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About Last Friday Night... That Time I Met Jen Sincero!!

Terri K. Lankford, LPCS, NCC, LCAS

Dec 11, 2018
2 min

About Last Friday Night... That Time I Met Jen Sincero!!

I met Jen Sincero!!!!!! Who the heck is that?! You might ask... She's this lady who came into my life about 2.5 years ago at the urging of my then team. "You HAVE to read this book!" and so I did. And with that being my second personal development book ever started my journey down the PD rabbit hole. You see, It's CRAZY that I'd never picked up a book like this because I am a self proclaimed Book Nerd! I've been reading every since I (and my mom) can remember... But typical

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Terri K. Lankford, LPCS, NCC, LCAS

Oct 4, 2018
4 min

#HempToThrive Thursday... What is CBD?

I’ve been sitting on this post for awhile.... Why? Nope, Not because it’s a controversial topic. Because I had the whole post written WEEKS ago and I did that thing no one wants to happen... I accidentally deleted the WHOLE thing. Then, got mad at myself for not taking the proper steps to NOT have that happen. So here we go! C. B. D. Now some of you are says..... “huh? EFG?... LMNOP?... XYZ?” What’s with the letters Terri?! The rest of you know EXACTLY what I’m talking ab

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#MotivationMonday: Mindfulness... The How.

Niti Wade, LCSW

Apr 16, 2018
4 min

#MotivationMonday: Mindfulness... The How.

Picture this: It is the Spring of 1998. You are finishing out your sophomore year of college and you are currently in the passenger seat of your friend’s convertible driving down Wade Avenue. It is 4:07 in the late afternoon. The sun is shining brightly and the rays of it warm your skin. There isn’t a cloud to be seen in the beautiful Carolina blue sky. The slight cool breeze feels refreshing as it gently blows through your hair. The trees are in bloom and are rhythmically sw

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Mindfulness... Make the Time or Mock It?

Niti Wade, LCSW

Apr 9, 2018
4 min

Mindfulness... Make the Time or Mock It?

Does it ever feel like you struggle to find another person that’s heading down a similar path as yourself? Or that sometimes you just can’t connect on the same viewpoints, whether that be personally or professionally? Well, lemme tell ya! That happens SO much, and even in a field where we’re all supposed to be non-judgmental and compassionate!! I was wonderfully surprised when I met our Featured Guest for this month’s blog posts nearly a year ago as I continued on my quest f

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Money Honey : Setting Intentions Series Part II

Terri K. Lankford, LPC, NCC, LCAS

Mar 12, 2018
5 min

Money Honey : Setting Intentions Series Part II

I hope you all enjoyed the knowledge and habit building tips from last week on Hydration! As we keep digging into this series of the Top 4 intentions that I see benefit my clients when they SHOW UP for themselves and follow through, we’re diving straight into …. Our FINANCES. So you have big plans of not having to work one day… or of that dream vacation… or simply growing your family? Maybe you just have small plans next week of going out for dinner with friends, taking you

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Terri K. Lankford, LPC, NCC, LCAS

Feb 1, 2018
4 min

How To Get Your Goals On TRACK

February One. Ever look down at your calendar or have to write the date after a long weekend off from working and wonder… Where has the month ran off to so quickly? Yeah, me too. What about those #goals, or better yet, Intentions, you set back at the beginning of January? How are those going for you? If you’re of the majority of folks, you probably fall in one of three categories: (1) still plugging away, (2) teetering on the edge of still doing it “sometimes”, or (3) you’

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Routine… Ruin Everything OR Rule The World?

Terri K. Lankford, LPC, NCC, LCAS

Dec 22, 2017
4 min

Routine… Ruin Everything OR Rule The World?

There seems to be two major types of people in the world, or at least that come into my office, and they become easily identifiable when I begin to ask them about what their daily life looks like. I ask them about their routine. The first type will very blasé-like, maybe laugh even, and talk about how “go with the flow” they are. No need for routine here. But then they can’t seem to get their life together in some way or another or their mental health is suffering. The sec

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#WhatWeEatWednesday : Avocado, Fashion Food or Brain Fuel?

Terri K. Lankford, LPC, NCC, LCAS

Oct 4, 2017
4 min

#WhatWeEatWednesday : Avocado, Fashion Food or Brain Fuel?

Oh, Avocados… You can pretty much find them on any menu these days. They’re on your salads, your burger, deep fried, and the most popular, on toast. There’s literally an entire restaurant (or rightly named an avocado bar) dedicated to them in Brooklyn, NY. Walking the fine line of ripeness. Often found either being too firm and green and then suddenly and without notice being WAY too ripe, black skinned, and well black inside and not that lovely shade of green we look for.

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What is Grief and Is it Just for the Loss of a Loved One?

Terri K. Lankford, LPC, NCC, LCAS

Sep 28, 2017
4 min

What is Grief and Is it Just for the Loss of a Loved One?

Grief. Defined by dictionary.com as a keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret or a cause of occasion of keen distress or sorrow. Most of us think of grief in terms of the loss of a loved one. Some of us have experienced this many times and some none at all. I believe that grief comes at varying degrees dependent upon our mindset at the time and/or our relationship with those we’ve lost. But as I was hit with an overpowering fee

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Refocus : When Things Aren't Going Your Way

Terri K. Lankford, LPC, NCC, LCAS

Sep 18, 2017
5 min

Refocus : When Things Aren't Going Your Way

Some days go better than others. Some times you get dealt a series of unfortunate events. This is my “Vacation Monday”. Know what I wanted to do today?? Nothing. You heard me correctly, I wanted NO PLANS for today. Go with the flow. Do what makes me feel good. There’s no secret being kept that the past 4 weeks have made for a chaotic month on this end. Not complaining, just describing as I know that a lot of you can relate at one time or another. For me, its been keepi

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Terri K. Lankford, LPC, NCC, LCAS

Sep 8, 2017
3 min

Oh Irma, How Do We Weather Our Storms?

As I was born and raised in North Central West Virginia, I didn’t have to deal much with the hurricanes of the coast until I relocated to SC back in 2002 and then again to NC in 2011. Having not learned much about these destructive creatures growing up any - of my friends in the past 15 years can tell you, I went on high alert - storm chaser style - glued to the weather channel during hurricane season. I mean, I needed to be prepared and I needed to know the amount of devas

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Balance : Trendy Hashtag or Attainable Goal?

LaTanya Moore, Ph.D, LMFT

Sep 5, 2017
4 min

Balance : Trendy Hashtag or Attainable Goal?

Last week I was feeling the rigors of a being over scheduled and unforeseen issues that I mentioned to a few others that I should write a blog post about something along the lines of "your therapist being a person too". So I was above delighted when my longtime friend and colleague shot me a message as we were trying to juggle our own schedules attempting to figure out when to meet up that said she had randomly jotted down some of her own thoughts on paper about balance an

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