Tag: self-care
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Organization Tools That Work
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post contains affiliate links. When you click and purchase something from these links, I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions are put back into That Darn Amygdala so I can continue to bring you evidence-based mental health information. Thank you for supporting my…
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Finding Motivation When There is None
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post originally published on July 21, 2021 here at That Darn Amygdala. It has been updated to show the most accurate and up-to-date research Ahhh, motivation. Motivation seems to be something you have, or you don’t. Have you ever wondered why that is? To me, it feels like…
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Why Clutter Stresses Us Out
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Have you ever come home and felt stressed the moment you walk in the house? If you are like me, seeing the kid shoes everywhere, being unable to tell what socks on the floor are clean or dirty, and the tumbleweeds of dog hair (I swear I just swept…
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Why your Brain Needs a Routine
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post was originally published on May 21, 2021. It has been updated to reflect the most up-to-date, science-based information to better help you take control In a world that runs on caffeine and deadlines, we often overlook our routines. Sure, we may establish routines for our kids and…
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Sleeping with Anxiety-Induced Insomnia
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post contains affiliate links. When you click and purchase something from these links, I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions are put back into That Darn Amygdala so we can continue to bring you evidence-based mental health information. Thank you for supporting my…
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Identifying Anxiety Triggers
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Many of you are familiar with the principle of causation, right? You know, that crazy idea that there is an action that causes another action? We see it everyday in our lives: traffic causing us to be late, a red sock in with the whites in the laundry, making…
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Using Your Anxious Energy for Good
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC If you paid attention to last week’s post, anxiety has a way of screwing with your ability to show up the way you want to. Even in my professional life, my anxiety has aided in multiple distractions, projects, and lack of boundaries that allows my darn amygdala to say…
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Mooring Lines: Anchoring Your Darn Amygdala
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC I hate boats. No, like HATE boats. However, I have an extensive knowledge of them thanks to my boat loving, sea-going husband. During our 13 years of wedded bliss (and counting), I have learned a lot about boats. Heck, they have become some of my favorite analogies in session…
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Let’s Get Personal About My Mental Health
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC There is so much going on lately. The holiday season is gearing up, winter is starting to set in, on top of having a sick horse, multiple traumatic (and horrific) client cases at work, and just the rest of life. Needless to say, my mental health is starting to…
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Burnout and Why it is a Big Deal
By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC No different than toxic positivity, burnout is one of those words I’m hearing more and more in my private practice. When you look at all the stress going on in the world, it is no wonder the phrase, “feeling burnt to a crisp” is one I hear at least…