Be a Garden Well Tended
Springtime is around the corner. I have noticed more trees flowering, grass growing taller, and many in my social network are getting their flower beds ready for new growth this year. When I look at my own yard, I see dandelions, an unpruned hedge, weeds in an unkempt flower bed, and splotchy brown spots in the grass. I couldn’t help but make this analogy: We are all living a life where the garden is either well tended or an unkempt and overgrown lot. I could write many excuses as to why I haven’t put on the gardening gloves or picked up the rake/tiller, but I think all those excuses would lead to one simple conclusion, it seems like too much…WORK.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
True North Counseling and Development wants to help you celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month.
Why celebrate?
Because good mental health provides a foundation for living lives with the following characteristics:
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Imposter Syndrome
Last week I gave a presentation to a room of 160 accomplished, impressive, amazing women leaders, and there was a part of me that felt like I had no business being on that stage. Let me explain.
Part of my job as the director of True North is to get out in the community and let people know about different ways we can be of service by assisting people in living a life that’s closer to or even surpasses their ideal, but when I dreamed of being a psychologist, I didn’t dream of standing on stages or providing webinars on Zoom, or giving my professional opinion to reporters.
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