Responding First Counseling and Consulting

08/24/2023

https://www.healthline.com/health/cherophobia-causes-and-treatment

This is real!

What is cherophobia?Cherophobia is a phobia where a person has an irrational aversion to being happy. The term comes from the Greek word “chero,” which means “to rejoice.” When a person experiences cherophobia, they’re often afraid to participate in activities that many would characterize ...

06/15/2023

Some changes to caregiver group. Space is limited!

05/02/2023

01/30/2023

Is it Burnout or Moral Injury?

Fixing systems and cultivating resilience lead to flourishing for all.

01/07/2023

How are things going with your New Year goals?
Let me know how I can help!

12/29/2022

With the new year coming up-
Without having to 'set a goal', think about what something/s you might like to do differently. A goal might be temporary, you're looking for a change in lifestyle.
Jot some things down and think about some small steps it might take to get you there. Feel uncomfortable? Notice that discomfort and ask yourself what that stuckness is about and is that what's keeping you from moving forward...🤔
Enjoy and ~
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

12/24/2022

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/202212/how-to-cope-with-grief-during-the-holidays-and-new-year

Loss during the holidays can feel much more intense.

12/18/2022

Check on a friend ~

It doesn’t always look like darkness
Disheveled
Discombobulated
Sometimes it looks like dance
Like joy
Like syncopated rhythms
Like grace
Like choreography channelling
Ancestor’s dreams
Powerful
Successful
Enviable

Sometimes we get so good
At the act
At the entertainment
At wearing the mask
That we can fool ourselves
A little bit
Long enough for the public
To believe
That we
Have it all together
That the airbrush portrait
Is real
The Instagram smile
Is permanent
The the steps aren’t automatic
That happiness 24/7 isn’t toxic
But the truth is
Living is hard
Lonely is real
Grief is too heavy to hold
People don’t check
On the strong friends
The smiling friends
The dancing friends
The friends who look like
They are on top of the world
Looks are often liars
Hopelessness can grow
Like weeds in the most beautiful
Garden
It doesn’t always look like
Darkness
And it’s so hard to say the words
Out loud
“I need help
This is too much
I don’t want to try anymore”
Because we clap for stunning
Clap for the performance
And ignore those in pain
It doesn’t always look like darkness
Sometimes it just looks like
Our reflection
In the Mirror
Sometimes it’s just too hard
To stay in the light

If life feels like it is too much
to take one more step
let someone hold your hand while you walk
You aren’t alone
You aren’t the only one
I’ve had those thoughts too
You are not alone
I promise

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