Skills Highlight: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Learn the magic of PMR!
Smooth Sailing for the School Year: Tips from a Therapist
As summer winds down and the new school year approaches, it's natural for both parents and students to feel a mix of excitement and nervousness. To make this transition easier, consider these practical strategies.
The Healing Power of Music: Nurturing Mental Health Through Melody
Music stands as a universal companion, offering solace, inspiration, and a pathway to emotional well-being. Music possesses a profound ability to impact our mental health positively. Whether it's soothing our anxieties, lifting our spirits, or validating our deepest emotions, music serves as a therapeutic force.
Sleep Like a Dog
Have you ever noticed how your furry friend seems to close their eyes and fall asleep instantly, without a care in the world? From trouble falling asleep to staying asleep, one thing is certain -- getting good quality sleep can be hard! Know that you aren't the only one feeling envious of your furry friend.
DBT Bootcamp 2024
Our team is excited to offer another round of DBT Boot Camp for Summer 2024! This version of the DBT skills is designed to provide you with all the DBT skills in a shorter period of time – the summer!
Beat Summer Boredom
Summer break has just begun and as much as we’ve all looked forward to long, lazy days with little routine or scheduled activities, our downtime can also come with long stretches of…boredom. One universal trait of boredom is that you are not engaging with your environment. So, let's change that!
Feeling Disconnected
Ebbs and flows in relationships are normal. Life circumstances and every day stressors can take a toll on our connection to the people we love the most. The question is what can you do about it?
Crafting a Dopamine Menu: A Recipe for Balanced Well-being
Dopamine plays a significant role in our brain’s reward system, offering feelings of pleasure and satisfaction. In today’s digital age, many of us habitually seek dopamine boosts through social media and constant phone use. Diversifying our sources of dopamine can lead to a more balanced and fulfilling lifestyle.
Power of Poetry
The month of April is the National Poetry Month and was created in 1996 to celebrate the importance that poetry–and poets–have in our lives. Poetry’s place in mental health is long and storied, and you don’t have to look hard to find that connection.
April Showers
You’ve probably heard the phrase “April showers bring May time flowers.” What you might not have heard is that April is National Stress Awareness Month.
Spring into Mindfulness
It's the perfect time to take advantage of resources that nature has to offer us in support of furthering our mental well being. In DBT, we emphasize mindfulness as the foundation to acting skillfully, being effective, and finding our wise mind. Here are several mindfulness activities you can engage in just by going outside.
Success Isn’t All or Nothing
Success, in its true essence, is not absolute. It’s relative and subjective, and it certainly isn't black and white. And herein lies the danger. As life unfolds, you will invariably fall short of goals or expectations, regardless of your effort, capability, or intent. When these expected results don't materialize — the fall can be shattering.
Supporting Mental Wellness in Students Under Pressure
In the most recent Peachtree DBT Webinar, Nissa White, discusses how to support students mental health in the academic environment. She explores the development of mental health in adolescents, ineffective coping skills including self harm, outlines strategies for students who are experiencing elevated stress, and how students’ support systems can help in times of need.
MindfulKids DBT-C Bootcamp
We are excited to present the MindfulKids DBT-C Bootcamp, a program committed to nurturing Emotion Masters in kids aged 7-11. This four-day bootcamp will occur during the summer, while on break from the usual stressors of school and extracurricular activities.
Ins and Outs for 2024
As the first month of the New Year draws to a close, we might have a good idea on what is working for us and what is not. In 2024, let’s take a turn into things that are filling our water cups and planting seeds rather than drying up everything.
May the Force (and some Animal-Assisted therapy) be with you!
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a type of psychotherapy that includes animals in treatment to achieve therapeutic goals. It can also be utilized as a complementary treatment modality to supplement other traditional types of therapies.
The Start of Something New
With the new year fast approaching, it’s only natural to think about starting something new, and with that often comes fear and self-doubt. Right now, my Instagram feed is rife with influencers touting their virtual 2024 vision boards, fitness gurus pushing the newest “Hard 30” fad, and plenty of high school acquaintances sharing about their new jobs, new houses, and growing families.
DBT Skills for the Holiday Season
As we participate in the holiday season, there are a lot of happy things and events coming up for many people. However, that is not the case for everyone, and some might struggle more around this time. The holiday season can also bring up complicated feelings around grief and loss, or even discontentment that life is not as you hoped.
Holiday Expectations
With the holidays quickly approaching, expectations and the pressure we all put on ourselves to “do it right” have been on my mind. Whether it's getting the perfect gift for a loved one or planning a get together with old friends, the holidays can be wrought with expectations.
Procrastination Season
Procrastination is often a product of feeling overwhelmed, intimidated, incapable, and/or uninterested. Since this can be boiled down to emotional experiences, we can feel more hopeful and empowered to break this pattern when we acknowledge that it’s actually not a product of an inherent personality trait.