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Blended families bring so much opportunity for us to expand our capacity for love, hope, and new family connections. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t sometimes challenges too. Stress, conflict, and disagreements can strain even the strongest of relationships without the right tools to navigate them. Luckily, counseling for blended families offers intentional support that teaches family members how to address challenges, cope with disagreements, and fight fair when conflict does show up. Therapy…

Sometimes, when talking about mental and physical health, we tend to think of them as individual and separate. However, science shows us that they are deeply interconnected. As such, when we experience trauma, more than just our inner world is affected. Today, we’ll talk more about the connection between trauma and physical health outcomes that can occur when that trauma remains unaddressed.    Trauma and the Mind/Body Connection   Trauma is more than just emotional;…

Stress is an inescapable part of life. Since we can’t always eliminate it or control how much stress we’re exposed to, we must focus on what we can control. How we respond to stress or cope with it can deeply impact our mental and emotional well-being. Our brain is wired to protect us and will often seek the fastest, simplest way to reduce discomfort and offload the effects of stress. However, some of these quick…