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June 7, 2021 by Felecytie Rosen-Hanson Leave a Comment

Treatment for Social Anxiety

For a year now, most of us have been unhappy with living a life in quarantine, wondering when the world would finally get back to normal. With vaccines rolling out and most towns and cities reaching herd immunity, society is beginning to open back up.

Now if you are like some Americans, part of you is happy for life to return to normal, and another part of you is experiencing what some psychologists call “re-entry anxiety.” According to a report from the American Psychological Association (APA), nearly 50% of Americans have expressed that they feel some anxiety regarding resuming in-person interactions post-pandemic.

This is a Normal Reaction to a Very Stressful Situation

Mental health experts have suggested there are two groups of people that will most likely experience re-entry anxiety. One of those groups is people who have a lingering fear that they will either catch or help to spread the disease or the new strains of COVID that seem to be cropping up.

The second group are people who feel their social skills have withered while quarantined and may find being around a lot of people and holding their end of the conversation to be very awkward, exhausting and challenging.

It’s important to mention that while you may be feeling anxious about re-entry into society, avoiding social situations will only make your anxiety worse. In fact, experts agree the longer you avoid the thing that makes you anxious, the harder it will be to face it.

What may help is to set small goals for yourself. For instance, you may want to set up small get-togethers with one or two others to start. Don’t feel the need to jump in the deep end right away, slowly acclimatize yourself to start.

Getting Help for Your Anxiety

We’ve all got to remember that we’ve faced a big trauma this past year and we must be gentle with ourselves. Life will feel normal once again. Until then, do the best you can do and ask for help when you need it.

Speaking with a trained therapist can be highly effective for people dealing with stress and anxiety. A therapist can help you navigate your emotions and offer tools to move through the anxiety.

If you’d like to explore treatment options, please get in touch with me. I’d be more than happy to discuss how I may be able to help.

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June 1, 2021 by Felecytie Rosen-Hanson Leave a Comment

Healthy Posture for Gardening Season

It’s that time of year again! Flowers have bloomed across the country, frosty nights are behind us and many avid gardeners are gearing up to begin planting for this season’s bounty.

Whether you will be working on a vegetable garden, a flower garden, or both, it’s important that you focus on maintaining a healthy posture so you don’t end up developing aches and pains partaking in your favorite activity.

Now you may be thinking that gardening is a gentle hobby. It’s not like huffing and puffing at the gym for an hour each day. While that may be true, it is also true that gardening requires plenty of bending, squatting, and lifting, and if you don’t watch your posture, you could be asking for trouble.

With this in mind, here are some tips to help you stay safe and pain-free this gardening season:

1. Warm-Up

Before you begin doing any intense movement such as raking or digging, it’s important that you do some simple warm-ups and stretching. You could take a walk around the block, swinging your arms liberally to get the blood flowing. Once back home, gently stretch the major muscles in your arms, legs, and back.

2. Set Realistic Goals

When you only have a short window of time over the weekend to accomplish your gardening goals, it’s easy to try and do too much. It is much better for your body to set modest and realistic goals. It’s also better to pace yourself and check in with your joints and muscles to see if you are trying to do too much.

3. Avoid Bending and Reaching

Any chiropractor or physical therapist will tell you to avoid bending and reaching if you possibly can. You are far more vulnerable to injury when you bend at the waist and reach for something. Always bend at the knees rather than at your back. And get your body close to your task so you don’t have to reach. As an example, pulling weeds can really strain your back so get close to them.

4. Take Breaks

If you are planning to work for an entire afternoon, be sure to take a break every hour to stretch and drink some water.

5. Ask for Help

If you have a big item to move or bags and bags of heavy mulch or potting soil, ask a friend or neighbor for some help. For many people, gardening is an activity that brings peace, joy, and happiness. Don’t ruin those positive feelings by getting hurt. Follow these tips to have a safe and pain-free gardening season. And if you are already dealing with back or neck pain and would like a free chiropractic consultation, give us a call or stop by our office.

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February 26, 2021 by Felecytie Rosen-Hanson Leave a Comment

3 Reasons Why Men Should Try Therapy

Men have taken on a specific role in human development over the span of hundreds of thousands of years. While roles have very recently shifted somewhat, historically speaking, men have been the ones to fight the wars and build society. And if you think about it, it’s pretty hard to feel emotions, let alone process them, while on bloody battlefields and balancing atop giant skyscrapers.

You could say at this point in time, men have become hardwired to compartmentalize their feelings. They have them, just as much as women have feelings, they simply select to store them away and get to them later. For this reason, most men buck at the idea of going to therapy to communicate their feelings.

The reality is, it is for the very reasons I just stated that men can greatly benefit from therapy. Here are 3 reasons why men should at least give therapy a try:

Recover Your Sense of Identity

For many generations, there was a strong definition of, and acceptance of, masculinity. Today, we are given a mix of messages from the media about what it means to be a man and how destructive “toxic” masculinity is. Add to this the fact many men grew up in homes where the father was either fully absent or emotionally absent, and many men struggle with their own sense of identity. Therapy offers men a space to create a healthy definition of what it means to be a man.

Improve Your Relationships

Because men have a hard time communicating their feelings, their female partners can often feel abandoned and confused. This can cause real problems in the relationship.

Therapy allows men to become a healthier version of themselves, one that can connect better with their partner.

Deal with Grief and Pain

Grief, loss, trauma… these are sadly a part of life. Most people, especially men, have a very hard time navigating these mental health challenges. Therapy helps men explore their own emotional pain so they can heal and move on.

These are just a few reasons why men should seriously consider trying therapy. If you’d like to explore treatment options, please get in touch with me.

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December 29, 2020 by Felecytie Rosen-Hanson Leave a Comment

Could Your Family Benefit from Family Counseling?

Does your family love and support one another unconditionally? Do you have fun together? Do you find talking with your spouse and children is easy and effective?

If you had to really pause and think about your answers to these questions, there’s a chance your family may not be as cohesive as you once thought or hoped. And that’s okay, not every family acts like something out of a 1950s television sitcom. Most have their own fair share of problems.

If you’ve never considered working with a therapist before, here are some benefits of family therapy:

Improved Communication

There aren’t many families out there that have flawless communication skills. It’s actually far more common for family members to feel that they can’t open up to one another. This of course leads to a disconnect between spouses or parents and children.

A family therapist can facilitate effective and respectful communication between your family members.

You’ll Understand Your Kids Better

Do you find yourself going slightly insane in an attempt to understand why your one child lies so much? Are you scratching your head as to why your other child is constantly hitting your first child?

We all think because our kids are made from our DNA that we’ll have some magical insights into why they do what they do. Nope. The truth is, most parents are in a constant state of stupefaction over their child’s behavior.

Family therapy will help your child feel safe enough to express their thoughts and feelings, giving you many A-ha moments.

Help Your Kids with Self-Esteem Issues

Healthy self-esteem is the foundation for a successful life. But unfortunately, many kids grow up feeling less than confident or good about themselves. A child with self-esteem issues may be the product of a parent with self-esteem issues.

The great news is, a family therapist can help both children and their parents build up their self-esteem to become happier individuals and, a happier family.

Help You Deal with Grief

Whether it’s a divorce or the loss of a loved one, most families are ill-equipped to handle loss, especially sudden loss. A family therapist can guide each one of your family members through the stages of grief so they can heal.

If you’re interested in exploring treatment options, please get I touch with me. I’d be more than happy to discuss how I may be able to help.