Melissa Symonds LPC

I don't have a lot of words right now, so I'm leaning into and sharing some of my favorite takeaway learning moments from the podcasts. Elizabeth Lesser nails this one. Listen to our conversation on at bit.ly/3kDMiRp

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How to Talk to your Children About Racism and Protesting This is a long read, but I appreciate your acknowledgement of how important this issue is in our communities across the United States. At Mighty Oaks, we believe we cannot serve one community, without advocating for all communities. While we advocate for all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of C...

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Rainbow Alliance Visit the post for more.

Did you know that victims in CT can file for a restraining order completely online during COVID-19? Our advocates are available to help you through the process and submit the application. You are not alone!

“Understanding the stages of grief is a start. But whenever I talk about the stages of grief, I have to remind people that the stages aren’t linear and may not happen in this order. It’s not a map but it provides some scaffolding for this unknown world. There’s denial, which we say a lot of early on: This virus won’t affect us. There’s anger: You’re making me stay home and taking away my activities. There’s bargaining: Okay, if I social distance for two weeks everything will be better, right? There’s sadness: I don’t know when this will end. And finally there’s Acceptance. This is happening; I have to figure out how to proceed.”

That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief The coronavirus pandemic has led to a collective loss of normalcy.

Be brave enough 6 Reasons Why Failure is Actually Good for You It can be difficult to get back up when it feels like life is constantly knocking us down. Blow after blow, we keep trying to trudge through our failed experiences to try and reach the moment of success. Each time we fail at a new venture, a new relatio...

A "Secret Kindness" Intervention for Working with Depression - NICABM Depression can rob our clients of the full, thriving lives we all hope for. And so often, a depressed client will avoid the very people, places, and activities that once gave them pleasure. In the video below, Steven Hayes, PhD describes a woman who suffered from both depression and anxiety. She sta...

The Neuroscience of Gratitude and Trauma Attempts to be positive do not expand your capacity to endure pain.