Self-Awareness
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 9, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Self-Awareness
A few years ago, I embarked on a trip abroad to “find myself.” I felt stuck, bored, but most importantly lost. Then I stepped onboard that plane to Europe and three months later returned with a newfound happiness and confidence. I was certain in who I was and who I...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 9, 2017 | Counseling News, Self-Awareness, Social Media
By now, we’re all aware of the harmful effects that the media can have on our self-esteem—especially women: every magazine has a slender woman on the cover and a story in its pages about how she lost the weight and how you can too; and TV shows and movies cast female...
by Matt Matone | May 30, 2016 | Addiction, Counseling News, Health & Exercise, Self-Awareness
Many of us have asked ourselves this question. Whether or not we gave it much thought or consideration is another matter. Most simply shrug it off, and that’s certainly the easier thing to do. We have come to accept drinking, and even some drugging, as being a normal...
by Kim Matone, LPCA | Mar 28, 2016 | Counseling News, Happiness, Self-Awareness
We all have those guilty pleasures that we don’t like to admit- sneaking an extra piece of cake, listening to bad pop music or watching a television drama that is meant for a younger audience. Mine is The Vampire Diaries. Between shuttling the kids to school and...
by Tina Hilliard | Dec 30, 2015 | Communication, Counseling, Counseling News, PTSD, Self-Awareness, Stress and Anxiety
Whether constructive or otherwise received from a spouse, boss, family member or friend, criticism for some of us can provoke defensiveness, justifying, rationalizing, minimizing, and sometimes self-defeating hostility. I’ve personally seen these responses to...
by Thriveworks Staff | Sep 15, 2015 | Counseling, Self-Awareness
I knew a very fine therapist who was in his early 70’s when we met. He was “old school” and had been working in classic psychoanalysis for more than 30 years. I remember thinking “What would anyone have to talk about after all that time.” When I asked he just smiled....
by Tim Giannoni | Aug 12, 2015 | Counseling News, Depression, Empowerment, Happiness, Self-Awareness, Worry
The traditionally defined middle of summer, the 4th of July, has passed and like our furry best friends (at least for man) we lounge, slow and look forward to a change in routine in personal living as we think about Fall. It’s true, the bite of summer heat nips at our...
by Thriveworks Staff | May 29, 2015 | Anxiety, Counseling, Counseling Locations, Depression, Emotional Regulation, Empowerment, Happiness, Health & Exercise, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Stress and Anxiety
Introducing Dawn Gaden in Birmingham, Michigan Dawn Gaden, M.A., LPC, NCC, is a counselor with more than 15 years experience. She is also a certified yoga teacher. In the above video can watch Dawn explain her philosophy to counseling and some of the techniques she...
by Thriveworks Staff | May 5, 2015 | Counseling Locations, Counseling News, Depression, Empowerment, Events, Health & Exercise, Mindfulness, News, Self-Awareness, Stress and Anxiety, Yoga
A free mindfulness workshop is being offered Wednesday, May 6, 2015, by licensed professional counselor Dawn Gaden, of Thriveworks Birmingham Counseling. Join Dawn for an informative and practical lesson in understanding how stress affects your body and mind. You will...
by Carin Goodrich, M.A., LPC | Apr 20, 2015 | Boundaries, Children, Counseling News, Empowerment, Family, Fun, Happiness, Self-Awareness
The Princess Culture Effect As the parent of two girls, I have had my share of princess things in my house. The movies, the dress- up clothes, the dolls, the books, the shoes, pink, pink and more pink, plus countless things with glitter! I was faced with the challenge...
by Thriveworks Staff | Mar 27, 2015 | Counseling, Counseling News, Depression, Empowerment, Happiness, Health & Exercise, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness
Born to Grow Happiness and well-being, then, are realized to be skills to acquire and a path to take, rather than an inviolable nature. Misery is not our destiny.” If I’ve heard it once over my 25 years of professional practice (give or take), I’ve...
by Dawn Gaden, M.A., LPC, NCC | Mar 26, 2015 | Achieving Goals, Counseling News, Depression, Empowerment, Happiness, Health & Exercise, Life Hacks, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness
It Starts with a Thought … In order to change where we want to be we must first embrace where we are right now.” We have thousands of thoughts that run through our heads every minute of every day. There are thoughts we do not even realize we are choosing....
