Hope +Wellness Blog

little snippets of advice for everyday challenges many people share

Hope+Wellness 10/24/23 Hope+Wellness 10/24/23

How to Be Okay With Saying No

It can be hard to break out of a pattern where you feel like you can’t ever say no, even to honor your own boundaries. Here are some tips to help you feel comfortable and confident saying no.

Hope+Wellness 7/12/23 Hope+Wellness 7/12/23

What to Do When You’re Burned Out

Burnout leaves you feeling exhausted, depleted, and hopeless, which can make it harder to get started doing anything that will help you feel better. Coping with burnout doesn’t have to be complicated, though, and there are some simple steps you can take to start feeling better.

Hope+Wellness 4/17/23 Hope+Wellness 4/17/23

Are Your Boundaries Too Firm?

Think of them less like a fence surrounding and protecting you, and more like pillars holding up a structure. They are crucial to the stability of your relationship, but they leave space open for others to come in. And when a boundary is violated, it is less like the fence surrounding you has been smashed, leaving you completely vulnerable, and more like one of the pillars holding up the structure of your relationship has been damaged. The entire thing doesn’t have to come crumbling down if you can work to repair what was hurt.

Hope+Wellness 1/11/22 Hope+Wellness 1/11/22

Reaffirming Your Covid Boundaries

It’s natural for boundaries to shift and change over time, and it’s not a sign that the boundary isn’t working or hasn’t served you. But as time goes on, much of our lives change! Even if we don’t notice it, as it happens gradually day to day, we’ve changed a lot in a year. And as we change, we need to consider which of our habits and boundaries are serving us, and which we should let go of.

Hope+Wellness 11/29/21 Hope+Wellness 11/29/21

How to Gently Set Boundaries With Your Family

The heightened emotions of getting together with loved ones after so long apart can also raise expectations to an impossible level, which can be intimidating or like you’re set up to fail. If you’re finding yourself worried about how you’ll cope during the holidays with your loved ones, setting some boundaries beforehand may help things go a lot smoother.

Hope+Wellness 5/18/21 Hope+Wellness 5/18/21

Setting Boundaries: Why You Should & What to Say

While the boundaries you set might be clear and obvious to you, you’re a unique person! What makes sense to you might not be what makes sense to someone else. When you’ve decided on a boundary, make sure you communicate it to the relevant people so that everyone has the opportunity to honor the boundary.

Hope+Wellness is a mental health practice specializing in the treatment of depression, mood, stress, and anxiety in kids, teens, and adults. This is a blog about living well and finding meaning and purpose in the face of difficult challenges. This is a blog about finding hope.