by Carolyn Robbins | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you heard the terms “green time”, “green therapy”, or “nature therapy”? This terms refer to a wide range of ways that you can use nature and the outdoors to improve mental health. It’s an all-encompassing term for everything from adding nature time into your life...
by Carolyn Robbins | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Spring brings with it warmer weather, elevated mood, and a sense of fresh, new things. As plants bloom, the world looks and feels brand new. For many, this season brings with it a drive to renew themselves as the world renews. In the past year we’ve given suggestions...
by stillwaters | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
As we head into the end of March, it’s hard not to notice this month holding more negativity than before. This time last year, our world changed dramatically. The lockdowns and stay-homes began and panic flooded through the world. What we hoped would be resolved in a...
by stillwaters | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
What might you have in common with a Pufferfish? Probably more than you think! Pufferfish are known for their response to a threat… they quickly transform from a cute, small, and slow swimmer into a much larger, spiky, fierce, and even toxic force to be reckoned with....
by stillwaters | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
As many thing re-open, new cases of Covid slow down, and people start getting vaccines, it’s feels like we are trending in a healthier direction. It’s important not to let our guard down too quickly, however, and to stay focused on healthy behaviors and choices. We...
by stillwaters | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here we are, in the typical February mid-winter cold-weather gloom, except things are far from typical in many ways. The pandemic continues and the political climate is still turbulent, to say the least. Even as therapists, with a wide range of mental health...
by stillwaters | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you ever spent hours shoveling snow, only to wake up the next day and see a fresh, new layer covering your driveway? Or written a marvelous paper and forgotten to save your work? How about when your plate of freshly baked cookies goes missing and your dog has a...
by stillwaters | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here we are, in the final days of 2020. This year has been trying and anything but normal, and it’s safe to say most of us are ready to leave it behind. But the reality is, the pandemic won’t magically end as the clock strikes midnight. So what can we do to have the...
by stillwaters | Oct 2, 2020 | Emotions, Stress
I know we’re all tired of hearing the term “COVID-19”, but here we are still dealing with the way the world changed because of it. The bad news slowed down some, but the good news isn’t coming fast enough. More than ever in most of our lifetimes, we are faced with the...
by stillwaters | Sep 24, 2020 | Children, Education
This school year is a little different. What will this school year be like? This is something a lot of parents have been considering for the past few weeks. At this point, school is under way for most. Choices have been made, technology for virtual schooling is on...
