Holistic Approach to Wellness and Well-being
Welcome to our Holistic Approach to Wellness and Well-being column, provided by the Bridging Harts Psychotherapy team. We offer our thoughts and viewpoints on life, family, therapy, and more.
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- Written by Bridging Harts Staff
Throughout my journey as a counselor, I’ve read many self-help books, memoirs, and mental health related books that have brought insight, encouraged me, challenged me, and soothed me through stories I could relate to on many levels. I’ve narrowed these books down to three that are my top ‘must...
- Written by Bridging Harts Staff
Are you a parent whose child has just been diagnosed with anxiety or depression? Do you work in a school where you have a student who has anxiety? You may not know what exactly to say to this kiddo. You don’t want to invalidate them, but you may also not really know what’s going on with them. So...
- Written by Bridging Harts Staff
Not sure what to read this summer? Here’s some recommendations from me to you! A little bit for everyone. Click on the title to go to Amazon! For the 20-something:• The Defining Decade by Meg Jay, PhD—a great tool for fellow 20-somethings trying to figure out what to do with life. This book...
- Written by Bridging Harts Staff
You may have heard the word boundary before, as it’s become quite a buzz word over the past 2-3 years. If you google “what are boundaries?”, the first thing you’ll get is this definition: A boundary is an imaginary line that separates me from you. They separate your physical space, your...
- Written by Bridging Harts Staff
The Brain on Video Games Have you ever noticed that your child responds differently to you when they are playing games on their tablet or console, or even after they have stopped playing? Your child might seem more irritable, less cooperative, or refuse to stop playing the game. Why does this...
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What is branding? Well, to brand yourself basically means to use your uniqueness to set yourself apart from others. But why is it important for networking? Surely I need to have a job or a title to “brand myself”? Au contraire. Branding can be done even now, while neck deep in a pandemic,...
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What is Attachment Style and Who Cares? You may have heard the term “Attachment Style” in therapy, or in pop culture, and wondered what it meant and why it’s important to you. It sounds like something babies and children have, but as an adult, aren’t we all just looking for relationships and...
- Written by Bridging Harts Staff
An Update on Bridging Harts March is becoming a tumultuous month for a lot of us. March 2020 brought us the global pandemic, with closures, virtual therapy, and uncertainty trailing us for months. Now, in March 2021, the snowstorm of February brought us a burst pipe which proceeded to flood our...