Oak & Reed Clinical Services

I never saw this post that Natascha at Moon and Things made after she provided incredible brand development support for me! This was such a fun experience and I highly recommend! ♥️🌙

& that’s a wrap 🎞 spent the last fourteen days bringing the @oakandreedclinical brand vision to life through the meteor design intensive (full brand design + strategy // web design in just two weeks), and can I just say DREAMY 💫 this one definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone as I added a dark academia-inspired brand with philosophical & exploratory implications to the repertoire. one of my favorite things about what I do is expanding into the furthest reaches of my creativity, and this one definitely had me drawing upon my ‘theory of everything’ & henry thoreau inspo. we have two intensive slots left for the year— will you be one of them?

Look who is joining Oak & Reed!! BeCa Fisk, APC is wonderful and I’m thrilled to work with her! 😊😊

This comes up in session with my midlife adults all the time. The Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study is a massive longitudinal research project launched in 1995 and continuing on for decades to investigate health and well-being across the adult lifespan. Findings have deepened our understanding of midlife as a period not only of stress and challenge but also of growth, adaptation, and opportunity. Life satisfaction dips in midlife and rises again in older adulthood, often referred to as the “u curve.” (Blanchflower & Oswald, 2008). This midlife low point has been linked to cumulative stressors (career demands, caregiving, financial pressures, loss), but also to a phase of reassessment and realignment of values and goals.
Blanchflower, D. G., & Oswald, A. J. (2008). Is well-being U-shaped over the life cycle? Social Science & Medicine, 66(8), 1733–1749.
Lachman, M. E., Teshale, S., & Agrigoroaei, S. (2015). Midlife as a pivotal period in the life course: Balancing growth and decline at the crossroads of youth and old age. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 39(1), 20–31.
Ryff, C. D., et al. (2019). Psychological well-being and health: Contributions of the MIDUS national study. Annual Review of Psychology, 70, 141–166.

In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), life is often seen as ever-changing, unpredictable, and sometimes turbulent. Instead of struggling against the current of life or trying to control it, ACT encourages us to step into the flow with openness and curiosity. Through acceptance, we allow our thoughts and feelings to come and go without getting swept away by them. Through commitment to our values, we steer our actions with intention, even when our experiences are rough. In this way, ACT helps us move with the flow of life, rather than against it—finding freedom, presence, and purpose in the journey.

Exciting opportunity in a great location!

In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, life is often seen as force that is ever-changing, unpredictable, and sometimes turbulent. Instead of struggling against the current of life or trying to control it, ACT encourages us to step into the flow with openness and curiosity. Through acceptance, we allow our thoughts and feelings to come and go without getting swept away by them. Through commitment to our values, we steer our actions with intention, even when our experiences are rough. In this way, ACT helps us move with the current of life, rather than against it—finding freedom, presence, and purpose in the journey.

Exciting, rare opportunity!! Email me for more information!

I visited the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the last few weeks to provide a training for a residential adolescent program.

It is definitely that time of year when the leaves look tired of being green and are ready for a change 😊🍁🍂.

The training is fun. The focus on adolescence is a well known, thought provoking challenge. And, again, working with the team is a joy.

"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything." - William Shakespeare
Artist - Sean Lewis