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Let's Talk About Emotions: ANGER

This morning I woke up and felt peaceful. I like to watch the sun rise over the houses across the street. I feel the cool sheets...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

5 min read

Let's Talk About Emotions: Overwhelm

I am feeling overwhelmed lately. When I feel overwhelmed, I start to forget things like returning messages to people I care about. I may...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

3 min read

Let's Talk About Emotions: Guilt

When something happens that I did not anticipate, when the outcome was different or when some one reacts in a way I could not predict, I...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

Let's Talk About Emotions: Regret

Regret is the feeling that if we would have chosen another path, things would have turned out differently. When I say differently, I mean...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

Shift Your Mental Space and Find the Good in the Bad

I had a client ask me, “What do you do when bad things happen?” He referenced toxic positivity, something that he said feels prevalent in...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

Connect to the Authentic You

“How’s it going?” we ask one another. “Good,” we say. “Fine! How are you?” I didn’t used to pause before answering. I was aware that the...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

Easy Ideas For Creating AM and PM Routines

As some one who works in a helping profession, I realize how important it is to for me to be mindful of my wellbeing and to take action...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

I Want to Meditate. Now What?

“Meditation is easier than you think,” Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche says, “You can meditate anywhere any time under any circumstances. It is...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

3 min read

Let's Talk About Emotions: Sadness

Sadness feels like sinking. A lot of times the sadness starts in my stomach and feels like it’s dropping. I feel a desire to push sadness...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

Easy Chakra Meditation

I think about clutter every so often. The clutter in my basement or in my closet. Is there clutter in my brain? Or in my body? It may be...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

Skill Building: Shifting Your Thoughts

I started sitting with my thoughts when I got very sick. I guess I did not have much choice as I was sick enough that I could not move or...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

3 min read

Let's Talk About Behaviors: Speaking Needs in Relationships

One of the things I help with the most is to encourage people to voice needs their relationships. I wonder if many people avoid asking...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

4 min read

Let's Talk About Skills: Mindful Breathwork

I am often astounded by the ease of processing emotions when I use small practices. I love practices that can be done anywhere in 5...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

3 min read

Let's Talk About Skills: Relationship Discernment

Many of us see potential in the people around us. You may see yourself as a good friend and can see that other people have the potential...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

5 min read

Let's Talk About Skills: Shift into Abundance Thinking

A lot of my clients say they do not have time to take care of themselves. This is understandable because we have been taught to pay...

Karen Oberhill, MA, LPC

6 min read