Does Willpower Work? Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern What is willpower? Individuals who exhibit high levels of willpower are able to better regulate emotions, control impulses, and achieve long or short term goals. So, what is willpower exactly? The American Psychological Association (APA) took a look at many different researchers studies on willpower [...]
Building Resiliency Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern Resiliency is the ability to overcome challenges of all kinds - trauma, mental illness, tragedy, etc. - and return to life with the deeper wisdom of your own personal self. Resiliency is an important trait for individuals to foster because adverse life experiences are inevitable, but [...]
The Harm of the "Quarantine 15" Jokes Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern Eating Disorders on the Rise According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorder (ANAD), an estimated 30 million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder. ANAD also estimates that one person dies from a direct [...]
Maintaining Eating Disorder Recovery During a Pandemic Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern In more ways than not, our lives have been uprooted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Businesses are closed, orders to stay at home are in place, and people are rushing to Walmart to stock up for an apocalypse. We wake up with [...]
The Power of Self-Care Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern My partner Erik and I like to joke that when it comes to our relationship, we each have our areas of strength. I am the one who is good with money, while he has a talent for organizing – be it fitting our mountain [...]
Negative Body Image and Why it Matters Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern Negative body image is an issue rampant in our society. In fact, did you know that upwards of 91% of people are unhappy with their bodies? 91% is a big number. That means when you walk into a room 9 out [...]
Grief During the Holidays Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern Every year closes with an endless abundance of expectations. From holiday parties, to decorations, to family gatherings, to concerts, shows, shopping, gifts, donations, and so much more. It is normal to feel exhausted and overwhelmed. The holidays are a time of year where we [...]
Art in Trauma Therapy Author: Morgan Blair - MA, Intern “Art makes the invisible visible.” Paul Klee The Brain and Trauma Before a discussion of how art therapy is beneficial to clients that have experienced trauma, an understanding of how traumatic memories are stored in the brain needs to be established. Developments in neurobiology [...]
