The Resiliency Center, LLC

11/14/2025

There are so many great children's books about losing pets. Look to these books to help your child cope in the tough time after a loss. One of our favorites is, "I Miss You Every Day".

A Children's Book About Pet Loss

11/12/2025

“The final gift a dog gives its family is the lesson of loss. The knowledge that a story isn’t devalued by its ending. All that love still happens.”
— Myke Bartlett



📷 Dan Fador from Pixabay

11/10/2025

This Saturday, join us at our Schwenksville location!
Celebrating Gratitude: Community Event for Kids
Saturday 11/15, 10 am - 12 pm

Join children’s therapist Victoria (Tori) Leister for this fun family event at the Resiliency Center’s Schwenksville location. The focus is on building social-emotional skills, connecting, and having fun — all while celebrating the gratitude of the season. Our address is 1000 Gravel Pike STE 100, Schwenksville, PA 19473. No pre-registration is required, but feel free to reach out to Tori with any questions. She can be reached at vleistertherapy@gmail.com.

📷 Todd Willett from Pixabay

11/08/2025

Thank you to Vanessa Mortillo for guiding us through this month on the Resiliency Center's social media! She'll be sharing resources on grief, specifically the grief of losing a pet.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, one of Vanessa's specialties is working with people with autism. Vanessa is experienced in supporting individuals on the Autism Spectrum at all ages including preschool-aged youth to help them build skills necessary for thriving. For youth, she utilizes a Floortime-influenced play-based approach using your child’s natural interests to build connections, gain social skills, and reach developmental milestones.

Vanessa believes that therapy should be as fun, collaborative, and easily accessible as possible. Utilizing mindfulness, talk therapy, expressive arts, and play therapy modalities, she harnesses creativity and imagination in the service of growth and healing. She has worked with families and individuals from a variety of backgrounds and is committed to advancing equity and social justice in the therapeutic relationship and beyond.

Vanessa Mortillo, MA, LPCBy lvenart on November 4, 2021 in Counseling for Highly Sensitive Persons, Counseling for Individuals and Couples, Counseling with Autism Focus, family therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Play Therapy, Self Care ProgramVanessa Mortillo, LPCVanessa Mortillo is Licensed Prof...

11/06/2025

Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is so difficult. Find resources to get you through this grief in our November newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/theresiliencycenter/o8ds3o5znd-10981325

10/31/2025

Did you know today is World Lemur Day?! Celebrated on the last Friday of October, this special day celebrates Madagascar's unique and adorable primates. We are so inspired by the Founder of World Lemur Day, Jonah Ratsimbazafy. He has dedicated his life to save lemurs from extinction in his home country — inspiring young people in Madagascar and around the world to follow his footsteps, learn about lemurs, and learn how they can protect this special species.

World Lemur Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday of October, and the World Lemur Festival is celebrated all October. In 2025, World Lemur Day will be celebrated on October 31. Find events to attend and resources to help you celebrate.

10/30/2025

10/29/2025

For more than twenty-five years, Your Money or Your Life has been considered the go-to book for taking back your life by changing your relationship with money.

9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Fully Revised and Updated for 2018

10/27/2025

“It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it’s your spending habits.”
— Chris A. Jaffe

Image by Anja from Pixabay

10/25/2025

In this 24-minute panel discussion, Prof Johannes Haushofer, Prof Matthew Johnson and Laura Peters from Rethink explore the links between money and mental health; specifically how interventions like cash transfers or universal basic income can help prevent or treat anxiety or depression.

What's the relationship between money and mental health? What impact can we have with cash transfers or universal basic income?In this 24-minute panel discus...

10/23/2025

“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”
— John C. Maxwell

Image by Alexa from Pixabay

10/21/2025

You’ve likely heard people say things like, “Money can’t buy happiness.” But, it’s no secret that money does affect your happiness to an extent. In this podcast, they discuss the link between your money and your mental health and share five strategies for addressing your financial and mental health.

Learn how to address your financial and mental health in this week’s Friday Fix, episode 98 of The Verywell Mind Podcast.