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The In-Between: Caring for Your Mental Health Between the Holidays and the New Year
The quiet stretch between the holidays and New Year can bring unexpected emotions. This blog explores how to care for your mental health during the in-between.
Giving to Yourself This Holiday Season: Caring for Your Mental Health
The holidays can be joyful and overwhelming at the same time. This blog explores gentle ways to care for your mental health, set boundaries, and give to yourself during the season of giving.
It’s All About Time: Understanding Addiction, Recovery, and Reclaiming Your Life
Addiction affects time, routines, and relationships. This blog explores how recovery helps you rebuild structure, stability, and meaningful change.
Finding Gratitude When Life Feels Hard
When life feels overwhelming or heavy, gratitude can seem out of reach. In this blog, therapist trainee Cole Gentry explores how gratitude can ground us, why it matters during hard seasons, and simple ways to bring more appreciation into everyday life.
A Thanksgiving Message of Gratitude From Central Counseling Services
A warm Thanksgiving message from Central Counseling Services, reflecting on gratitude, holiday stress, community support, and the courage of every client who walks through our doors.
Sleep and Mental Health: Why It Matters
Feeling drained even after a full night’s sleep? You’re not alone. Kayla Pronio, AMFT / APCC, explores how sleep and mental health connect — and how small changes can restore energy, balance, and calm.
Why Shared Ground — Not Opposites — Keeps Love Alive
Opposites may attract, but shared rhythm keeps love alive. Discover how connection, curiosity, and compassion build lasting relationships in this Central Counseling Services feature on relationship health.
Why You Might Feel More Tired in the Fall — and What to Do About It
If you’ve been feeling more tired, foggy, or unmotivated lately, you’re not alone. Learn why seasonal changes affect mood and energy—and simple ways to feel better.
It’s Okay Not to Be Okay: Finding Strength in Slowing Down
Feeling overwhelmed or low? Learn why it’s okay not to be okay and how small acts of care, and therapy, can help you find balance again. “Some days are heavier than others. Learn how to slow down, give yourself grace, and find the support you deserve when things feel difficult.”
When Fall Feels Heavy: Understanding Seasonal Mood Changes and How to Cope
As the days grow shorter, many people notice a quiet heaviness settle in. Learn how seasonal changes affect mood and explore ways to care for yourself with compassion and support.
When the Masks Come Off: Halloween and Mental Health
Explore the connection between Halloween and mental health. Learn how reflection, boundaries, and self-care can support emotional well-being.
Why Rest Matters: Practical Tips for Self-Care and Stress Relief
In today’s hustle culture, rest isn’t lazy it’s essential for mental health. Learn practical tips to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and restore balance.
Back-to-School Success: Creating Routines That Reduce Stress for Parents and Kids
Back-to-school chaos eases with solid routines. Bedtime, mornings, and homework habits bring calm and confidence
Addiction, When it's fixable…
Addiction is more than drugs or alcohol—it’s any habit that harms your life when it controls you. Recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all; it’s about finding the right fit, building commitment, and not letting stigma keep you from change. It’s okay to ask for help and choose a better path forward.