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is created by Lynn Schlossberger, counselor, MA. LPC.
My hope is for this blog to be a quiet place for reflection and sharing in the midst of the journey. It can be a wild ride. Your comments are invited; we all become more interesting in the company of one another.I practice counseling online at Insight Counseling,
and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while meditating and drinking a great deal of coffee.-
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- Regrouping: what to do with yourself on the day after
- Repairing friendships that were casualties of the political season
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- Holding onto sanity, while keeping up with the news
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Tag Archives: stress
Honor our veterans. Tell them you’ll feel the same way if they get counseling.
Lots of stars and stripes are in view on days that honor veterans. Symbols of solidarity are powerful, and yet emotional support of a more personal kind may be more urgent right now. Nobody knows for sure how many military … Continue reading
Coping with jerks, five ways
Unless you live a solitary existence, there’s a decent chance you’ve had a run in with a jerk recently. The perp may have even been a loved one. Failing to show up for dinner, perhaps, or interrupting your heart-to-heart by … Continue reading
Three women and the powers that be
I have a great little story to share. Ingenuity sometimes wins. My new camera was scheduled to arrive yesterday. Online, I had tracked the progress of my package across the country: New Jersey, Memphis, Baton Rouge, local delivery truck. Suddenly, … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged communication, friendship, networking, nontraditional, relationships, social, stress, women
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Staying afloat: finger painted turtles, the kindness of strangers, and Hurricane Katrina
Five years have passed now since The Storm came ashore by New Orleans, and the surreal drama of Hurricane Katrina began to unfold. It is part of our folklore now. Louisiana people had gone through this many times before; that … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Mental health, Relationships, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged community, coping, Hurricane Katrina, relationships, remembrance, stress, trauma
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Peace, online: where do you find it?
One of the great ironies of our lives is that the more connected we are electronically, the more we love it and require it, and the more we take our stress everywhere we go. Our beloved electronic devices are always … Continue reading
Posted in Social media and life online
Tagged mental health, multitasking, oasis, online, overwhelmed, self care, social media, Spirituality, stress
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How to have a nervous breakdown
Stress getting to you? Humor is a powerful coping mechanism. Sometimes a dip into the outrageous is a great respite from the grind of everyday, or from an overwhelming burden we don’t know what to do with. Right now, with … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Mental health, Therapy
Tagged anxiety, depression, humor, mental health, mental illness, nervous breakdown, stereotype, stigma, stress, therapy, trauma
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