Category: Social Self-Care
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Navigating Relationships With Self-Care
There are so many different ways to understand and navigate relationships. In my experience as a therapist, I’ve witnessed how it can sometimes become difficult to specifically define a relationship. The truth is, sometimes the characteristics of relationships overlap. For example, it can sometimes be tricky to tell when/if a relationship shifts from friendship to…
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Setting Healthy Boundaries In Relationships
As a therapist, I’ve met a quite a few people who struggle with setting healthy boundaries in relationships. Unfortunately, most of us never really learned a lot about boundaries. It’s not always talked about until we are in a position to need them. We end up taking a reactionary approach and that fuels the idea…
Amanda Smith, LCSW
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Top Ways To Solve Conflict
As a therapist, I’ve helped a lot of people solve conflict within their personal and/or professional relationships. I’ve found that there is often a direct correlation between interpersonal conflict and intrapersonal distress. Taking care of your mental health depends heavily on fostering and maintaining healthy relationships. And since conflict is an inevitable part of most…
Amanda Smith, LCSW