Inside Out & Lost and Confused

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 26 Dec, 2015
Watching the Disney PIXAR movie Inside Out, I was reminded of my work with children. They experience the world in such different ways than adults. Children have feelings and emotions that they may not understand and cannot put into words. To them, these feelings...
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Coping with Stress this Holiday Season

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 21 Dec, 2015
Everyone experiences stress from time to time. It’s part of normal life. Most people’s stress levels increase this time of year due to the added pressures that come with the holidays such as parties, gifting, decorations, and missing loved ones. When you factor in daily stressors...
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I’ll Stay Here this Year

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 16 Dec, 2015
Sometimes we can’t be with the ones we love for the holidays. Sometimes we aren’t invited to spend the holidays with the ones we love. Sometimes we just don’t want to go home. Whatever the reason (a lack of funds, a divorce/break-up, no time off...
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T.H.I.N.K.

  • By LECS Counselor
  • 11 Dec, 2015
Sigmund Freud believed that one of the primary explanations for human behavior could be attributed to the fear of death.  My favorite poem on the subject is called “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. It tells the story of a traveler who encounters the scattered...
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The Gift of Self-Care — The Personal Side

  • By Yolanda Brailey
  • 06 Dec, 2015
“And life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be.” Grandma Moses This quote came from a gratitude journal I have—one I try to write in at least once a week. I intentionally think of people and things in my life...
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The Gift of Self-Care — The Practical Side

  • By Yolanda Brailey
  • 01 Dec, 2015
I love this season. I really do. I love buying (and getting) gifts, parties, baking and all of the traditions my family celebrates year in and year out during the holidays. BUT, every year I find myself pretty well physically spent by the end...
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