Rise Up Mental Health Care

01/26/2026

The office will be closed Monday January 26th. Your provider will reach out to you to change to your appointment to telehealth.

01/20/2026

Happy Birthday Tamee!!

12/02/2025

If you have an appointment scheduled for today, your provider will be in touch to switch to telehealth or reschedule. Please be careful on the roads today.

11/10/2025

Your healing journey is as unique as your relationship with the one you lost. Grief isn’t linear, and everyone moves through it in their own way.

Join others who are also exploring their paths through grief at a event near you. Register at afsp.org/survivorday

10/03/2025

All ready for trick or treaters at the office with the help of Crown Floral pumpkin head candy dish

09/04/2025

It’s natural to wish for a life without tension, arguments, or setbacks. Many imagine peace as a world free of conflict altogether. But Gandhi reminds us of a deeper truth: “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.”

Conflict is part of being human. It shows up in relationships, at work, and even inside our own thoughts. Trying to avoid it completely often leads to more stress and disconnection. Real peace isn’t about running from difficulty—it’s about learning how to meet it with steadiness.

Coping doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine or ignoring what hurts. It means finding tools and practices that help carry the weight in healthier ways. Maybe that’s pausing before reacting, setting boundaries with compassion, or seeking support when the load feels too heavy to manage alone.

When someone learns to cope, conflict no longer feels like a constant threat. It becomes a teacher—an opportunity to grow, to listen, and to respond with intention rather than fear. That’s the kind of peace that lasts: not fragile silence, but resilience in the middle of life’s noise.

09/02/2025

In the middle of a difficult season, it can feel like pain or worry will last forever. The mind starts to believe that the moment someone is in is permanent, that there’s no way forward. But the old Persian proverb reminds us simply: “This too shall pass.”

These four words hold both comfort and perspective. Every storm eventually moves on. Feelings rise, fall, and shift. Circumstances change in ways we can’t always predict. Remembering this truth doesn’t erase the struggle, but it can loosen the heaviness of believing it will always be this way.

“This too shall pass” also speaks to joy and success. Even the brightest moments are fleeting, which is why they are worth noticing and savoring while they’re here. Nothing in life is fixed. Everything moves. That reminder can help people face challenges with patience and gratitude—and appreciate good days with deeper presence.

Mental health work often begins with accepting that both pain and joy are temporary. By holding onto the truth that things will not stay the same, people create space for hope, resilience, and gentleness with themselves in the present moment.

09/01/2025

Plans can be comforting. They give structure, direction, and a sense of control. But sometimes, life doesn’t follow the outline we’ve carefully written. In those moments, Mandy Hale’s words land gently: “You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.”

This isn’t about giving up or drifting aimlessly. It’s about softening the grip. When someone is overwhelmed, constantly calculating the next step, or worrying about every outcome, pausing to simply breathe can feel radical. Letting go doesn’t mean ignoring responsibility—it means allowing space for the unknown, and trusting that not every answer needs to be forced right now.

For many, this shift feels uncomfortable at first. The urge to control is strong. Yet often, clarity arrives in the moments when people step back and release the need for certainty. That’s where openness lives, where creativity flows, where healing begins.

Mental health is not about mastering every detail of the future. It’s also about learning to be present enough to breathe, to trust, and to allow life to unfold—even when the plan isn’t clear.

08/29/2025

Sometimes life feels like it’s spinning in a hundred directions at once—work deadlines, family stresses, unexpected setbacks. It’s easy to get caught up in all the things we can’t control. Marcus Aurelius said it best: “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

This reminder speaks to something many people forget in the middle of chaos: strength doesn’t come from controlling the world. It comes from noticing the space between what happens and how we respond. That space is where choice lives, and in that choice lies resilience.

A person may not be able to stop the storm outside, but they can decide how they want to meet it. Maybe it’s by slowing down, maybe it’s by reaching out for support, or maybe it’s by simply acknowledging the weight of the moment instead of pushing it away.

Mental health isn’t about perfection or constant calm. It’s about learning to come back to the mind, again and again, when life pulls in other directions. In that return, people discover strength that was there all along.

08/23/2025

07/18/2025

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." – Robert Louis Stevenson

There are days when the world feels heavy—when progress seems invisible and efforts appear to go unnoticed. It’s easy to measure worth by what is achieved in the moment: the tasks completed, goals reached, or accolades earned. But this quote invites a shift in perspective—one rooted not in outcomes, but in intention.

From a mental health standpoint, this is a powerful and freeing concept. Not every day will be productive in the traditional sense. Not every day will feel like a win. But that does not mean the day was without value.

Planting seeds can look like many things:
Reaching out to someone, even with just a kind word.
Taking a moment to breathe when stress begins to build.
Setting a boundary that prioritizes well-being.
Starting a journal entry to better understand your thoughts.
Choosing to rest, to recover, to simply be.

These small acts may not offer immediate results, but over time, they grow into something strong and deeply rooted. Healing, growth, and self-compassion are not linear paths—they are cultivated in quiet, persistent ways. On the days that feel like nothing is happening, something is. Foundations are being laid. Seeds are taking root.

Judging a day solely by its harvest can be disheartening. Some seasons yield abundance, others ask for patience. But every seed planted with care is a step forward, even when it’s not yet visible.

Let this be an encouragement to give yourself grace. To acknowledge your efforts even when they don't bear fruit right away. To trust that meaningful change often begins beneath the surface.

Keep planting—quietly, kindly, and consistently. The harvest will come. 🌾