Tips for Healthy Living

• Process life's events and challenges with your therapist; this keeps you moving forward
• Move your body some every day
• Eat nourishing foods
• Surround yourself with support: church, neighbors, and/or friends
• Sleep on a regular schedule, 6-8 hours
• Do something relaxing and fun each day
• Spend time in journaling and introspection

Friendships support and strengthen our immune system function. There is no specific number of friendships we need, but the quality of the ones we have is important. Being a friend means making time for the person and investing effort in the process of friendship. Friends increase our sense of belonging and purpose.

We Gotta Laugh

A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat. "I'm the greatest hitter in the world," he announced. Then he tossed the ball in the air, swung, and missed. "Strike One!" he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. "Strike Two!" he cried. The boy paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed the ball, swung and missed.

"Wow!" he exclaimed. "I'm the greatest pitcher in the world!"

... and Dream!

You are more able to "live the life you've imagined*" when you work with your therapist to counter negative thinking. I can help you uncover the belief systems from your childhood that may be holding you back from your best life possible. Let's work on this together! Isn't it time?