Stoic Week 2020 Saturday, October 24th, 2020 Theme: Resilience Today’s theme and midday exercise reflected on resiliency training. Stoics believed that we could practice our way into being more resilient. They accomplished this by repeatedly facing that which brings up passions, either head on or through negative visualization. It works in a way to inoculate…
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Caring for a loved one with a mental or physical injury or illness is often a thankless job. Its exhausting, stressful, time consuming, frustrating, and draining. Often it’s not a job one chooses to do, but nevertheless, it needs to be done. And it’s often done with pride and love. While caregiving for a loved…
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Sisu can be understood as a characteristic, a spirit, an attitude, an approach, or a philosophy of life. What these descriptions all have in common is that they are enduring, consistent, and most of all, take daily practice to grow, manage, and develop over time. Sisu doesn’t develop out of grand accomplishments. It takes daily…
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Recently I was explaining sisu (pronounced see-sue) to a client and how it may be helpful to them in accomplishing their therapeutic goals and overcoming obstacles. I explained sisu as an “enduring strength of will” which helps one to overcome and succeed in the face of adversity by taking a challenge head on. This is…
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Pages: 225 Ideal Reader: Someone looking for a holistic practical approach to better mental health and overall well-being. Ideal Issues Addressed: Personal Growth Mild Anxiety & Depression Disconnecion from Nature Alternative coping strategies for mental health concerns to combine with therapy. Summary: This book provides a practical “guide” or suggestions to creating and having a…
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Heather is an Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who unites systemic therapy with philosophical concepts. She has interests in Couples therapy, Consensual Non-Monogamy, Veteran Couples/Caregivers/Family, Philosophical Counseling, Sex therapy, and how to live a good life. Learn more about her here
