This episode talks about how trauma can be costly for places of business and what they can do to help.  

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In this video, I discuss the research regarding happiness and life satisfaction to better understand what it means to be happy and live a life that is purposeful.  This is a goal that most strive to achieve when it comes to having good mental health.  This can include but is not limited to overall health, relationships, and connecting mental and physical health.   Please like, share, and subscribe  meaningfulvitality.com

Foods that we eat can be a powerful way to beat depression and help us have better mental health overall.  As a mental health therapist, I have seen with my clients that this is very important to living a healthy and meaningful life and cannot be ignored.  

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Here are some great ideas of foods that you can remove from your diet in order to try to combat depression and be in the best shape possible.  Your body and mind will thank you by taking good care of your diet and nutrition and making good lifestyle choices.  All are part of living a healthy and meaningful life!  Please subscribe and share, as it helps me get the word out to others!  In my experience as a mental health counselor, I have seen firsthand with my clients the ways foods affect their mental health.

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In my experience as a mental health counselor, I have been able to see the effects sleep has on one's mental health and the lack of sleep can be detrimental in many different ways.  It is near in possible to have good mental, physical, or overall health if one is not sleeping well. Here are some very helpful tips that can be beneficial for you to get better sleep, have better mental health, and live a more healthy and meaningful life.

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Trauma is something that is more common than people realize and comes in many different forms. When trauma continues to be untreated many people develop core negative beliefs about themselves that are near impossible to work through on their own and affects almost every aspect of life. The best way to treat trauma is by working with a trained mental health professional and a lot of great research supports EMDR therapy as well.  

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Self-care and slowing down is very important in taking care of our physical and mental health.  Doing so helps us feel better, fights anxiety and depression and helps us to live a healthy and meaningful life.  

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In my experience as a mental health counselor it is very rare that people take time to relfect or to learn from their past and what thay can do moving forward either to make better decisions or to continue the onese that are working for them. I go into detail on what can help with that and what strategies can be used to make better decsions that can lower stress, anxiety, and depression, and help you live a more healthy and meangful life.  

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September 21st is World Gratitude Day. It is a great reminder to take time to slow down and acknowledge the things that we have to be grateful for.  There are many great benefits to expressing or acknowledging our gratitudes and it can be easy to implement as well.  In this episode I share my top 5 ways to practice gratitude in your life and how it can benefit your mental health including anxiety and depression as well as your physical health. 

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In this episode we talk about many great things that fall has to offer and how it can help to benefit your mental health and help you to live a healthy and meaningful life. These activities are a lot of fun and easy to implement as well.  

Recipe for my pumpkin spice latte:

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