Tarot cards have been used in various ways across many cultures. Many people think it’s for predicting your fate or reading the minds of others. While some may use it for these intentions, there are much more positive and empowering options available. If a tarot...
Tattoos, piercings, and other body art used to be taboo. They were associated with “freak shows” at local fairs and circuses, with outlaw biker gangs, or with dangerous, rebellious types of people. Fortunately today, much of American society has done a 180-degree...
If you yourself have ever sat down to write a blog or article, you might agree with me that the first sentence is the hardest. I mean, how do you get going on some subjects without some lame idiom or tired phrase? As I sit here and think of lines like, “this has been...
It’s been a little while since our most recent Forward Emotion blog. The last time we checked in with you, I was working on training Peanut, our new puppy (who isn’t such a puppy anymore). We had also recently moved into our new location at 1440 Maple Avenue in Lisle....
In my most recent blog post, I introduced you to my “troublemaker” mother and reflected upon the influence that she has had on me and so many other women. Today I want to introduce you to the newest member of my family, our rescued puppy Peanut. In fact, at four...
As Erica, Sabrina, and I continue to settle into our new office at 1440 Maple Avenue, I realized that it was the perfect time to talk about a woman who not only helped us ready the space for opening, but who was an extremely influential person in who I am today: my...
After spending the last seven years in our original location, today I write to you from our brand-new office at 1440 Maple Avenue, and I could not be happier with how it is coming together. This new space is much larger, with two treatment rooms, a group area, a...
Last month in the Forward Emotion blog, we talked about the benefits of telehealth for mental health appointments, and how telehealth appointments are an integral part of clients maintaining the momentum that they have made in counseling or coaching during the...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which was created to break the stigma often associated with talking about mental health issues or finding care. In fact, we have observed Mental Health Awareness Month since 1949. That’s 71 years. That’s three to four generations...
We are six weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic. Six weeks of social distancing. Six weeks of non-stop news, complete with graphics saturated in red that look more like they should be on a poster for a thriller movie instead of news about a health crisis. And although we...
