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April 5, 2021April 11, 2021
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Smell Your Way to Better Mental Health

Nature and Healing

The weather is starting to warm, and there are signs of spring outside. I went out to water my lilac yesterday and saw the first signs of tiny purple buds. I immediately smiled as I imagined that sweet smell that I look forward to every […]

March 15, 2021March 16, 2021
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How Owning a Pet Can Improve Mental Health

Nature and Healing

I turned off my alarm and rolled over. A wave of depression came over me. My usual restlessness had recently caused some upheaval in my life. And it seemed as though this pandemic would never end. “Why is it that I can’t just be still?” […]

February 23, 2021March 1, 2021
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The Connection Between Diet and Mental Health

Nature and Healing

“What are you eating?” I hear myself asking regularly. Not so much because I want to know what my students are eating. More because since school has gone remote, they are always eating during our sessions. My students usually respond to this question with a […]

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021
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Embracing Nature’s Rhythms Can Improve Mental Health

Nature and Healing

I recently decided to pay for a feng shui consultation. Having grown weary of trying to create change in my life, I decided to enlist some help in shifting the energy around my home. I asked the consultant to focus on blocking out urban noise […]

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021
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Houseplants Can Improve Mental Health

Nature and Healing

I decided to hang my philodendron plant in a different place, which may have been a mistake. The other day I realized that I had missed it when watering my other plants and I cringed as I looked at the now wilted plant filled with […]

January 17, 2021May 5, 2021
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How Natural Sounds Can Improve Mental Health

Nature and Healing

“What do you hear?” I ask my young clients. “What?” they respond. When we are working on grounding, and I ask them to tell me five things they see, they immediately respond. But then we move on to four things they can hear, and there […]

December 15, 2020January 2, 2021
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Why You Should Watch the Sunrise Every Day

Nature and Healing

I’m not a morning person. In fact, I love nothing more than staying all cozy in my bed in the mornings, especially when it’s cold outside. In fact, up until a few years ago I described myself as a night owl, often rolling my eyes […]

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020
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The Importance of Landscaping in Urban Environments

Nature and Healing

My favorite place to go as a child was my grandparents house. My grandmother, a fabulously nurturing woman, always had plenty of hugs to give out. And although my grandfather was arguably one of the most intimidating men most people have ever met, I loved […]

November 14, 2020November 18, 2020
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How to Embrace the Darkness and Learn to Slow Down

Nature and Healing

2020 has been quite a year so far and my optimism of one year ago seems very far away. At this time last year, I accepted a job and purchased a house just 30 miles south of my home town. Filled with excitement about reconnecting […]

October 23, 2020October 31, 2020
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How Clouds Can Help Us Meditate

Nature and Healing

One of my favorite things to do as a child was to lie down on our front lawn and look up at the clouds. For me, being outdoors staring up at the big blue sky, was one way to feel safe and calm. When I […]