Stay Encouraged

 There are so many horrific news stories in the world but you're still alive. Stay encouraged.

Someone didn't do what they said they were going to do, but you've still got you, stay encouraged.

You had to put your class off for a semester, life happens. Stay encouraged.

When you woke up, you didn't feel like your best self, take a walk and apply some positive self talk, remain encouraged.

Each day presents us with a new opportunity as the sun rises. As we watch the sun set, we should remain encouraged that the dawn will come again.

Let the focus be creating the life that you want to be your world, your reality. 

Remember to stay grateful despite challenges as there is usually something good like- you're still here.

When you don't know the answer, reach out to a good Librarian-they'll usually have a good book for that.

If that was good but you want more, search Google for answers.

When you realize that a person is really what you desire to speak with, find a good therapist.

If you're still here, you still have a fighting chance. You can become the best version of yourself. 

Ask yourself and two others, "What's good about me?" Tell them, "Thank you." 

Celebrate those things and give thanks for them. Then decide on the positive mark you'd like to leave in the world.

How will you help others? How will you add happiness to the world? How will you take care of yourself daily in a healthy way?

For most questions, there is an answer. Stay encouraged.

Shana Trahan, LPC

Now serving: Texas, New Mexico and Delaware

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Child Therapy but No Parent Therapy???

Why mommy, why? Why am I going to therapy for my perceived problems but you're not going to learn how to help me with my perceived problems? Why aren't you going to therapy to learn to cope with the challenges facing our family? Why, daddy, why? 

Most times, many people, including me, before I learned better, think that if they have a child that is struggling with issues that require mental health help that the only person who should be seeing a psychiatrist, psychologist or therapist is that child.

In working in psychiatric hospitals, it is my experience that a grave number of parents only seek support for their child. I have heard people say things like, "I don't have a problem. I can't wait until he's better so our family can be perfect again." While there are various factors that can lead to mental illnesses, often times it can be genetic. It can be derived from either parents lineage, even from a relative you've never met. It can also be trauma based.

Despite where it's coming from, it should be dealt with as a family problem. In other words, individual therapy and family therapy. The pressures of the world don't care who is feeling them or how they cause you to respond. You must be smart and use the resources at your disposal to keep your family whole, sane and loving.

Often times, when a child gets consistent mental health support and the parents or other siblings don't get support, the child who is now reasonable and self regulated has been returned to a home that is often lacking in need of support similar to what that child received. This is hard to accept as as parents, we might think that "We have it all together". None of us are perfect and every person has different goals. Some people strive to just get by and others recognize that self care:emotional, physical, mental, social and financial are key to having a stable life.

There are 10 Ways to Be a Great Parent. Read about it and become the best parent you can be.

While I have linked you to information about mental health, please do not attempt to diagnose yourself or loved one's. If someone in your home is suffering with what appears to likely be mental health concerns, find a psychiatrist and then a therapist who accepts your insurance. Make an appointment today for the whole family.