The Link Between Chronic Illness and Mental Health

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Chronic illness can feel like a thief. Stealing away your plans, goals, and negatively impacting your mental health. Chronic illness can feel like a thief. Stealing away your plans, goals, and negatively impacting your mental health.

Life Transitions: Navigating Change with Therapy

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Changes and transitions are inevitable in our lives. Regardless of the type of transition, therapists can provide support that helps with many types of changes. Career changes, moving, loss, and relationship changes are big life transitions most of us encounter. Therapy can help you navigate changes, allowing you to process changes, heal, and move forward.

The Role of Therapy in Self-discovery

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The journey to self-discovery is complex and constantly evolving. However, the most important part is listening to yourself. Therapy can point you in the right direction toward self-discovery. It can be scary, but taking charge of your life, even if there are mistakes along the way, is much more fulfilling than living someone else’s vision for your life.

The Mental Health Benefits of Talking with a Therapist, Not a Friend

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Conversations with a therapist are different from those we share with our friends and family. A therapist is prioritizing you. You both have the same goal: your success. All of our team members at Renewed Wellness Counseling are exceptional listeners, but we understand that personal connections are a huge part of successful therapy.