12 Ways to Spend More Time Outdoors
With the crisp, autumn air in Pittsburgh, seizing the last warm days before winter arrives is a true delight. Embracing the outdoors during this season can infuse your days with a touch of brightness and tranquility. Increasingly, we learn that the great outdoors may have many secrets to enhancing our wellness potential. In fact in a 2013 study published by the National Institute of...Learn More
Our Therapists’ Personal Tips for How They Avoid Burnout
American Counseling Association has dedicated April as Counseling Awareness Month, a time of advocacy for the profession and celebration of the outstanding efforts of counselors in myriad settings as they seek to facilitate the growth and development of all people. This year’s theme—The Future is… Self-Care, Advocacy and Inclusion #BurnBrightNotOut—is focused on some of the avenues...Learn More
Hands off-Please Do Not Touch My Body, Yoga and Consent.
Consent, Please Do Not Touch My Body Hands off-Please Do Not Touch My Body. Closeness is sacred and powerful, and we should share it however we would like with a partner or partners with whom we have provided consent. Personally, I am a ‘toucher’, meaning I am a person who enjoys touch with my partner, someone who hugs family and friends and genuinely savors safe closeness. As we...Learn More