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When You’re High Functioning but Still Struggling 

Staff Therapist, Chanel Durham writes to the parts of us who push ourselves to unsustainable limits in pursuit of success. We have all heard sayings like, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” “I can’t complain,” and “by any means necessary.” While these phrases can be useful in certain moments… what happens when you’re the most tired you’ve ever been in your life, yet still pushing toward your goals? Chanel shares 5 helpful tips to help readers recenter and ground themselves to loop out of the ‘high functioning struggle’ cycle.

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Conditional Pride: The Cost of Never Feeling Enough

Staff Therapist, Amerah Muhammad MHC-LP writes about the true cost of never feeling enough. Amerah explores the complex dimensionality of conditional self-love, phrases to be on the look out for, and ways to call back your power. Read on to learn more!

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Loving Without Losing Yourself

Staff Therapist Chanel Durham, deepens our understanding about the difference between losing and loving ourselves. There is a very thin line between the two and falling into the trap of losing oneself in a relationship is extremely easy to do. Chanel breaks down how: understanding ones own attachment patterns, delineating boundaries, and maintaining individuality are all tethers that keep is intact and emotionally healthy!

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Is Self-Care Inherently Selfish?

Staff Therapist, Morgan McDaniel, LPC helps readers start the new year off with a moment of intention, reflection, and reimagining how we understand self care. At its core, self-care is the steps we take to prioritize our well-being, peace, and health. This looks different for everyone! Overall, by ensuring our own stability (with intentional care), we are able to cultivate the resilience and empathy required to support others effectively.

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On a One Horse Griefy Sleigh

Owner and Founder of Sow & Seed, Camille Lester-Riley LCPC, LMHC writes about maneuvering grief through the holiday season. Grief is a complex, nuanced, and often overwhelming journey especially around the holidays. Camille walks readers through the importance of: giving themselves time, feeling the feels, and (re) imagining what could be possible. Happy griefy holidays!

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Emotional Colonization 

Staff Therapist Amerah Muhammad, MHC-LP explores the dimensions of emotional colonization and the tethered roots of painful conditioning and emotional (dis)connection. Amerah offers four helpful tips for readers to reconnect with themselves, their community, and their emotions. Our power is truly, within!

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Change Doesn’t Have to Change You 

Transitional periods are some of the most uprooting times of our lives. Staff Therapist Chanel Durham, writes about how to navigate seasons of transition with reflection and ease. Change is a natural apart of life, you are not lost; you are simply being rearranged.

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A Guide to Holiday Boundaries

The holidays can be joyous but they can also be challenging to navigate with all of the different relational dynamics we may find ourself in the middle of. Staff Therapist Morgan McDaniel, LPC writes about how to find peace during this holiday season. Read more to learn how to define, understand, navigate, and implement boundaries this season!

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Spooky Season, for REAL

Owner & Founder of Sow and Seed, Camille Lester-Riley LMHC LCPC writes about the Spooky Season we are in as a country and shares a valuable tool to utilize as you navigate, survive, and find joy!

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Setting Effective Boundaries

Camille Lester-Riley, LMHC LCPC and practice owner of Sow & Seed writes a few helpful tips around setting boundaries with family; be direct, keep it short, and make room for reconnection. You got this!

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Challenging “irrational” thoughts

Camille Lester-Riley, LMHC LCPC writes about the challenging nature of understanding a thought/pattern/behavior as irrational and the unique therapeutic portal to allow oneself to get lost within. Instead of “irrational” perhaps your thought is “out of season” Language is power!

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