Mental Health Blog
Advanced Counseling of Bozeman believes you are your own best healing resource — and you don’t have to do it alone.
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The Art of Letting Go: Embracing Detachment
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, we often find ourselves clinging to outcomes, people, and experiences. However, the concept of detachment offers a different path, one that leads to peace and clarity.
Understanding Compassion Fatigue: Signs, Causes, and Strategies for Recovery
In a world that seems increasingly overwhelmed by crises—be it natural disasters, social injustices, or personal struggles—many of us feel compelled to extend a hand or lend an ear.
Creating a Mental Health Friendly Home
When it comes to mental well-being, many people consider factors like work-life balance, social relationships, and self-care routines. However, one often overlooked yet essential aspect is the environment we live in—our homes.
Making Sense of Your Protective Parts in Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is a therapeutic tool that asserts that every human being is a system of protective and wounded inner parts, all led by a core Self.
Gestalt Therapy
The goal of of this type of therapy is promoting self awareness, personal responsibility, growth and freedom, and understanding ones feelings.
Beginning Concepts of Parts Work
Parts Work is a way of thinking that has roots in many schools of thought: Gestalt Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Voice Dialogue, and even Jungian Archetypal work.
Harnessing the Body’s Responses to Anxiety
Anxiety often feels like an invisible fence, trapping individuals in a confined mental space. The instinctual response is to avoid discomfort, backing off from situations that trigger fear or uncertainty.
Why Therapy?
When thinking about therapy there can be a lot of misconceptions and a general sense of uncertainty.
Mental Health Benefits of Routine
A regular routine has been proven to have multiple physical health benefits. This can include but is not limited to improving sleep hygiene, implementing some kind of daily movement, and can help maintain a regular circadian rhythm.
Mental Health, Resiliency, and Political Unrest
It is no secret that we are living in a time of information overload and deep political division. The stress of daily the daily news cycle and following current world events can negatively impact one’s mental health.
The Art of Psychological Flexibility: Navigating Life’s Twists and Turns
Psychological flexibility is the art of adapting to these changes with grace and resilience. It's about staying connected with the present moment while keeping an eye on your long-term aspirations, rather than being swayed by fleeting impulses.
Nature vs. Nurture
Nature and nurture provide two different suggestions for what may influence or cause a person’s behaviors and characteristics to develop.
Book Review: The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
The book offers a comprehensive exploration of self-esteem, which Branden defines as "the experience of being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and being worthy of happiness."
Co-Regulation with Your Child
Co-regulation is incredibly beneficial for the parent and child and here is some guidance to get you started.
Neurodivergent Sexual/Sensual Sensitivities with Worksheets
Whether we are already in a relationship, or considering one, the experience of being intimate with another person can be challenging on more levels for a neurodivergent person than it is for a neurotypical person.
Empowering Your Child to Make Choices
It's natural for parents to want to guide and protect their toddlers, but one of the most empowering things you can do is to gradually "train yourself out of a job."
Healing Self Abandonment
Self-abandonment happens when we dismiss our own emotions and needs in order to avoid challenging feelings, to keep the peace, or to feel loved or accepted.
Elections and Mental Health: Unveiling the Impact
Amidst the hustle and bustle of campaign periods and the intense political discourse, it is essential to shed light on an often neglected topic: the impact of elections on mental health.
Understanding Attachment Styles
Attachment styles are patterns of thinking and behavior that people exhibit in relationships. They influence how individuals connect with others and navigate their emotional bonds.
The Power of Slow Change
When we try to change everything at once, we often find that the change doesn’t last. Instead, focusing on one habit at a time and allowing it to take root provides a more sustainable approach.