Monday Motivation -CoronaVirus – Stay At Home

I’ve got to say this for sure. When we come out of this cloud so to speak and get back to a new “normal“ we should see a lot of the following from those who have been off from work, working from home or taking vacation during this time: *Decluttered and immaculately organized garages. 🧹Continue reading “Monday Motivation -CoronaVirus – Stay At Home”

Everything happens for a reason…..or does it?

“Everything happens for a reason.” Who coined this phrase? I have not done the research on this one. I used to say this to myself whenever good and bad things came my way in order to help me cope. Someone is in such extreme internal pain that they end their life by suicide. People areContinue reading “Everything happens for a reason…..or does it?”

Monday Motivation – Quarantined = Start New Habits

Every day I go to work I pray I do not get this virus. I know the severity of it if I do. Symptoms can come on quite quickly. I do not leave the social work office unless consulted to see a patient, go to the restroom or to the cafe to get food andContinue reading “Monday Motivation – Quarantined = Start New Habits”

Monday Motivation – Resilience and Change

I keeping reading where people want to “get this over with and go back to their real life”. I hate to break it to you but this is real life…in this moment. This is REALITY. Embrace it. Step back and relax and enjoy the time away from all the hustle and bustle because when weContinue reading “Monday Motivation – Resilience and Change”

Every Job Matters ….Including YOURS!!

The other day on the news someone was talking about the people who were going to lose hours and pay at their job because of the virus crisis we are facing and they mentioned people who “flip burgers“. This has been bothering me because people who perform this task DO A LOT MORE than justContinue reading “Every Job Matters ….Including YOURS!!”

Don’t Panic Amidst the Current Global Health Issue

As always, life can change in an instant. I hope throughout all of this we can now understand that we are all connected across the world in many ways through sickness and in health. On March 14, 2020 a Utah Jazz NBA basketball player tested positive for the new virus called COVID-19. I was watchingContinue reading “Don’t Panic Amidst the Current Global Health Issue”

Anxiety – Steroid Induced

Anxiety is Real. Real people experiencing Real symptoms. Anxiety can be a monster. It is present due to a number of reasons. It’s NOT all in your head. Understanding the origin of your particular anxiety is key to management and treatment. I’ve had anxiety rear it’s ugly head from two different sources two separate timesContinue reading “Anxiety – Steroid Induced”

Monday Motivation – Health or Wealth?

Would it surprise you at how many people come in to the emergency department that are suicidal who have very high stress jobs stating their medication (often multiple medications) for depression is not working? Hmmm….Maybe it’s the medications that don’t need to be changed ….maybe a change in environment would make a big difference. 🤷🏼‍♀️Continue reading “Monday Motivation – Health or Wealth?”

Rules of a Breakup

Holidays are over. Valentine’s Day is over. Spring is near. Relationship breakups happen all throughout the year and sometimes they occur more often after holidays or around holidays because these are stressful times. Experienced a break up? I certainly have over the years and this is what I discovered. I will share in hopes thatContinue reading “Rules of a Breakup”

Bullying – Proaction can Prevent Teen Suicides

Do not wait for any school to address the issue of bullying. Please, please, please……if your child or someone you know is being bullied at school, tell the school counselor and principal but it is a MUST that the ones being bullied get into therapy ASAP so they learn how to cope with bullies asContinue reading “Bullying – Proaction can Prevent Teen Suicides”