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What is Toxic Positivity?
Have you ever been told, “Just think positively!”? This is what I like to call a “key-in-locked-chest” problem:
Melanie Sivley
Mar 12, 20254 min read
Mental Health Reset: Thriving Through the Winter-to-Spring Transition
As the snow begins to melt and the days grow longer, spring is just around the corner.
Melanie Sivley
Mar 3, 20254 min read
Navigating the Storm: A Guide to Maintaining Mental Well-being During College Final Exams
As the semester draws to a close, college students find themselves navigating the tumultuous waters of final exams. While the pressure to...
Melanie Sivley
Nov 21, 20243 min read
Navigating Mental Health as You Start College: A Freshman’s Guide
Starting college is a monumental life event, filled with excitement, opportunity, and, understandably, a fair bit of anxiety
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Aug 30, 20243 min read
5 Self-Care Strategies for Busy Schedules
You deserve to take care of yourself. Self-care can have incredible impacts on your mental health. While it may be easier to put everyone
Melanie Sivley
Aug 22, 20244 min read
What it Means to “sit” with your Feelings
“Sit with that feeling” is a common therapy phrase used as an invitation for clients to begin developing acceptance towards feelings
Melanie Sivley
Jul 22, 20242 min read
7 Ways to Navigate Difficult Body Image Days During the Summer
Society often promotes an idealized and unrealistic version of the "summer body."
Melanie Sivley
Jun 21, 20243 min read
5 ways to take care of YOU when school is out for the summer!
You just took your last final, submitted your last assignment, and said your goodbyes to your friends for the summer.
Melanie Sivley
May 17, 20243 min read
5 Ways to Support Yourself After Losing a Parent
The loss of a parent -- biological, adopted, or chosen -- is a profound and deeply individual experience.
Melanie Sivley
May 2, 20242 min read
A Quick Guide to Finding A Therapist
Beginning the journey to finding a therapist can seem daunting and overwhelming. Whether this is your first time considering therapy or
Melanie Sivley
Apr 2, 20242 min read
Honoring grief and coping with loss during 'Dia de Los Muertos'
‘Dia de los Muertos,’ or Day of the Dead, is a holiday which originated in Mexico and is celebrated across Latin America
Melanie Sivley
Nov 2, 20233 min read
The Lens of EMDR
"That's that therapy where you follow the therapist's fingers with your eyes, right?"
Melanie Sivley
Aug 1, 20232 min read
The Climate Café
Join us for a Climate Café Wednesday, July 12th, 7-8:30 (CT) pm online! Our very own Kate Maurer, LCPC will be facilitating with other...
Melanie Sivley
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Long Distance Relationships
Long Distance Relationships with tips and tricks on how to get through it.
Melanie Sivley
May 22, 20236 min read
Coping Strategies that Support a Quiet Ego
In a previous post, I introduced the concept of the quiet ego, a state of self-awareness and balanced concern for self and other that is...
Melanie Sivley
May 15, 20233 min read
Couples Connecting after COVID
Ways to connect with your partner after COVID and the impacts of the pandemic on relationships.
Melanie Sivley
May 2, 20233 min read
Coping Skills and Resources - Here are a few of my favorite things
Here are a few of my favorite things: Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown...
Melanie Sivley
Jan 12, 20233 min read
Coping with Holiday Expectation Stress
Some tips on how to cope with holiday expectation stress
Melanie Sivley
Dec 2, 20223 min read
Survivor of Suicide Day
November 19 marks International Survivors of Suicide Day, a day for those who have lost a loved one to suicide to remember and come together
Melanie Sivley
Nov 16, 20222 min read
A Conversation About Coping: With Hallie Pearson
As a recent college grad from Northwestern University, coping tips were never something I knew I needed before. I was a college athlete...
Melanie Sivley
Oct 20, 20227 min read
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