Live & Grow Counseling

02/07/2022

So excited to share I have turned my gratitude worksheet into a journal! Available now on Amazon. Offering a more in-depth look into finding your inner peace.

5 Minute Gratitude Journal: Prompts to Help You Find Your Inner Peace

5 Minute Gratitude Journal: Prompts to Help You Find Your Inner Peace

12/02/2020

can be a really helpful tool for . It allows us to take a moment to pause and reflect. Now more than ever, with our world so ambivalent and hectic, this tool is so useful.

When I talk about journaling with my client’s, I typically leave it pretty open ended- often encouraging them to write in whatever style they choose, about whatever comes to mind. I believe this is a helpful journaling style because that is truly what it is all about. Simply allowing all of the thoughts running through your mind to become streamlined onto paper.

However, I was recently introduced to some of these prompts and I have found that they allow me to focus my energy. These prompts have allowed me to really center myself and even rid of old, unwanted thoughts and energy.

I encouraged you to journal every morning or every night. Keep your journal next to your bed. While you can journal on your phone or computer, I always find it most impactful to use old-fashioned pen and paper.

What are some helpful journaling tips you have found? Comment below!

Save this post and reference it when you journal next to help spark some inspiration!

#2020

10/08/2020

10/07/2020

Obviously is a top concern for most new parents. Often times, partners (or support systems) establish shifts at night so that at least one of you is able to sleep for some time.
Sometimes, new parents find themselves completely unable to fall asleep or stay asleep, even during their shift. They might be worried about their baby, concerned their partner isn’t doing the job well enough, nervous their may be an emergency, etc. They may just feel wired and just unable to calm their bodies down, despite how tired they actually are. This is a symptom of .
If you are experiencing this, please reach out for help. There are many therapists trained to help you! Also, meditation can be very helpful for sleep as well.

10/05/2020

I decided to lean into my emotions today and carve out a little space for myself. (Literally, I ran out the door in my work clothes and just allowed my feet to take me where they led.) I didn’t listen to music or a podcast, I didn’t stay on my phone or call a friend. I did a walking meditation and allowed myself to connect with my surroundings. Just 15 minutes. I wanted to just lay in bed but I knew I needed this more. It was such a healthy reset for me. .

10/01/2020

🎃 Pumpkin Patches
🍎 Apple Orchards
🍁 Playing in the leaves
☕️ PSL
🧣 Scarfs
🧥 Fall Fashion
🔥 Bon Fires

It’s officially season and I’m so here for it!

2020 has definitely thrown us for a loop. Knowing this winter ❄️ may be more challenging, I encourage you all to get outside and enjoy the crisp air while you can!

10/01/2020

Whether you’re the last of your friends to have a baby, the first of your friends to have a baby, have gotten into an argument or complete fight with a friend, all of this can contribute to perinatal mood disorders. Loss, no matter how big or small, is a difficult experience to go through. It may cause you to feel lonely or isolated. When you’re already going through so many changes involved in pregnancy and motherhood, a loss of a friendship can feel very heavy. This can greatly increase your anxiety or depression.

While some friendships come and go and other friendships fall into different seasons of life, I want you to know that it is very normal and common to experience this. Becoming a mom allows you to enter a new chapter in life and with that chapter comes great gains and even some losses.

What are ways you found friendships once becoming pregnant/a mom? Comment below!

09/29/2020

Are you pregnant or know someone who is? Share this post with them!

When I was pregnant, I remember hearing about how helpful it was to set up a care plan. However, I didn’t actually know what to even put on it! There are a million resources to prepare a pregnant mom for labor and delivery, but what about once baby actually comes??

This is a great tool that gives prompts for you and your support system a starting point to plan for once baby gets here!

Did you have a postpartum care plan? If so, what was on there? Comment below.

09/25/2020

As a new mom, you are often told to “get back to yourself after baby” or “find some ‘me time’ for yourself” or “go enjoy some self care!”

Well, as a new mom, myself, I don’t even know what that means?! I honestly don’t know who I am, post baby. I can barely remember who I was pre baby and the parts I do remember, I know I can’t do now (sleeping in past 7am... those were the days!) Not to mention, any sense of normalcy has been thrown out the window, thanks to ... It’s not like I can easily and freely go out and have a romantic date night at a restaurant with my partner or go shopping with my friends.

Honestly, I think it’s okay to not know who we are in this season of life. I think it’s important to lean into this unknown. I know that if I can build tolerance to the discomfort of this unknown, I can discover a deeper part of me that I may never have found otherwise.

09/24/2020

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Did you know that 1 in 5 to 7 women and 1 in 10 men suffer from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders? (Statistic provided by )

It’s so important to recognize the difference between “normal” pregnancy symptoms and postpartum depression symptoms. Mood disorders can occur during pregnancy as well as postpartum.

09/23/2020

Whether you are currently trying to work from home and handle virtual learning with your kiddos, traveling with no strings attached, dealing with grief and loss, or anything in between, please know, this too shall pass.

This approach to viewing life can be helpful when we may be feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

What season of life are you currently in?