I’m looking forward to sharing Holiday Heartfelt Moments with you every Friday this month. I will be sharing some thoughts on how you can make this your best holiday yet! This weeks thought is on gratitude. Thanksgiving is over but we are amid the holiday bustle. When I look around, I see red and green, trees and tinsel, and beautiful bows …
MHCRS in Guilford Woman
Be sure to check out the December issue of Guilford Woman Magazine to find my article on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. You can find the print version at many offices throughout the Triad as well as Harris Teeter. This is a free magazine that is published monthly. You may also view it online by clicking here. The article is on …
Kindness and Gratitude
The “Heartfelt Moments” for this month will be focused on kindness and gratitude. I took my three year old out to breakfast the other morning while I was waiting for a car repair to get completed. As we were walking, I thought about how special the mommy-son time I get with him is. With my older one in kindergarten my …
Baby Belly Bazaar
Mended Hearts Counseling is proud to be a vendor at the Baby Belly Bazaar! This is a FREE celebration for expectant moms who are interested in expanding their artistic and healthy prenatal experience. 44 regional vendors & artists will entertain and educate hundreds of attendees about safe pregnancy, birth, and infant care. Be sure to visit our table to learn …
Are You Tired Mom?
It’s time for the Heartfelt Moment of the week. I don’t know if this resonated with me so much because this mommy is sleepy or just because it is a precious video, but it did. Last week my little one came home feeling yucky. Long story short, we had a week of very little sleep, lots of missed school, and …
Twisted Straws & Picnic Lunches
I knew when I saw this photo that I wanted to use it for a Heartfelt Moment. It was posted with the caption “I wish I could wrap him up in my arms again like when he was small and the little things made him smile”. As I was scrolling through several things on a page, this image stopped me. …
Scrubbing the Carpet and “Eye of the Tiger”
I’m so excited to share this with you. “Heartfelt Moments” is an opportunity for you to hear from my heart. It may be an answer to a frequently asked question, it may be something I found hilarious, it may be something more serious that will encourage thought and self reflection. I want to create an environment that I can share a …
What You Should Know About Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. We will take part in educating and opening the lines of communication on this very important topic. A great deal of our conversation this month will be “What You Should Know About Domestic Violence”, I hope you will join the conversation. One way you can do this, is to join us at the YWCA …
Triad Prenatal Summit is Coming Soon!!
We are a little over a week away from the Triad Prenatal Summit! I am looking forward to sharing information with you all. I have had several people inquire of what I will be speaking about. The presentation I will be doing is “Life With New Baby”. This will educate individuals of the emotional challenges of adjusting to life with a new …
Do you know the risks?
One in four U.S. adults will have a mental illness this year—25 percent of our population, making this illness more common than most diseases we talk about. The good news is that there are many effective treatments, for those who seek care…but not everyone does due to stigma. A life was lost today, it is speculated that this individual took …