by Ali Barnum | Jan 25, 2018 | Anxiety, Coping, Counseling, Exercise, Skills, Therapy
Worry, panic, fear, stress, and that awful feeling in the pit in your stomach… these are all symptoms of anxiety. It’s uncomfortable, nauseating and even painful at times. However, anxiety is something that is universally felt. Yes, that’s right. We ALL experience it...
by Ali Barnum | Jan 15, 2018 | Counseling, Gratitude, Happiness, New Beginnings, Therapy
Folks, I did something scary exciting. Yes, both scary and exciting. I launched my own solo practice! The last four years, I worked my tail off at a group practice. Before that, I found my way in the field by first interning and then working at Lutheran Social...
by Ali Barnum | Oct 18, 2017 | Coping, Counseling, Depression, Exercise, Gratitude, Therapy
“The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.” Lao Tzu I listened to my surgeon’s advice about getting up and moving around during recovery. I started out with small walks around the house while I was home-bound. then, I built up to walking...
by Ali Barnum | Oct 14, 2017 | Calm, Coping, Counseling, Gratitude, Meditation, Therapy
Yesterday I attended an all-day training session on helping clients to get “unstuck,” presented by Bill O’Hanlon. Immediately following this seminar, I attended a fundraiser which was raising money for the Special Olympics. Hearing the amazing...
by Ali Barnum | Oct 13, 2017 | Counseling, Happiness, Meditation, Therapy
If you’ve been following my post, you know I have been using an app called Calm. It’s helping guide my meditation on Seven Days of Happiness. Yesterday, I missed my Day of Happiness CALM meditation. I don’t have a good excuse and am taking responsibility for not...
