It’s so easy to let self care fall by the wayside especially when we have a ton of responsibilities. You might feel like you don’t have enough time for yourself, which simply isn’t true. Your self care needs to be your main priority, and not something that you might not have enough time for at […]

Everyone has a different way they prefer to give and receive love, depending on their love language. You might find that you relate to all of the love languages, but most people have a primary and secondary love language that they feel fits them the most. Dr Gary Chapman wrote The 5 Love Languages: The […]

There’s a lot of talk nowadays about balance. You can’t walk into a bank office, yoga studio, or roller rink without balance getting a passing mention. It’s also evident in nature that all living things flow in a peaceful and balanced way. This is because nature just is. It ebbs and it flows, and it […]

Across all intersections of belief, age, origin, or gender, we’ve all felt the seemingly inescapable desire to act like a sourpuss. Taking a bad attitude with your personal relationships can put a stain on your interactions with the people you love, and getting obstinate and grumpy in your professional life will only serve to make […]

It’s easy to find mental health advice online that boils down to comforting yourself and using your internal monolog in a gentler and more empathetic way. But what are you supposed to do if you don’t trust your own voice? What can you do to foster a sense of self-trust, and self-reliance? It starts with […]

At Integrative Counsel, we draw from many pools of wisdom, including Eastern philosophy. Zen, a school of Mahayana Buddhism, can help people declutter their overactive minds and live life with a more positive outlook. It is full of practical tools that you can use to live a peaceful and happy life. More than that, it […]

A long time ago (longer for some of us than others), we were all children under the responsibility of our caretakers. Throughout adolescence, we are conditioned (by ourselves, but also the world around us) to draw a line in the sand between our forming adult personas, and the child we were in our youth, even […]

When something goes wrong, blame is a natural human impulse.  Having someone or something to blame allows us to avoid being vulnerable and feel like we have more control than we really do. However, blaming never works, and it causes inevitable suffering. Instead of allowing yourself to ruminate on guilt, shame, and blame, what if […]

The year is winding down, and it seems like we were just celebrating the start of 2021. The New Year is a big reminder for us all that time continues to pass us by. We all want to grow, expand, and feel like we are living our lives meaningfully. When you feel stuck or stagnant, […]

The Holidays are meant to be a time to relax with the people you love the most in the world. For many of us, however, this can be an incredibly triggering time. If you spend too much time around what triggers you and not enough on self-care, you can burn out and become bitter and […]