Miscellaneous – Tides Changing Therapy

The Best Kind of Resolution: Mental Health Resolutions

January 14, 2020 by Samantha Miller

I’m not one for resolutions. I believe we require less fixing and more accepting – less perfectionism and more good-enough – less criticism and more self-compassion. That being said, If I AM going to make a resolution, it is without a doubt going to be about my mental health! I wanted to share this Huffington Post article with you all, titled “20 Ways to be a Happier Person in 2020, According to Therapists” with you all because my dad loves …

Mental health in the last decade

January 13, 2020December 13, 2019 by Samantha Miller

Bring yourself back in time to 2010 and see for yourself how dramatically the tides have changed. The 2010’s have been a decade of great progress in recognizing the role of our mental and emotional health. Mental health was not positively portrayed in the schools, on the news or on scripted television. In this decade shows like “This is Us” and “You’re the Worst” showed us the truth about panic attacks, mental illness and suicide. Gen. Z reports a willingness …

The “being busy” buzz

January 13, 2020March 4, 2019 by Samantha Miller

Ask someone around you how they are doing and they are likely to answer without a second thought “busy”. People oftentimes act like being “busy” is an accomplishment, when really it is not sustainable. In my mind, being “busy” means being unorganized. When we are busy we are not present, you have to opt out of opportunities and you forget to invest in yourself. When you are so “busy” everything seems like it needs to be done, and it does …

New year: One Resolution

January 13, 2020January 2, 2019 by Samantha Miller

Treat yourself with respect. There are new year’s resolutions for just about any topic imaginable. Breaking bad habits, saving money, exercising more etc. You know the list I am talking about. The one that is likely on your phone, or on your notepad or at least in the back of your mind. The truth is resolutions are a TRAP. You cannot expect to change multiple parts of your life just because the date is different. The one resolution that I …