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Model Railroad Scenery, Coffee, Earl Klugh, and a Sunlight Therapy Lamp

I have to admit, even though I don't want to, this winter darkness has not had as much of a detrimental effect on my mental state as in other years. At least it doesn't seem so. But winter isn't over. There is another hype-filled round of snowpocalyptic prognostications beginning to fill the air, even as …

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Hot Coffee Conversation: “Heck Yeah, I Like Myself!”

As a middle school counselor, I had many opportunities to speak with students about things bothering them. It certainly wasn't all troublesome topics, there were many happy moments when great success had students beaming with pride. Bullying was a common thread in discussions about student life. We did our best to provide an atmosphere in …

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Hot Coffee Conversation: “You Shouldn’t Feel That Way”

No matter what you're talking about, they always turn the conversation around so it's about them instead of you. Have you met those people? It doesn't matter what you're going through, trying to share your heart, you walk away thinking, "Did they hear anything I said?" Probably not. You can be in pain, obviously hurting, …

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Therapy Thoughts for a Friday: Getting Yourself Moving in the Morning

I'm not a morning person. I don't mind waking up, but mornings are the lowest part of my mental day. Morning is when I feel discouraged. Have you ever considered the word discouraged? Dis-couraged. It means to have your courage removed, or to be separate from your courage. How much courage does it take to …

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