Feeling disconnected from your body is so common that you may not even notice it’s happening. You may be so trained to focus on thinking and intellectual knowledge that you often forget there is a body connected to that head of yours. Maybe you’ve heard messages throughout life that your body wasn’t good. You may […]
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Body Mindfulness means being aware of your body in the present moment without judgment. It means noticing your body – its presence and the sensations or biological cues it gives you. It means approaching your body with curiosity rather than judgement. If you follow me on social media – @therapy_with_michelle on Instagram and @MichelleFMoseleyCounseling on
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What does religious trauma have to do with body image? If you’ve been around here a while, you know that these are 2 areas where I focus professional counseling work. I specialize in working with survivors of religious trauma and spiritual abuse. I also focus on working with folks to address their body image concerns
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“Self-care is central to mental health. I don’t necessarily mean bubble baths and pedicures, though those things can be a way of caring for yourself. Self-care also includes things like treating chronic health conditions, maintaining regular dental appointments, eating a variety of foods, moving your body in ways that feel good, making time for your
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Body image concerns can be especially difficult to navigate around holidays. Many holidays include food as part of the celebration, and with multiple holidays occurring in the last 2 months of the year, the period of time between October 31st and January 1st can really highlight your body image concerns. Preparing for Celebrations Struggles with
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Dealing with depression while still being able to meet daily demands is often referred to as high-funtioning depression. There is no official diagnosis of “High-Functioning Depression.” Yet, most people who work in the mental health field would acknowledge that some folks who have depressive symptoms continue to be able to function in many areas of
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I often encourage clients to “check in with yourself” in regards to making decisions or reconnecting with their intuition. But what exactly does this phrase mean? I was recently featured in an article at UpJourney where several mental health therapists provided insight on what it means to check in with yourself. Part of my answer
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Thousands of college students in the US have returned to campuses in the past few weeks. Some of those students are having their first real taste of college life, whether because they’re first year students or because their previous years were affected by COVID-19. I spent a decade working with college students prior to pursuing
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Some interactions with a therapist provide reassurance that you have found a good fit. I refer to these as green flags, and share a few of them in this post. This is the third post in a series, so if you haven’t read about red flags in therapy or yellow flags in therapy, I encourage
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You’ve found a mental health therapist, but something feels a bit off. You’re not seeing red flags like I talked about in this post, but there are some things that make you a bit cautious to proceed. I refer to these as yellow flags While they may not be reason enough to stop seeing a
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