feel upset, this SHOULDN’T bother me, whyyy am I so weird😣?!” Turns out, judgment actually tangles us up in our feels even MORE, ya know? Like now I’m not just sad, I’m angry that I’m sad or I’m not just upset, I’m annoyed that I’m upset. BUT COCOA, IS THERE ANOTHER WAYYYY🫨?? Oh yes girl. There is. Next time you have an uncomfy feeling:
1️⃣ notice it🕵️ & NAME it💡like “oh huh I notice my tight chest and racing thoughts, I’m feeling anxious right now.”
2️⃣ Then practice the OPPOSITE of judgment, try acceptance and validation 🩵 like “this feeling is not good OR bad, it just is, it comes & it goes, everyone feels anxious sometimes.”
3️⃣ Then keep moving on with your day, one paw in front of the other.
Takes practice 😎. 🐶💙🐾

02/19/2024

MINDFUL MONDAY from ✨Ella✨
I want to share with you some of my fav guided meditation apps👏💚! Now, you may be thinking🤔… “mindfulness doesn’t work” or “meditation just isn’t it for me” but suggests meditation is actually for everyone! As little as 5 minutes a day can improve sleep, focus, energy, and sense of calm🧘. You can use it as a daily practice or just as needed before bed💤😴, in a scary class🫣, before a difficult convo, or on exam day🙇. Give it a try???
1️⃣ TAO … you can register for free with your CU email!
2️⃣ … students get a 3-mo free trial with Prime
3️⃣ … student plan costs only $10/year
If you’re unsure where to start, try a Body Scan meditation or Box Breathing for quick relief. Comment below with any other great apps or meditations you use!! 🐶💙🐾

02/13/2024

MINDFUL MONDAY!
Love is in the air!💞💞💞 It’s Valentine’s time and you know what that means?! ✨SELF-LOVVVVEEEE✨! Yep yep yep. Now, may be thinking Valentine’s is alllll about the romance🌶️💃, but I’m telling you babe, it starts with love of self 🙌. Head over on Wednesday for my Self-Love soirée and see for yourself! And the unconditional love from me will just be an added bonus 💋🫶. 🐶💖🐾

02/12/2024

02/07/2024

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY!
Hello helloooo 👋🏼 I hope you are all having a good day!! And if you’re not, then... (1) I am sending you a virtual hug right NOW 💙 and (2) maybe you can pick an area of wellness to focus on this evening!
On this … what are you needing? Are you needing a social boost? Do you need to work up a sweat? Do you need some down time to yourself to recharge? Do you need to pick up a book or a hobby that’s been collecting dust? Do you need to scroll through cute doggo pics on insta? Yes, yes you do 😜
Remember, taking care of your wellness doesn’t have to be some GIANT activity or 🐘-sized task, it can be something small🐛 - your wellness can be improved in small actions over time. ✔️✔️✔️ 🐶💙🐾

01/31/2024

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY!
“Until we can receive with an open heart, we’re never really giving with an open heart. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help.” - Brene Brown
It’s not easy to ask for help. I GET IT🙋‍♀️I’M A DOG and I have to ask for help with most things... like, doors for instance. Asking for help can often feel like weakness or failure. But think about this for a sec: when your friend asks YOU for help, do you jump to thinking they’re weak or a failure? Maybe you do... (eek!) but hopefully you don’t, and you take a more compawssionate approach! Practice social wellness this week by giving and receiving help with an open heart.💞
🐶💙🐾

01/30/2024

📣 NEW OFFICE HOURS 📣 • • Hi furrends!! This semester’s office hours have changed a little bit. Make sure so save this post so you know when Ella and I will be out and about on campus! And remember to check out my story to see where we are and what fun things I’m doing that day! 🐾💙

01/23/2024

MINDFUL MONDAY!
Hello there furriend👋. I’m sure many of have felt a bit swept away by the first few weeks of the semester🌊🌊🌊. These weeks have been a bit clunky with the snow days and hectic with recruitment and well, COLDDD🥶. And you know what, it’s normal to forget how to take care of ourselves when when we get caught up in this tidal wave of change and productivity!! Totes normal. So my recommendation to you is to STOP✋NOW. And take stock🧐. How is this semester going so far?? What’s working and what’s not? If something isn’t working, how can you adjust sliiiightly? Did something work well for you in the past that maybe fell off the routine📝🎶🧘‍♀️? Is there some self care that used to help that you forgot about🛁💤🫂? You have more control steering your ship than maybe you think you do, compawsionately bring yourself back on course⛵️. 🐶💙🐾

01/08/2024

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! 📣
Free kisses all semester longgg!!! That’s it, that’s the announcement 🥰. Welcome back, Jays! I mished you!! I hope you are feeling ready to do the thing🤗
Now, I know some of you hoomans may be feelin super energized by the new year👏, motivated to reflect on your life, make big changes, or set intentions for where you ought to head 📈. AND I also know there are other hoomans who may feel exhausted by the holidays or sick of winter or just plain not ready to be back at it. Either way, you’re a normal hooman bean💗. Remember, January 1 is not some magical date🪄- you can always paws, reflect, and reset ANY day of the year. Sooo, I encourage you to tread compawssionately towards your goals my furriends, and if you fall short, let’s not throw the tennis ball out with the dish water. Let’s simply adjust - find smaller, more achievable steps! 🐶💙🐾