Posts by Clarity Counseling Center
Survival Tips for New Parents
People often say that being a parent is one of the hardest—and best—things they’ve ever done. I didn’t know how true this statement was until I became one myself. A quick google search will give you an endless amount of information on how to prepare for this new adventure: “must have” items, remedies for morning sickness, baby shower ideas, maternity outfits, baby name finders…the list goes on. With all this information at my fingertips, why do I often find myself asking, “Why didn’t anyone ever tell me this?”
Read MoreUnderstanding Anxious and Overwhelmed Teens
Who knows why teens do what they do? Not even they can answer that question. Notwithstanding, as the adults who interact with them—parents, teachers, therapists—we must try. Let us begin by examining the troubling trifecta robbing today’s teens of their happiness.
Read MoreDemystifying Mindfulness
Originally a concept rooted in Buddhism, mindfulness has become a common term in today’s society and pop culture, generally touted as a way to reduce stress and foster personal growth. Simply put, mindfulness is the act of living fully in the present, whatever that looks and feels like in that particular moment. This process allows us to redirect our thoughts away from the past and the future—where feelings such as anxiety and depression live—and to focus on the here and now.
Read MoreRelational Balance and the Gray Area
In the beginning, everything is great. You meet, you fall head over heels, and you want to spend every moment with this incredible, new individual. Next thing you know, it’s four years later, you’re married, and you avoid checking your cell phone because their might be a text from your spouse asking, “How was your day?”
Read MorePitfalls of the Student-Athlete
Though it’s been quite a few years since college—let’s just say somewhere between ten and twenty!—it seems like yesterday that I was juggling the various demands of both scholastics and athletics. At times, I managed to keep all the balls in the air, but more often I ended up dropping one or two, sometimes all of them.
Read MoreCouples Who Keep Love Alive Do These 3 Things
There are two types of relationships, Masters and Disasters. So, what makes a Master relationship? A master is a couple who after six years are still happy in their relationship, they are slower to become upset in disagreements, and they had an environment of trust and intimacy.
Read MoreThe Hidden Faces of Grief
When we think of grief, we generally think of the experience on has following a person’s death. Though grief is the emotional reaction following this type of loss, it can also be experienced following ANY type of loss.
Read More4 Reasons To Give Couples Therapy a Try
How do we fix problems in our relationships? We apply what we have learned from life, parents, friends, books, classes, and youtube can all be helpful resources for improving the quality of our relationships.
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