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Living in a Perpetual Breaking News Era: How It Affects Us and What Can Help
Open your phone on any given day and there is a good chance something feels urgent. A policy change, a disaster, a crisis somewhere in the world, a local story that hits close to home. Then tomorrow there is something else, and the day after that, something else again. If you have noticed a low hum of dread that never fully goes away, or a sense that you cannot quite relax because something new might happen at any moment, you are not imagining it. Many people are describing t
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When the Job Is Gone: Coping with Layoffs and Job Loss
Losing a job is one of the most destabilizing experiences a person can go through. Whether you saw it coming or it arrived without warning, the impact of a layoff reaches far beyond your bank account. It touches your sense of identity, your daily structure, your relationships, and your belief in what comes next. If you are navigating job loss right now, what you are feeling is not an overreaction. It is a completely human response to a genuinely difficult situation. Recent la
Jun 104 min read


Navigating Identity Exploration at Any Age
June is Pride Month — a time to celebrate the resilience, joy, and diversity of LGBTQIA+ communities, and to reflect on how far we have come and how far we still have to go. At Stone Soup Counseling, Pride Month is also a time to think about something that sits at the heart of so much of the work we do in therapy: identity. Who we are, how we understand ourselves, and what it means to live authentically in a world that does not always make that easy. Identity exploration is n
Jun 34 min read


When Caring Becomes Too Much: Understanding Depression and Burnout in Caregivers
Caregiving is one of the most profound and demanding things a person can do. Whether you are caring for an aging parent, a partner with a chronic illness, a child with complex needs, or another loved one who depends on you — you are doing work that is often invisible, rarely praised, and almost never truly finished. And if lately you have been feeling more depleted than devoted, more numb than nurturing, you are not alone. What you may be experiencing is caregiver burnout, an
May 274 min read


The Winding Path: Why Therapy Rarely Goes in a Straight Line
There is a graphic that circulates around the internet from time to time that captures something most therapists wish they could tell every new client before their first session. The top half shows how we want therapy to be: a clean, straight line from "struggle" to "start therapy" to "feel better." The bottom half shows how therapy actually is: a winding, looping, doubling-back journey through confusion, feeling worse, relearning, introspecting, feeling better, getting trigg
May 194 min read


5 Signs It Might Be Time to Try Therapy
Thinking about therapy but not sure if you really need it? You are not alone. One of the most common things people say when they finally start therapy is some version of: "I wish I had done this sooner." The barrier is rarely that therapy is unavailable; it is that most of us have been taught, in one way or another, that we should be able to handle things on our own. That struggling quietly is just part of life. That things have to get really bad before asking for help is jus
May 153 min read


Mental Health Awareness Month: Why it Matters and How to Show Up for Yourself
Every May, Mental Health Awareness Month invites us to pause and reflect on something that touches every single one of us: our mental and emotional wellbeing. At Stone Soup Counseling, this month holds special meaning. It is a time to speak openly about mental health, to push back against the stigma that still keeps too many people from seeking support, and to celebrate the courage it takes to prioritize yourself. Why Mental Health Awareness Month Matters Mental health condit
May 54 min read


Autism Acceptance Month: Understanding, Accepting, and Supporting Autistic People
Autism Acceptance Month encourages us to move beyond simple awareness and toward something more meaningful: genuine understanding, inclusion, and respect for autistic people and their experiences. At our practice, we believe that starts with listening — to autistic individuals, to families, and to the growing body of research that continues to reshape how we understand autism. What Is Autism? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how
Apr 203 min read
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