Written by: Alexa Rives, MA, LPCC It can be difficult to initiate tasks at times, particularly those which feel uninteresting or overly challenging. If you ever find yourself asking “why can’t I just find the motivation?” then you might benefit from the information that follows. Time-management, and procrastination in turn, can oftentimes go hand-in-hand with […]
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The Real Struggle for Motivation
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025Sleep Hygiene – Don’t Forget to Rinse Your Brain!
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025Written by Alexa Rives, MA, LPCC Sleep is a necessary part of life, and yet our relationship to sleep may not always feel as natural as that truth implies. With a world filled with many distractions, strict routines and deadlines, it can feel easy to push sleep closer to the bottom of our priority lists […]
Read more...Holiday Stress to Holiday Success
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024Written by Jody Pierce, LCSW Executive Director, Pennock Center for Counseling All kinds of things can contribute to stress during the holiday season; our self-expectations and the expectations of others, the number of things to do, the financial burden, and the emotions that arise at this time of year. Here are some suggestions that may […]
Read more...Gratitude as a Practice
Wednesday, October 30th, 2024Written by Alexa Rives, MA, LPCC Staff Therapist, Pennock Center for Counseling With the annual reminder to practice gratitude nearing, we would like to provide our readers with the opportunity to explore ways to improve and increase gratitude throughout your life and your year – not just for the holidays. Practicing gratitude has the potential […]
Read more...Building Our Resiliency Muscle
Friday, October 4th, 2024Written by Jody Pierce, LCSW Executive Director, Pennock Center for Counseling We can’t avoid change, tough circumstances and life challenges. Change may be the one constant we can count on in life, but we can learn how to cope with change and tough times. A good word to describe effective coping is resilience.Resilience is coping […]
Read more...Healthy Movement: Healthy Mind
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024Written by Alexa Rives, MA, LPCC Staff Therapist, Pennock Center for Counseling The interplay between physical health and mental health has been a rising topic in both psychology and medicine, as it can help inform the ways individuals and systems promote healing for more holistic, healthful outcomes. Most recently, the way this has been studied […]
Read more...Mental Health Awareness Month
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024Written by Noemi Flores, MSW, SWC Taking care of our mental health is an act of self love. In this month of May where we focus on Mental Health Awareness, may we be reminded that our mental health is just as important as our physical health. Below are some recommendations to help you make a […]
Read more...You Don’t Have to Stress About Stress
Thursday, April 11th, 2024Written by Alexa Rives, MA, LPCC Stress – a universal truth that has kept us alive to this day and continues to serve its purpose of getting our attention. Each of us has stressors in our lives that require attention. Some stress may feel big. Some stress may feel small. Some might think they are […]
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2023Written by Jody Pierce, LCSW, ED The old adage, “just stop and smell the roses,” is really great advice as it turns out! Besides slowing us down if we’re harried or our thoughts are running wild, the idea of focusing on and appreciating nature uplifts us emotionally. Doing things that connect us to nature are […]
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