By Lindsay Caldwell, Resident in Counseling This month’s article continues on from a previous post about women’s rights and access to healthcare related to abortion procedures. For part two, we will focus on issues related to advocacy and ethics. Advocating for reproductive rights and supporting those who need abortion care can be daunting. With the […]
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By Taylor Mann, Mental Health Counseling Intern Happy Pride Month! Every June we celebrate Pride Month as we celebrate our LGBTQ community! Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Pride Month in the month of June? During the earlymorning of June 28th of 1969, the Stonewall Uprising occurred. The Stonewall Inn was, and still is,
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By Elle Ryan, Mental Health Counseling Intern Within the past few years, we have heard mention of the holiday Juneteenth, as it was formally recognized as a federal holiday back in 2021 under the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Although some Americans are only just learning about the holiday, for many Black families and communities
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By Elle Ryan, BS, Mental Health Counseling Intern May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s discuss the stigma surrounding mental health in America. Mental health stigma refers to negative attitudes and lack of understanding about mental health conditions and treatment. Living with a mental health disorder is very similar to living with a chronic medical
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A 2022 study indicates that women tend to experience burnout more often than their male peers. The Exhaustion Gap was first coined from an online study based in the UK and US. Developed by the creative agency Berlin Cameron in partnership with Kantar, Luminary and Fair Play author Eve Rodsky, the study captured over 1,000
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By Lindsay Caldwell, MS, Resident in Counseling As part of National Women’s Month, Counseling Connect has been highlighting women’s issues on our blog. This article is part one of a mini-series that will focus on the topics of women’s health and bodily autonomy. Our practice is dedicated to advocating for human rights and social justice,
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March is dedicated celebrating women. International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. The earliest version of IWD began in 1908 when 15,000 women took part in a New York
By Elle Ryan, BS, Mental Health Counseling Intern February is Black History Month, an event that started in 1925 as “Negro History Week” by Carter G. Woodson, a Black author, editor, publisher and historian. Later, President Gerald Ford would officially recognize Black History Month in 1976, urging American citizens to “seize the opportunity to honor
by Lindsay Caldwell, MS, Resident in Counseling “CHORONZON: I am anti-life, the beast of judgement. I am the dark at the end of everything. The end of universes, Gods, worlds… of everything. And what will you be then, Dreamlord?”MORPHEUS: I am hope.”― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes Suicide is a devastating reality that
By Elle Ryan, BS, Mental Health Counseling Intern We’ve all heard the phrase, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but what exactly does resilience look like? Resilience is the process of overcoming the challenging experiences we face in life. We express resilience through our mental, emotional and behavioral flexibility necessary for making adjustments to
