In the past week few weeks @thedrmoore and I have been chatting and she mentioned that she’s always said “you have to know who to tell what to”. It was one of her earlier lessons through friendships and relationships. But with SO many ways to reach out to someone today through technology (more on that later) and the desire for others to be so accessible to use, how do we know WHO to talk to? So as wonderful as LaTanya is, she shared her thoughts and below is a collaboration

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

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

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

Ok. Now that you know WHY Meal Prepping is beneficial for your Mental Health. The next question is probably something like… “Ok, Terri that’s all well and nice but HOW?” Here are my tips for HOW to not over-complicate your meal prep because its not helpful if its not simple, right? First things first, you have to Meal Plan. Seriously this is another thing that we like to make more complicated than it has to be. Start thinking about your meal plan at least three days before y

One of the Top 3 things I get asked about when a client first starts counseling is usually something along the lines of "How do I handl

I write blog articles mostly about issues of mental health, therapy models and research, coping skills, mindfulness resources, motivational posts, health & wellness info, meal planning, positivity, and self love although a lot of other random bits will end up on the blog from time to time. Important Blog Notes This site, these writings and this blog may at times not be appropriate for minors based on what you share with your children but I do believe its important to start t