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How to Cope with Change

by New Leaf Team | May 25, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 4 ways on how to cope with change. Life transitions occur for us all the time through small, big, exciting, or difficult changes. They occur whether you are the orchestrators of these changes, or if they are out of your control. You may be the type of...

Having Self-Compassion (When You Don’t Want To)

by New Leaf Team | May 16, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 4 tips on having self compassion when you don’t want to. You may struggle with self compassion on a regular basis. This could look like holding your mistakes or perceived inadequacies over your head. You believe you are entitled to go through life...

3 Ways to Trust Yourself More

by New Leaf Team | May 8, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 3 ways to trust yourself more. At some point in our lives, all of us have been faced with difficult choices to make. These decisions are not easy, and we may very well want to avoid making them. In fact, we may turn to others to make them for us....

How to Be Vulnerable

by New Leaf Team | May 1, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 4 ways on how to be vulnerable. It’s not an easy thing to do, especially if you have been shamed or discouraged from sharing your feelings in the past. Whether it was in your childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, you experienced rejection,...

How to Stop Invalidating Yourself

by New Leaf Team | Apr 17, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 4 ways on how to stop invalidating yourself. Has anyone ever told you in response to you sharing your feelings, “that happens to everyone,” or “someone else has it worse out there”? This could be in times where you re-experience trauma, fall into a...

5 Ways to Connect with Your Inner Child

by New Leaf Team | Apr 10, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 5 ways to connect with your inner child. You may be wondering – who? Your inner child is essentially yourself as a child, living inside of your subconscious. We may not be aware of them, or understand how to connect with them. Think of your...

5 Healthy Ways to Process Anger

by New Leaf Team | Apr 3, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares five healthy ways to process anger. Experiencing feelings of frustration, anger, or stress does not make us less of a person. In fact, it’s what makes us human. It’s unreasonable to believe that we should always be aiming to feel positivity or...

5 Signs It’s Time to Emotionally Detach from Someone

by New Leaf Team | Mar 28, 2023 | Family Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs, Relationship Blogs

Disclaimer: If you or someone you know is in an abusive situation, please seek out help and connect with these resources: Coalition for Family Harmony (805) 983-6014, Interface Children & Family Services (805) 485-6114, or loveisrespect.org (1) 866-331-9474....

How to Be Patient with Yourself

by New Leaf Team | Mar 20, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 5 tips for how to be patient with yourself. At times, you may struggle with feeling satisfied with yourself and your life. Some days, you’re proud, and other days, you feel frustrated with where you’re at. You want to be making more money, achieving...

Taking Responsibility for Your Mental Health

by New Leaf Team | Mar 14, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares information on taking responsibility for your mental health. Have you ever heard someone say, “I can’t take care of a child/pet/family member/friend, I can barely take care of myself.” While it can oftentimes be spoken as a joke, it may have more...