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Mental Health
Unveiling the Impact: When Trauma Becomes PTSD
In the blink of an eye, life can change forever. In a world where every sound feels like a trigger, every moment carries the weight of the past, and every step is clouded by fear. This is the reality for those who have experienced trauma and find themselves trapped in...
Mental Health Awareness: How to Conquer Fear and Anxiety?
Mental health awareness is crucial to having a healthy life. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by life's daily stresses, especially in uncertain times. Fear and anxiety can easily take over, making it difficult to focus on anything else. However, there are ways to...
From Baby Blues to Depression: A Guide to Understanding Depression During and After Pregnancy
Becoming a parent is one of the most life-changing events for anyone. While this transition brings immense joy, it also comes with its fair share of challenges, including depression. Perinatal and postpartum depression are two types of mood disorders that affect most...
Relationships
Can I Still Save This Marriage, or Is It Too Late?
Bryant and Sandra are the two couples I’ve had as clients that I will never forget. They had been married for ten years and had two children together. At first, their marriage was filled with love, passion, and excitement. However, over the years, things changed. They...
What to Do When You Lose Trust in Your Partner: A Guide to Rebuilding Your Relationship
You've been in a relationship with your partner for a while, and you thought everything was going well. You trusted them completely, and you were confident in the strength of your relationship. But recently, you've noticed some things that have made you question that...
Spread Love 365: How to Show Love Beyond Valentine’s Day?
Love is a universal emotion that transcends time and borders. It is not limited to one day of the year, but rather, it is a feeling that should be celebrated and cherished every day. Despite popular belief, love is not just for Valentine's Day, it's for life. It is...
Self
Unlock Restful Nights: Master the 10-3-2-1-0 Sleep Rule for Better Sleep Tonight
It's late at night, and you're lying in bed exhausted from the day's demands. But as soon as you close your eyes, your mind starts racing with worries, to-do lists, and thoughts that just won't quit. Sound familiar? I've been there too, tossing and turning, desperate...
Understanding and Coping with Feelings of Emptiness: Insights from a Therapist
As a therapist, I have seen many clients who struggle with feelings of emptiness. One client in particular, whom I will call Ava, comes to mind. Ava was a successful professional who had achieved everything she had ever wanted in her career. However, despite her...
Understanding the Power of Self-Acceptance: What Does it Feel Like to Truly Accept Yourself?
As soon as you open up your Instagram account, you are flooded with pictures of gorgeous bodies, perfect faces, and idyllic lives. You couldn't help but compare yourself to these picture-perfect people, feeling inadequate and insecure. In today's world, where social...
Fear Response
Guide to Setting Boundaries for People Pleasers
“Lack of boundaries invites lack of respect.” This is what David's best friend said to him when they noticed that David did not know how to separate his work from his personal life. David ignored them at first because he doesn't see the harm in being passionate...
5 Hidden Signs You Might Now Know About the “Flight” Response
Have you ever wondered if you’re actually busy or if you’re just trying to escape a certain situation? Take a minute to think about your actions daily. Analyze your specific personality traits and the goal behind these traits that you act on. Are they really your...
How Does “Fight” Fear Response Manifest In Us?
You find yourself constantly on edge, ready to fight at any moment. Exactly in line with the result of your fear response quiz, which is "Fight". (If you haven’t taken the quiz yet, take the Fear Response Quiz now!) You've now started to notice that your behavior...
Therapy
Therapy: The Next Step When Prayer and Other Spirited Activities Do Not Work
What is therapy? Is it for the weak? Is it for the wickedly elite? Is it for the majority culture? Perhaps it is for those that are “crazy”? As therapists, one of the greatest challenges that we are greeted with is the debate as to why therapy should be a part of...
Work and Career
Mental Health Wellness: An Essential for Career Development
The month of November is recognized as National Career Development Month. And what matters most in our lives in terms of career growth is our mental health. Career development is intimately linked to mental health wellness. Just like our physical health, our mental...
Free Resources
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In this podcast, Ronda Shirley, our host, offers practical advice and coping mechanisms to help listeners take control of their fears and live a more fulfilling life. Join us on this journey to overcome your own fears and become the best version of yourself.
Being a therapist is not a way out of a fear-proof life. Join me as I tackle our common problems and hardships and how we can get through them.
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I, Ronda Shirley, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and the rest of your therapists at Shirley Therapeutic and Consulting Services are based in Georgia, USA. We are always ready and flexible to meet your needs. We are dedicated to helping you work through any mental health issues that might be holding you back.
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