Kelly Sierra, MS, LPCC
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Resilience Boost: Quick Tips for Calming the Storm
Anxiety is the leading mental health disturbance in the world today. It can feel impossible to maintain a sense of calm when unsettling...
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Kelly Sierra, MS, LPCC
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Perspective Shifting
Our brains are naturally pessimistic as part of a primitive and protective mechanism called negativity bias. From an evolutionary...
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Kelly Sierra, MS, LPCC
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Are You a Duck or a Dog?
Eckhart Tolle says we come into the world as a duck or a dog. Ducks are born with waterproof feathers in which water simply beads up and...
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Kelly Sierra, MS, LPCC
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
Craving that Fresh Start Feeling?
You're not alone. Many of us look forward to that fresh start feeling that we often associate with each new year. It can be a time to...
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Kelly Sierra, MS, LPCC
- Nov 28, 2020
- 3 min
Trigger Territory
As a culture, we've typically come to understand that a trigger is a moment when someone or something instantly brings about a negative...
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Kelly Sierra, MS, LPCC
- Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min
Can We Choose to Thrive in the Chaos?
Photo by Ylanite Koppens from Pexels The answer is a resounding yes! Many times we describe a situation of being overwhelmed when we have...
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Kelly Sierra, MS, LPCC
- Oct 31, 2020
- 2 min
Reduce the Impact of Daylight Savings Time
Photo by Hebert Santos from Pexels Tonight marks the point at which we "fall back." It may seem like a perk to get an extra hour of...
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