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As we begin to list the things we’d like to do in order to improve ourselves in the coming year, seeking out therapy doesn’t seem to make the list as often as eating better and exercising more, [...]

After my mom died, my Christmas spirit was on life support for a long time. It was her time, and she made the most of it. Traditions were created, food was prepared, family and friends came [...]

Last week, while I was checking out at the grocery store, I overheard a cashier telling a co-worker about an interaction that she’d had with a customer, “I finally just walked away from her. I [...]

I’ve learned after over 20 years in administration and management (15 of those in medical offices) that there are layered nuances to every single interaction that you have with your [...]

Early intervention in and destigmatization of mental health is a benefit to every company in regards to increased productivity. The financial impact of workplace anxiety and stress accounts for [...]

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” [...]

Morning is when my gremlins thrive… You know what a gremlin is, right? Those adorable furry creatures with huge eyes and sweet little voices that speak an indiscernible language. Tiny “Ewok [...]

    I’m moving at the end of this month. In 16 days, to be exact. I’m upgrading to a gorgeous apartment right down the street from where I currently live. The new place checks all [...]

We are big believers in the mind/body connection at ARC. Any given day of the week, you can find our therapists educating their clients on the importance of utilizing things like meditation, [...]

I have been with Anxiety Resource Center for eight months now, (Time does fly when you’re having fun!) and I’m not exaggerating when I say that I’ve already learned so much about anxiety, it’s [...]

“Please be here,” my husband pleaded when I hung up the phone in tears. It was December of 1984, and we were living and teaching school in Vienna, Austria. It was the 2nd time I had spent [...]

“Stay in Your Own Lane” I first heard this phrase over 20 years ago when I was in my own therapy for anxiety.  My therapist would remind me that I would feel less stressed, and thus less anxious [...]

I love anxiety. I know that sounds crazy. Maybe it is, but I don’t care. I love it. When there’s an opportunity to delve deeper into it, I delve. I love reading about it, researching it, teaching [...]

Yes, it’s Anxiety……but it’s Reinterpreted It’s our belief rooted in science It’s knowing what you need when you need it It’s your reason for learning Becoming our reason for teaching you It’s [...]

“Mama, I want you to pick me up,” the 4-year-old voice whispered from behind the kitchen island. She had stopped cold at the doorway, frozen in ambivalence while her internal want to argued with [...]

I’ve been where you are.  I’ve failed a test even though I was adequately prepared. I’ve shied away from social activities because I felt nervous or afraid.  My mind has gone completely blank, my [...]

“Benign and in the bucket”. That seems to be the rally cry of Western medical providers who vow to treat what ails us. Whether it hurts, doesn’t work, or is cancerous, you fix it by taking it out [...]

Circa: Spring,1995. Fortunate enough to be celebrating our daughter’s high school graduation with friends in the Bahamas, we would tirelessly listen to Dave Matthews’ new CD, Under the Table and [...]

Oh my, I heard it again today while working with a client who is grieving after the care of and subsequent loss of both of her parents and her husband during the last 5 years. In tears, she said [...]

“Go outside and play” – it was one of those expressions that would slide out of my mom’s mouth frequently. But why? Was she just stressed out and needed a break from us five kids pulling at her. [...]