Mental Health Blog
Advanced Counseling of Bozeman believes you are your own best healing resource — and you don’t have to do it alone.
Explore our blog for perspectives and tools to support your journey toward better mental health and lasting wellbeing. We believe in using evidence-based, heart-centered methods and trusted, effective modalities to achieve the peaceful, purposeful, and fulfilled life that you deserve.
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Embracing Authenticity: Having the Courage to Stand Alone
Despite our natural desire for connection, societal constructs and divisions hinder genuine belonging. Brown argues that true belonging requires inner exploration and self-confrontation of pain, trauma, biases, and personal narratives to truly belong to ourselves first.
Dealing with Pet Loss
Our animals/pets are often our family members and when we lose them the grief that can come with can be as strong and complicated as losing any other family member.
Bilateral Activities: Strengthening the Brain Through Movement
Bilateral activities are engaging tasks that play a crucial role in brain development and coordination.
Book Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear
For individuals seeking support outside of a therapeutic setting, or simply looking for an engaging read, the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear offers valuable insights and practical strategies for behavior change.
Discovering Your Sexual Identity
Sexuality is complex and unique to everyone, but it is often oversimplified in an attempt to make it easier to understand. Emily Nagoski has spent her career researching and teaching about human sexuality and sexual well-being and encourages readers to explore with curiosity.
The Art of Saying No: A Mental Health Counselor’s Guide to Self-Care and Preventing Burnout
Saying "no" can be one of the most challenging yet essential acts of self-care. For those who are used to prioritizing others' needs, the word "no" may feel heavy with guilt, discomfort, or fear of rejection.
Disrespectful Child Behavior? Don’t Take it Personally
To expect your child to understand and care about your feelings when he or she disobeys you is a sign that you’re over–personalizing the behavior. And by doing so, you are setting yourself up to be frustrated.
Forgiveness Through REACH
Psychologists generally agree that forgiveness, when practiced effectively, can lead to improved mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
Book Review: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
In this insightful guide, Gibson combines psychological expertise with empathetic understanding to provide tools for healing and recovery.
Managing the Holidays
Stress and the holiday season seem to go together for most people. For many the holidays are loaded with expectations, grief and a time of family and work pressures.
Coping with Grief During the Holiday Season: Navigating Loss and Finding Peace
The holiday season is often depicted as a time of joy, family, and celebration. But for those who are grieving, this time of year can be profoundly difficult.
Navigating Political Discussions this Holiday Season
Many people are anticipating these stressful conversations with family members this year on both political sides, here are some helpful tips on how to navigate during the holidays.
Healthy Coping During the Holidays: Tips for Managing Stress and Staying Balanced
The holiday season is often thought of as a time for joy, celebration, and connection. But for many, it can also bring a fair amount of stress, anxiety, and emotional strain.
Benefits of Breathwork
“Breathwork” has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years; especially in health and wellness spaces. But what is all the buzz about and why does it work?
Creating Interpersonal Safety: A Key to Healthy Relationships and Productive Environments
In both personal and professional settings, the concept of interpersonal safety plays a crucial role in fostering trust, open communication, and healthy interactions.
Habit Stacking: How to Build Consistency
In my own life, and with clients, the idea of starting a new habit can feel overwhelming. It is important to think of the new habit in terms of baby steps.
Mental Health Benefits of Having a Pet
Pets have become more loved and a part of the family unit across American society for generations.
The Unspoken Language in Your Relationship
The way we behave during conversations with our partner often carries as much weight—sometimes even more—than the words we use.
The Double-Edged Sword of Diagnosis: Navigating the DSM-V and the Complexities of the Human Mind
While diagnosis is often a crucial first step in the path to healing, it’s important to recognize that the human mind is far too intricate to be fully captured by any manual.
Radical Acceptance: A Path to Change
Radical acceptance is a therapeutic tool that can help keep emotional pain from becoming emotional suffering.