Hope +Wellness Blog

little snippets of advice for everyday challenges many people share

Thanksgiving Survival Guide
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Thanksgiving Survival Guide

Thanksgiving is nearly here, and with that can come a lot of complicated emotions. If you’re feeling anxious about the upcoming holiday season, kicked off by Thanksgiving this week, you’re not alone. To help, we’ve gone through our blog to date and gathered up posts we think will help you get through this season.

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I Want to Start Therapy: What Do I Need to Know?
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I Want to Start Therapy: What Do I Need to Know?

Starting therapy can be overwhelming. How do you know therapy will be helpful? How do you find a therapist that’s right for you? What should you prepare for, in your first session? How much of therapy takes place in therapy, and how much work will you have to do outside of your one on one time? These are common questions, and we want to help you feel informed and prepared.

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What Parents Should Know About Teen Depression: A Compassionate Guide for Supporting Your Teen
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What Parents Should Know About Teen Depression: A Compassionate Guide for Supporting Your Teen

It’s a hard place to be, and the first thing to know is that you’re not alone. This is something lots of other parents have to manage, and while it can feel overwhelming, there are things you can do to help. Try to remind yourself that depression is treatable, so your teen won’t have to feel trapped in these feelings forever. 

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IMPROVE the Moment: Coping with Distress with DBT
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IMPROVE the Moment: Coping with Distress with DBT

Within Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) there’s something called distress tolerance skills. These skills, habits and practices are things we can learn within a supportive environment, and they can help us learn to tolerate and navigate through distress, rather than be taken over by it.  One of these skills is the IMPROVE the moment skill

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