by bswyers | Dec 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC During the holiday season there is often an increase in stress and anxiety. Often it is around buying gifts, making the holidays feel “magical”, the outcome of overspending, going into debt, and/or the emotions that come up if gifts cannot...
by bswyers | Oct 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC Over the last 20 years Felitti and colleagues have been studying the effect of trauma on children and how it impacts their lifespan, and created the ACE questionnaire. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that...
by bswyers | Oct 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC I live in the St. Louis area, and have seen someone’s t-shirt read “I have OCD obsessive cardinals disorder.” This is just one example of how a serious mental illness is used in a joking manner. Other examples include: “I’m so OCD”...
by bswyers | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC On a recent road trip I listened to “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauer. I highly recommend this book, and even more so the audio version. To hear the Zauner’s voice makes the story all the more personal, and you get to hear the correct...
by bswyers | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC Labor day is the unofficial end of summer, and is usually spent soaking up the sun at the pool or on a patio eating a hot dog – but why does the holiday exist? On June 28, 1894 Labor Day was signed into law during the industrial revolution...
