Posts tagged best houston counselor
The Power of Perspective and Gratitude

As we wrap a year like 2020, gratitude can seem like a stretch, perhaps especially for those among us who have faced grave loss. We have collectively been through some unprecedented and extremely challenging times over the last year. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired. I’m feeling the weight of all that humanity has experienced.

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Bearing Witness: Losing our Humanity in the Pandemic’s 2 Percent

We are collectively living through a once in a 3 or 4 generation phenomenon, a pandemic. It’s overwhelming to consciously know we are living in extraordinary times. The profoundness of this hits me in waves : how this will challenge us as communities and individuals, the social and economic disparities that it will (and has) so painfully revealed.

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Trauma and the Pandemic

If you have ever experienced a trauma, you are likely struggling during the pandemic. You might be wondering why you are experiencing panic, despair, anxiety, depression, etc. I want to let you know there is a reason you feel this way; your body is trying to protect you.

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Guilt Vs Shame

We have all felt guilt and shame before, but do you know the different between the two? Before attending a seminar on guilt, shame, and resilience, (given by Allison Marek LCSW, CDWF and inspired by Brené Brown’s research on shame, vulnerability and connection), I do not think that I would have been able to accurately describe the difference between guilt and shame. After the seminar I felt enlightened by what I had learned. Here is what I took away from it and I hope that you can take something away from it as well.

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