Gelana McCloud LCPC / Lifeline Counseling & Consulting

What are you gonna learn today?

I’m proud of you!! 🖤🖤

As we approach the holiday season, here are some ways you can take care of yourself and put the “me” back in merry!

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These are SO helpful for us and our students!

From Positively Present

Our relationship to sleep in our society is at best, toxic. Too often we reward sleeplessness as a sign of dedication to work, an abundant social life or a signal of importance. Bragging about how little sleep one gets while still being able to (barely) function is treated as a badge of honor.

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I love this! So important for us and our students to learn to take that 90 second pause!

September is , dedicated to raising awareness of su***de and advocating for the prevention of this public health crisis. If you or someone you know are struggling, the 988 su***de & crisis lifeline is available to help.

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A great article about anxiety in children and how we can help

Treating anxiety in children - Counseling Today With childhood anxiety increasing at an alarming rate, early assessment and treatment can help children struggling with anxiety live a healthy life.

coping skills are necessary for everyone!

When we teach coping skills to kids, it's important to fill their toolboxes with a variety of different skills.

Because, of course, what works in one situation might not be helpful in another.

Here are 5 types of coping skills to teach your student:
1️⃣ Deep Breathing - Examples: 4-7-8 breathing, belly breathing, pretending to smell a candle and then blow it out

2️⃣ Expressive Strategies - Examples: Talking to someone, writing or drawing about how you feel, prayer/meditations

3️⃣ Distraction - Examples: Walking away, finding something else to do, saying the alphabet backwards

4️⃣ Positive Self-Talk - Examples: Reminding yourself that you can make good choices, telling yourself to focus on what you can control

5️⃣ Physical Movement - Examples: Walking, stretching, yoga, pushing on something

These are just a few examples of each type, but to learn more about each type of coping skills, check out this post: https://www.counselorchelsey.com/blog/typesofcopingskills

Love ❤😊

9 Things to Quit
1. Trying to please everyone
2. Fearing change
3. Living in the past
4. Overthinking
5. Being afraid to be different
6. Beating yourself up over mistakes
7. Sacrificing your happiness for others
8. Thinking you're not good enough
9. Thinking you have no purpose

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Progress looks different for everyone

Check out this great article about men’s mental health from the ACA

June is National Men’s Health Month. And while men’s mental health is certainly acknowledged as a key component of their overall health and well-being, its importance is often overshadowed by several other physical health related issues. https://bit.ly/3dhItQu

Focus on good thoughts
and good things will happen...
Stay positive.
Think positive.
Do positive!