Nittany Psychology Center

02/25/2026

While we wait for the end of winter and the beginning of spring it is time to look forward. A time of planting seeds of hope and possibility. What are you planting in your garden?

02/18/2026

We are pushed to be productive all the time and that we must earn rest. This leads to us over functioning and burning out. When we are in these states we become numb and frazzled. So today we focus on resisting the push to always be productive by focusing on how to recognize our cues and needs.

02/05/2026

I watched Come See Me in the Good Light tonight. A documentary about the amazing poet Andrea Gibson and their wife Megan Falley. It is a glimpse into how the couple faced Andrea's cancer diagnosis, treatment, and the end of Andrea's life. Throughout you see how intuitive and connected Andrea is to their emotions and expressing them. Their poetry is a lifelong expression and ode to emotions and living. From coping with depression, coming out, finding love, and coping with heartbreak. Megan talks about her challenge to be present, recognizing and being scared of what happens when Andrea dies. In a scene prior to their last performance Andrea talks about how they don't ever fear their emotions but at that moment were afraid of the number of emotions they were feeling. After the performance, Andrea is crying and Megan hugs them and asks if the tears are tears of love. Andrea nods and leans into the embrace. Throughout the movie the role of talking about emotions and not being afraid of them is a core value of their family. When Andrea's ex's father dies and calls to say they don't think they can stay at the family house b/c of the grief. Andrea tells her just call everything you are experiencing love. That ability to be present through whatever you are feeling and to call it what it is is what we always work towards in therapy. Similarly, in a poem by Rumi called the Guest House the theme is to invite your emotions in good or bad. The feelings are there for a purpose and denying that emotion causes you to miss what the emotion is trying to teach you.

Fitting that as I watch the end, there is lightning outside and their last book of poetry is called You Better Be Lightning

Embrace every moment you have on this earth. Do what scares you, say how you feel, be who you are. You only have this one life. Live it to the fullest and never be afraid of your emotions, even if you feel outnumbered.

02/04/2026

02/02/2026

This ties quite well into the journal prompts about anger. What does this clip bring up for you?

01/29/2026

01/28/2026

Today we shift to grief and grieving. Similar to anger grief can be taboo. Something we don't always invite to be shared in the open. Yet we all grieve- from losing someone we love to witnessing terrible events to watching something we built come to an end.
"Grief changes shape, but it never end." Keanu Reeves

01/21/2026

Journal Prompt Wednesday. We continue journaling about anger and what our anger looks and feels like.

01/19/2026

Pause. Inhale slowly. Exhale gently. 💨

This is your reminder that you can slow things down and come back to yourself, even for a moment.

Breathing is a tool you can carry with you wherever you are.😌🤍

01/14/2026

Anger is an emotion we tend to avoid. We aren't supposed to get angry, loose control, or overtly display loud emotions. But we all get angry and recently anger is something many of us feel. So this week is about getting to know your anger and tending to it.

01/07/2026

Why are therapists so big on journaling? We love journaling because it is a good way to get the thoughts that are stuck in your head out of your head. It gives you a tangible place to look for patterns, to put down intrusive or stuck thoughts, and a good place to label the emotions your are feeling. So grab a journal, notebook, that pretty book that you have been saving for just the right thing and join Nittany Psychology Center for Journal Prompt Wednesdays. Each week I will provide something to get you started and you get do to explore it however works best for you.