Month: July 2021

Thank You, Simone.

Mental health.  Such a loaded two words.  Rightfully so, given the lengthy history of stigma and abuse that happened in the mental health field before many of our lifetimes.  Yet, this stigma remains. After spending a year in a primary care clinic, I’ve been amazed at the ease in which people will discuss bodily ailments (even very private ones) and yet, many of us cringe at the thought of talking about our mental health.  For some reason this can feel so much more vulnerable.  For this reason, I have a great appreciation for those who help to de-stigmatize our mental

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The Buffalo Story

BUFFALO CHARGE THE STORM STORY BY RORY VADEN All of us have storms.  The only choice that we have is how we respond to those storms.  And more specifically is when we respond to those storms. Let me map out this story for you so you can visualize it. In Colorado, where I grew up, we are world-famous for the Rocky Mountains. Many people don’t realize about Colorado, as a state, is divided almost exactly in half: the western part of the state is the great Rocky Mountains on and to the eastern part of the state is the great Kansas Plains. Because of

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What Does REGULATION Mean Anyway?

“I am in my feels.” This quote is from a song, but it is a rather common phrase as of late.  The statement means, “I am in my feelings”, or “I am feeling my feelings deeply”.  This is an experience many of us have throughout our day. The strong feelings that come with daily stressors of managing work life, home life, relationships, finances, or big decisions.  These strong feelings can be sad, happy, angry, excited, passionate, guilt, love, or jealousy, along with many others.  Many times, these feelings come and go quickly.  One thing that often gets confused is the difference between feelings, that we

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Summer Time with Intentional Time

Many of us are entering the second half of our summer festivities. Many of us have enjoyed the festivities of Memorial Day Weekend and the Fourth of July Weekend. Many of us have taken vacations and made plans for “get-aways” that we haven’t been afforded in the last year due to COVID and the pandemic. We all have different ways of celebrating this time of year with camping trips, out-of-state excursions, and swimming. This month we have been blogging to assist families in their preparation for the summer days to come where BOREDOM emerges. We have tried to provide tips

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