“Circles of Hope” group @UNF

“Circles of Hope” group @UNF

We’ve been working on our Circles of Hope art project for Cross Lake for about a month. Each circle takes from 10-15 minutes, depending on the detail. Around 45 people have taken part in the project and we currently have 145 completed circles! That’s around 29 total hours some committed individuals have invested in this […]

How to Survive Holiday Stress

How to Survive Holiday Stress

We aren’t going to write a blog you’ve read a hundred times. You probably already know everything we could say about how to minimize stress. Let’s see if you can guess the top 3 things you can do to minimize stresses effect on your body…and go! Did you say eat well, get good sleep and […]

Will This Last? Acute vs Chronic Mental Health

Will This Last? Acute vs Chronic Mental Health

By: Megan Neilsen, LCSW Throughout our lives, we all experience trials, tribulations, stress, loss, grief, trauma, and hardship. There is not a person walking this Earth that cannot name a difficult time or phase in their life. When posed the question, “What was the worst day of your life?”, most people can recount a day […]

Day one of our Teen Art Group!

Day one of our Teen Art Group!

We had an awesome group last night! It was our first ALL TEEN group! There was a great turnout and we had a lot of fun. The first project for our group is an exploration into self. Each participant filled out a “mood flower” before and after group. Here is an example of one girl’s […]