Edgebrook Counseling: Counseling and Anger Mgmt

01/04/2021

Coping during a pandemic: Stay Connected. Self-Care. Help Others.

Acknowledging, recognizing and acting on mental distress in these uncertain times is key to lessening the impact. Here are a few of our coping strategies to help those who may be experiencing mental health challenges during this health pandemic.

04/22/2019

Making time for self-care.

10/25/2018

"Recognizing that you always have a choice in how you respond—no matter how you feel—is at the heart of mastering emotion regulation. Responding appropriately is not about acting fake—it’s just keeping it together when you actually feel the opposite."

Regulate your emotions by venting to friends, journaling, exercising and meditating.

04/26/2018

Yes to dessert! Even more empirical support that dark chocolate relieves stress, improves memory and supports immunity! 🍫😄

New study shows there are new health benefits to eating dark chocolate.

01/31/2018

The Power of a Hug!
https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-02-03/the-health-benefits-of-hugging

07/31/2017

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318690.php

Two neuroscience experiments show that talking to yourself in the third person may help you to regain control of your emotions, with little cognitive cost.

04/26/2017

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/how-walking-in-nature-prevents-depression/397172/

A study finds that wild environments boost well-being by reducing obsessive, negative thoughts.

02/28/2017

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/21/515414558/as-they-dig-deeper-into-parenting-fathers-seek-community-support

More dads are getting involved with parenting, but the resources to help them are much slimmer than those available for moms.

12/03/2016

Need a useful tool for the holiday season? How about this simple meditation: "Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference."

10/03/2016

"Dinner is better when we eat together!"

Good for mind and body.

09/24/2016