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Making New Year’s Resolutions Work for You
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC It is that time of year again! The old year is ending and we have aspirations for the upcoming year. Many people decide to use this as a starting point to create change in their life. Even with good intentions, up to 90% of people of people who set […]
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Gratitude: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
By Carissa Weber MA, LPC, CSAC If you follow me over at Facebook, you know I talk a lot about gratitude. For those of you that haven’t been following, you might be wondering why I am doing a post all about gratitude. In all honesty, gratitude is a very important topic to cover when it […]
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The Healing Power of Crying
By Carissa Weber, MA, LCP, CSAC The last month, I’ve talked a lot about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), multitasking mental health, and new coping strategies. But what happens when it is all too much? I’m going to talk about a very important human skill: crying. Crying is something we have all done at some point […]
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Multi-Tasking Mental Health and Life
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Fall is here. This means big things are starting to happen. Between kids going back to school, new sports and club meetings, cleaning up after the hectic summer (and figuring out a whole new schedule), life is about to get pretty busy. It is no secret that during this […]
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Coping with Stress While on the Go
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Things have been tough lately. Stress is running high, summer plans are in full swing, and it seems like you can’t slow down, despite how bad you want to. Today’s post is all about what you can do to help those stress levels while you are on the go. […]
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Mood Tracking and Mental Health
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Many of us enjoy seeing progress. Whether it is progress in projects, progress in physical stamina, or even progress in our jobs, progress is clear information that we are obviously doing something right. What about your mental health? Are you able to easily track the progress you make towards […]
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Why therapy hasn’t worked for you, yet
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC As we near the end of mental health awareness month, I have heard story upon story of when therapy hasn’t worked. “It didn’t do anything for me,” “all I got was homework,” “none of what the therapist said helped.” Has this ever been your experience with therapy? If so, […]
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Cultivating Mental Health
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This was a guest blog post I wrote for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. I am excited to share this blog post with you as our world’s agricultural families are facing a mental health crisis amongst new stressors and demands. Even if you […]
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April: The Everything Month
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC With Spring here, there seems to be a resurgence in new things. New grass, new allergies, and new things to be stressed about. This post is going to go over all the new and crazy things that are happening in the month of April. Trust me, there is a […]
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Happy Birthday That Darn Amygdala!
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC As of today, That Darn Amygdala has been up and running for one full year! How crazy is that? I started blogging in 2021 with an idea, but no clue how to translate that idea. After some research (and some winging it), That Darn Amygdala was born. The Idea […]