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Empowering individuals with psychoeducation surrounding the functions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the use of a trigger kit can assist clients who might benefit from regulating from the bottom-up.

Stigma surrounding mental illness may linger as the elephant in the room and negatively affect client outcomes if counselors don’t recognize and address it in session.

The lack of evidence-based research supporting somatic therapy raises skepticism among many clinicians, but for those who do use it with clients, the benefits are clear.

The fact that counselors are, by nature, helpers and are often willing to give freely of their time does not mean that they should be treated unfairly as a labor force.

Rather than labeling hesitant clients as “resistant,” counselors should check their assumptions, work to better understand the underlying reasons and barriers these clients face, and double down on unconditional positive regard.

Masculinity is not a monolith - there are many ways to embody and express manhood.

Many people spend their working lives dreaming of retirement, only to be blindsided by the social and emotional issues that may be awaiting them once they leave the job behind.

Individuals who discover a partner’s infidelity and deception must undertake a challenging journey to find healing for the mind, heart and soul.

When you are in the present moment, you are not waiting for the next moment to be fulfilling or happy.

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