by Laura Lanier | Jul 19, 2017
I hear it all the time: “I need to get my emotions under control!” or “How do I stop feeling this way?” At times, it may seem like if you could just control your emotions, most of your problems would be fixed! You try all kinds of methods for...
by Laura Lanier | Jul 11, 2017
How often do you find yourself on your smart phone, scrolling through Facebook or playing Candy Crush, with no memory of having picked it up or why you felt the need to be on it? Or how often do you realize, in the middle of driving to work, that you have no...
by Laura Lanier | Jun 26, 2017
Fun fact about counselors: We don’t want you to keep coming to us forever. Not that we don’t want to see you – ending a counseling relationship is as bittersweet for us as it is for our clients – but we don’t want you to need to see us....
by Laura Lanier | May 30, 2017
“You are what you eat.” I don’t know about you, but I’ve never considered myself to be a plate of chilaquiles and two scoops of ice cream. This old adage that the food you eat becomes you may seem far-fetched when stated so blatantly, but...
by Laura Lanier | May 15, 2017
by Laura Lanier | May 2, 2017
How long has it been since you last saw an advertisement for food or a diet that promised you everything you ever wanted by eliminating an ingredient, a food group, or following a set of rules? I’d say you’re lucky if you can make it more than a day...
by Laura Lanier | Apr 24, 2017
There are times when we do things that just don’t make sense to us. Something happens, and we just find ourselves feeling, thinking, or behaving in ways that we don’t want to. But somehow both the actions and the thoughts and feelings that follow seem...
by Laura Lanier | Mar 31, 2017
Lately it seems like busyness, stress, and lack of self-care have become status symbols. Particularly in America, if you aren’t busy all the time, if you get 8 hours of sleep, if you aren’t stressed out, it can feel like you aren’t working hard...
by Laura Lanier | Mar 22, 2017
It’s no secret that America and the world are in a state of political chaos, seemingly more so as of late. On the heels of a particularly vicious political cycle, you may be experiencing the same burnout or looming anxiety or depression that many people have...
by Laura Lanier | Feb 28, 2017
In case you missed it, I wrote a blog earlier, “Planning With Intentionality,” giving an introduction to the bullet journal, as well as some basics for starting one. It is essentially a do-it-yourself planner, but it can be used for much more than simply...
