All day and every day, our minds chatter. With all this noise, listening to your gut and deciding whether to trust it is a challenge. If you’re experiencing hesitation around trusting your instincts, you’re not alone. In deciding to trust your gut, it’s important to first ask yourself another question: Where is the gut feeling […]
Intuition vs. Anxiety: What is Your Gut Telling You? Read More »
Join me as I talk with relationship breakup specialist, Ilene Kastel, MA, LCPC, as she provides information and steps to those that may be struggling with heartbreak. In the realm of relationships, we’ll explore the who, what, when, how and why’s of breakups, including why they are difficult for many individuals, the hardest parts about
Heartbreak Healing: Recovering from a Relationship Breakup Read More »
I imagine that most people reading this have questioned their career choice at one point or another, maybe even daily. If that’s you, then you’ve probably wondered how to attain a job you love or even what your dream job might be. “Love and work..work and love..what else is there really?” -Sigmund Freud Freud believed
Sunday Scaries. Finding Your Right Career Read More »
It is mid-November – the winter Midwesterners (and other parts of the country) have been dreading all summer has finally arrived; bringing with it the end to fun summer flings, rooftop bars, and skimpy clothing. Instead we have replaced it with heavy jackets, pumpkin spice everything, and cuffing season. Yes, you read that right –
New Relationship Energy (NRE) So – you’ve found yourself in a new relationship. Maybe as a result of Cuffing Season – maybe not; and you can’t seem to get enough of your new partner. You find yourself thinking about them constantly. Smiling at text messages that come through, laughing at inside jokes you already have
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Surviving Quarantine: A Mental Health Survival Guide Drastic times call for drastic measures and in the face of a global pandemic we have suddenly found ourselves, without much warning, quarantined in our homes with family, roommates, a significant other, or alone. These are unprecedented times and everyone is experiencing and processing the shelter-in-place order
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The Government sets boundaries, we all can too! Boundary setting is a lot of the work we do in therapy. It brings to light our relationships with partners, employers, friends, families, and selves. As therapists, we are taught to zoom in on these relationships and process how the relationships are serving our clients, a.k.a.
Shelter In: WFH, Relationship and Self Boundaries Read More »
I had fallen into a deep hole so cavernous that I could only see darkness ahead. All of my senses were heightened yet I could not feel anything. Numbness and disbelief and a steady stream of denial. The dream was gone. The weeks preceding my miscarriage were full of appointments with specialists and even graduation to a
Miscarriage: How The Darkest days brought me to Love and Light Read More »
I like being in the know with politics and the latest political snafu du jour. It’s a hobby of mine. It helps me unwind (believe it or not), helps me to see that there is a world out there greater than Netflix or the gossip in the group chat. When I was growing up, political
In the Face of Difficult Times: How to Talk about Politics and Other “Hot” Topics Read More »
Theresa Simon founder of NDV Healing & Support Inc. interviews Ilene Kastel about Relationships and Trauma and Trauma Informed Therapy. https://anchor.fm/ndvhealing/episodes/Season-1-Episode-16–Engaging-interview-with-Ilene-Kastel–MA–LCPC–Ace Counseling Group–who-discusses-the-importance-of-a-trauma-informed-trained-therapist-el79bl/a-a1ptlh
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