A Plea From Your Friendly Mental Health Therapist
I am a daughter. I am a friend. I am a sister, a boss lady, neighbor and a pet mom. I love cooking, laughing, learning and most things that are fuzzy. I tell you this because I want you to see me as a real human being. I need you to see me as a real human being...
Diet and Depression
Did you know that around 95% of a person’s serotonin (a neat little neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, sleep and appetite) is produced in their gastrointestinal tract? Yep that’s right-95%! You might be saying, “And why are we talking about...
Ongoing Loneliness
Loneliness and the other mental health issues that partner with it, have been the lead conversation with my grandmother recently. The first time we got to see each other, was probably about six months ago. This was after a long year of conversations through her...
Pride Month
As we move through Pride month, please don’t forget to support these wonderful local groups. The Urban Abbey https://www.theurbanabbey.org/ Heartland Pride Heartland Pride Homepage PFLAG Omaha http://pflag-omaha.org/ Black and Pink Home Queer Nebraska Youth...
The Everyday Mask
At this point, we all have a mask for every occasion. There is the mask for work, the one that stays in your purse or in your car, the one you wear after exercising and the one that always seems to be lost. I feel like I should probably frame my Artifact mask. I...
Stigma of Therapy
We all know that connecting with a therapist from time to time can be useful. While 2020 brought to light new and interesting conversations around mental health, I don’t know that it really helped diminish our stigma surrounding counseling. The worst part...
Morning Gratitude Exercise
If I haven’t mentioned it before I hate mornings. Literally for as long as I can remember I’ve dreaded waking up in the mornings. I can still feel anger seethe from my skin when I recall my dad flipping on my bedroom lights before my alarm clock had a...
Celebrating The All Female Staff
I was reminded of Healing Tree’s core values while in discussion with a friend over the weekend. Healing Tree has set out from day one to be a place of refuge for all walks of life while approaching therapy in a more neutral way to help decrease the...