How to Calm Your COVID Stress
By Pamela Willsey, LICSW, BCD, PCC A recent trend I’ve been seeing with several of my clients is stress from a mandated quarantine from a recent COVID exposure or positive…
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The Essential Piece You Need This Holiday Season
By Vanessa Calagna & Pam Willsey awe /ô/noun1. a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. With the winter holiday season in full swing, and the various decorations,…
5 Ways How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Close Relationships
Teach people how to treat you by letting them know what you’ll tolerate and what you won’t. Boundaries are the space between you and another person. Boundaries may include physical,…
Managing Your Mind During the Post-COVID Transition
Challenges are a part of life. In 2020 we saw a lifetime of challenges. So many of us are still coping with them, even as the end may be in…
What Do Bears Know That We Don’t?
Just be. Be here now. Be present. You’ve heard all of these phrases before. Perhaps you’ve even made previous attempts at being present. Maybe you’ve just brushed the phrases off as just…
4 Easy Ways On How to Be Present
What does it mean to “just be?” When I think of “just being,” I think of being here now, in the present moment. Being present is sitting with my feelings,…
Two Simple Ways to Fight Your Winter Blues
Does it feel like time is standing still? Time during the winter months is such a different construct for so many of us. I’m in the Northeast and our winters…
5 Steps to Managing the Annoying People
“They’re just so annoying.” It’s a phrase I hear so often from so many of my clients. Whether you work with teens or have one of your own, “annoying” is…
Navigating the Pandemic Holiday Season With Compassion
I’ve been working with a small group of clients on a project focusing on compassion, accepting what is and focusing on what we can control. Yesterday, a thought hit me…
The Powerful Practice of Shifting Your Thoughts & Accepting Reality
During a recent session with a client, we discussed a common, yet significant issue so many teens and emerging adults encounter: accepting her reality. In my client’s case, it was…