10 Tips on Coping with Anxiety and Stress
We all live such busy and stressful lives these days. At times this can feel like every day is pure survival. We forget the last time we felt truly happy and content. "Remember when I was a kid? That one time? That was nice." And symptoms of anxiety are present physically within our bodies. These include feeling nervous or tension for some people, and an increased heart rate for others.
Sunflower Counseling Reviews “Good Morning Monster” by Catherine Gildiner
What a title! I have always found case studies fascinating and greatly important in understanding how other people have journeyed through the world to find inner peace. This novel is from the perspective of a psychologist working through trauma with five of her most memorable patients. These five “heroes” as she refers to them - were able to find peace after their therapeutic treatment. These patients survived severe childhood abuse,
Book review of “Dopamine Nation”
Have you ever experienced the need to engage in a certain activity or behavior? Sometimes this can be really positive such as going to the gym or cleaning your house. However for some people this can look like something they might want to change or modify such as drinking too many beers or online shopping. Regardless of the activity or behavior they all have something in common - and that
Book Review – What Happened to you?, Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PHD and Oprah Winfrey
At Sunflower Counseling we make trauma-focused work an extremely important aspect of our practice. This is because we often have someone beginning counseling who is experiencing major depression or anxiety. And, as we begin the therapeutic process and develop a trusting therapeutic relationship, past trauma often begins to be uncovered. The person may have experienced past psychological or physical abuse and didn’t realize how it was affecting various aspects of
“Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” Book Review
Rating: 5 stars out of 5 We learn in "Mindset" that genetic ability is not the best measure of success and possibility. Our society focuses too much on this idea. This belief is the "fixed mindset". Fixed mindset ideas are when you hear people say things like: "He's a genius." "It comes naturally to her." "I win, you lose." "Either you got it or you don't." The fixed mindset
Online Counseling vs In Person
(Important note: This blog is not written by Marie Pettit! This is a blog which was submitted anonymously - from someone who lives here in the Missoula community. Thank you!) I wasn't sure what to think. I had been going to my counselor for dang-near a decade, and it just felt like I needed to be in that office. It was warm. She had all these cool trinkets. And I