Meditation doesn’t have to look like what you think it will. Open your mind to your own style and explore the ideas in this post.
Self-care
Judgment Comes Quickly
This is a guest post by Kristen Riordan (Schneider), grad intern, White Picket Fence Counseling Center. “We see the world not as it is, but as we are.” – Anais Nin If you’re like me, you try your best to be good to others, to think well of others,...
Open Your Mind to Meditation
I don’t have a perfect meditation practice and you’ll rarely find me sitting cross-legged or chanting. Yet I do have a regular spiritual practice that incorporates mindfulness and meditation. For example, I center myself each morning, and sometimes again in between clients or in between work and going home....
The Self-Care Benefits of Yoga, On and Off the Mat
The yoga-based therapy program at the White Picket Fence Foundation is a powerful combination of traditional yoga with a therapeutic approach that specifically addresses eating disorders and food addiction.
Two Ways to Quell Anxiety
This is a guest post by Kristen Riordan (Schneider), grad intern, White Picket Fence Counseling Center. When I was five years old, my dad married my stepmom. The entire week they were on their honeymoon, I was scared. I remember not being able to sleep. Why? I was worried...
The Five Love Languages, Applied to Self
By Kristen Riordan (Schneider), grad intern, White Picket Fence Counseling Center. Perhaps you’ve heard of the five love languages, first coined by Gary Chapman. The five love languages outline the ways we communicate love to others. Love languages can be applied to romantic partnerships, friendships, and family relationships. Yes,...
How to Calm a Wild Imagination
This is a guest post by Kristen Riordan (Schneider), grad intern, White Picket Fence Counseling Center. The imagination is a beautiful thing. We use our imaginations to dream up future events. We envision where we’ll go, with whom and when. We use the imagination to entertain us – to...
Embracing Flaws and Body Positivity
In our present society, it sometimes feels like we’re facing judgments over flaws and our bodies on a day-to-day basis. This is especially true on social media, where people are sharing intimately about themselves more than ever. This opens them up to scrutiny from people online and opens all...
How to Let Go and Move Forward
It seems like just yesterday that we were running to the stores in search of toilet paper and hand sanitizer in a frenzy of being told we were all going to be staying home for the next two weeks. It’s kind of interesting now looking back, isn’t it? Two...
Anxiety as a Continuum
As I speak to clients these days, there is one thing almost everyone is needing help with, and that’s managing anxiety. Of course, COVID has put a whole other layer on top of it and we even have a new name for it, “COVID anxiety.” When you think of...