Peace and Perspective Counseling, LLC

04/26/2026

Healing is realizing that each new day is a step forward toward recovery. And even when we falter and we fall, as long as we don’t stop, we’re making progress on this journey.

04/26/2026

04/07/2026

Psychological health has giant impacts on physical health, but sometimes we’re not making the connection between what we’re being “taught” about aesthetics daily and how it contradicts true health and wellness.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/hourglass-syndrome-why-you-should-stop-sucking-in-your-stomach?fbclid=IwRlRTSARCNu1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe3w5OBxv38ln-6mLPFs9KUef7nQq33zQHCACDvfXtTTjW6m-H8J5EnTkGaJc_aem_gC_UEV22e1qFt16IwOTMjQ

Have you ever felt a little bit self-conscious about your stomach and tried to “suck it in” to appear thinner? But “stomach gripping,” as it’s called, can lead to health concerns.

04/05/2026

Do you feel a longing to be known that is not being met? If so, you are not alone, Arthur Brooks wrote in 2024: More than half of U.S. adults said in a 2018 poll that they always or sometimes felt that “no one knows them well.” But this longing to be known, Brooks says, often stems from the inattention we pay to those around us. https://theatln.tc/mQM6aLjP

The asymmetry between wanting to know others and being known by them is also known as “Poe syndrome,” a name attributed to the poet Edgar Allan Poe, who frequently wrote about his loneliness—yet, some evidence suggests, lacked interest in others. “Relationships require reciprocity,” Brooks explains. “If I don’t do the work to know you deeply, a relationship doesn’t form in which you will know me.” And Poe syndrome can be a vicious cycle: It gets worse when people are lonely to begin with.

Feeling isolated and lonely can make people more self-focused and less interested in others. But research suggests that a combination of active listening and mindfulness is central to improving the quality of relationships. To do so, there’s a simple solution: Proactively get to know people. “This trait does not come naturally to many of us,” Brooks writes, but one place to start is to be “persistently curious about others, ask questions, and listen to the answers.”

“I ask people a lot of questions about their life and their happiness. Invariably, what they tell me only brings up more things I want answers to,” Brooks continues. “By showing genuine curiosity about a person in this way, you might get a second date, repair a frayed marriage, or start a good friendship. You will also be on your way to being truly known yourself.”

Read more tips on how to foster meaningful conversations: https://theatln.tc/mQM6aLjP

04/05/2026

29.2K likes, 138 comments. “KAMALA WARNED US”

03/28/2026

Telling a trauma survivor who has been functionally on their own since they were a kid that they "have" to "reach out"' for "relational healing" disrespects & misunderstands their wound.

The only "have to" in trauma recovery is, we have to find a recovery path that works for us.

02/25/2026

We witness and hold so much grief ♥️💔

02/07/2026

Someone’s past history is not yours to be available for when it costs you peace.

Your time is valuable so to discount it will teach others that your time is accessible.

Stop making excuses for people who won’t leave victim mentality.

02/06/2026

This is an out of office alert. Please note: The office will be closed 2/11/26 -2/16/26. Services will resume on 2/17/26. If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency, please immediately outreach 911. If you are in need of support during these 5 days, please outreach 988 for mental health support in the state of Pennsylvania. Please refer to your intake paperwork for additional supports and resources that we established at the beginning of your services. I will respond to all messages and voicemails in the order received upon my return and thank you for your understanding in advance that it may take up to 48 hours for all non-emergency messages per policy. Please take good care of you in the interim!

02/05/2026

01/25/2026

Due to the extreme weather event, the physical office will be closed tomorrow, Monday 1/26/26. I am still offering Telehealth services tomorrow (barring any interruption to internet or electric services) and encourage everyone to stay safe and off the roads if at all possible! The physical office will remain closed until such time as road and weather conditions improve. If you have any questions, please do message or email. Take care!