Anxiety & Trauma Therapy
Gretchen J. Penner, ASW
Category: anxiety
Let’s Talk Stigma
The stigma is real. Our main understanding and knowledge of what mental health looks like comes from media. The truth is, most people have a mental health illness.
Love Yourself – Just The Way You Are
What if we could love ourselves unconditionally? What if we could quit beating ourselves up and treated ourselves the way we treat our best friend?
Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Wholeness
For decades, psychotherapists believed that religion and spirituality was a symptom of mental illness. Today, however, that theory is drastically changing.
Eating Your Emotions: It’s Not What You Think
There is a growing body of scientific research that shows eating a healthy diet of fresh fruits and vegetables may reduce symptoms of mental illnesses.
Freedom in Forgiveness
Many people think that when we forgive someone we are letting them off the hook for the wrong they did. Actually, forgiveness is not for the person who wronged us, it’s for ourselves. Forgiveness is selfish.
Overcoming Consuming Fires
Sometimes it takes going through a difficulty to help us build resiliency and discover just how strong we really are.
Attack Anxiety with a New Frame
Anxiety starts with a thought. A scary thought. A negative “what if” futuristic thought.
Three Communication Mistakes to Avoid for a Peaceful Family Thanksgiving
As we prepare to get together with friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving, feelings of anxiety and fear is normal. Being with family is not always a peaceful happy time for some.
The Rock of Self-Compassion. The Dangers of Self-Esteem
Since the 80’s, we have thought that building a strong self-esteem was key to mental and emotional health. Now studies are showing that self-esteem can actually be dangerous.
