Tag: neuroscience
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STOPP and Take Time for Emotional Regulation
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Wow! The world is emotionally charged lately! Am I right? If you amongst the many who are trying to avoid the hard emotions that the current state of the world is sharing, maybe it’s time to learn how to not just feel the emotions but regulate them. What is…
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Seasonal Affective Disorder: The Reason for the Feeling
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC If you live in the northern hemisphere, you know what time of year it is. That’s right, it’s winter! Cold temperatures, snow, and the lack of sunlight are all Hallmarks of this time of year. Along with fabulous road conditions, cold and flu season, and arguing who’s turn it…
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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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Healing Emotional Pain and Inflammation
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Many people have experienced some sort of physical pain. Whether it be a dull achy pain that often accompanies arthritis, or a sharp and stabbing pain that comes from an immediate injury, you know you are experiencing something you would prefer not to. But when it comes to emotional…
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Changing Summertime SAD
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Summertime can bring more than sunshine 5% of adults report symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) during the summer months ( Gökbayrak, 2022). SAD includes:– loss of motivation to complete tasks– losing interest in social gatherings and activities– changes in appetite– feeling exhausted for no reason In this post,…
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The brain and mental health: a basic breakdown (literally and figuratively)
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This (first) post from That Darn Amygdala was published on March 27, 2021. To help provide you with the most up-to-date information, this post has been updated. Enjoy! The statistic still shocks me: “1 out of 4 adults struggle with at least one mental health disorder at any given…
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How to Find a Therapist That Works
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC How do you know you and your therapist is a good fit for one another? This question, I feel, is the one thing that stops therapy in its tracks before it even starts. In this post, I want to go over how to find a therapist, how you will…
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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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So Why Don’t People Go to Therapy?
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Let’s be real. Mental health therapy has been stigmatized for a very long time. There are so many myths, lies, and secrecy shrouding this awesome resource. I think it is time to break those beliefs down. You guys have asked for it, so I’m giving it to you. This…