Spark Counseling

Every flame began as a spark.
Spark the changes you want to see. Spark your passion.
Spark the fire inside you.

[Spark Counseling @spark_therapy]

The holidays are officially underway, and the can be awesome, hard, or some combination. If you're having a hard time, reach out. Call a friend, call a hotline, call me.

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As a therapist and as a mom, I really couldn't love this more. Creative, subtle lessons in consent and respecting boundaries are everything with kids.

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This isn't just about millennials - it's all of us. We've forgotten how to function without distraction.
https://t.co/rLVyF0TuSD

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It's Saturday. Get challenged.

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#sparkcounseling #endthestigma #doorisopen

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Went to see #beetlejuice at the movies last night. Thinking about it today, I'm struck by the idea that it's really just a story of wanting to be seen and accounted for.

But also it's a really good, perfectly silly ghosty-monster movie.

[Spark Counseling @spark_therapy]

Sexual assault stories make the news all the time, but not usually national news. The reliving of primary trauma for so many women - men, too - and the secondary trauma of so many stories on such a large scale with so much dismissal is overwhelming.

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

'You never forget what happened to you.' — Viewers around the country are reliving their trauma along with Christine Blasey Ford

[Spark Counseling @spark_therapy]

Two of my favorite things. Plus cleverness and creativity and wit. #hamilton #marvel #marvelton

https://t.co/Bd02dFMukn

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This speaks to so many issues in the basic structure of medical practice, PLUS the mental health aspects of being overweight and trying to address it with your doctor.
Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong https://t.co/2c2dlRsCc4 via @Highline

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Ready for you when you're ready for me.

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Research suggests that cursing is a sign of intelligence and is also good for you. Having a self-sustaining binary language covering everything seems a bit of a superskill.

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Pregnancy loss is felt far more profoundly than people give it credit for. When it IS given credit, sympathy is often given to the mom, leaving the dad to deal with his feelings on his own. Don't leave the dads out. They're hurting, too.

[Spark Counseling @spark_therapy]

@matthaig1 If books about mental health are "cashing in on people's pain," I have literally an office full of it. Also, an awful lot of it at my house. And in my car & in practically anywhere I might have five minutes to read. If you can write about pain & reduce it for someone, DO IT!

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#2 I WISH! Instead, it's the temperature of the sun. Approximately. https://t.co/IjqCiT57XI

[University of Houston Admissions @UHadmissions]

Two truths and a lie:

1. @UHouston is considered one of the most innovative universities in the world.
2. It’s snowing in Houston today.
3. This statue is part of a public art piece called “The Statue of Four Lies.”

#UHPowerhouse #ComeThruCoog

[Spark Counseling @spark_therapy]

The purr of a cat is at a frequency that promotes healing and bone repair, leaving them better able to recover from injury than dogs. There are medical devices for people to aid in bone and muscle repair that vibrate at the same frequency. #TheMoreYouKnow https://t.co/Ja4Dfz0fwn

[Starship Therapise @PodcastStarship]

A new #SpacePod drops tomorrow. Can you feel it?! #starshiptherapise

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Also, re @LastChanceU: The last game @EMCCathletics played in Season 2 was against @kilgorecollege, where I was a student from 1993 to 1996. I attended exactly half of one football game the entire time I was there and didn't know until THIS SHOW how competitive JUCO football is.

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Starting Season 3 of @LastChanceU. Being an exceptional athlete & accomplished in your field doesn't protect you from stresses & clearly adds to the full plate of a college student. I wish counseling was a regular part of academic life. They'd be so much better off at graduation.

[Spark Counseling @spark_therapy]

The mama in me saw the mama behind me in the longest.line.ever, struggling w 3yo twins who'd missed lunch & naps & just wanted to squiggle & wiggle. I've been on that struggle bus, so held one while she sorted the other, traded when necessary. Recognize the struggle, be generous. https://t.co/QvYN7mrNTS

[Esther Perel @EstherPerel]

"I will be generous with my love today. I will sprinkle compliments and uplifting words everywhere I go. I will do this knowing that my words are like seeds and when they fall on fertile soil, a reflection of those seeds will grow into something greater." - Steve Maraboli

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There's a holiday coming up this week. Maybe unplug a little. Or a lot. Or completely. You'll be glad you did.

Really. https://t.co/rU2gOlosCU

[∼Marietta @MariettaDaviz]

#FamilyVacationDonts
Staying On Your Cell Phone.