Motivation – Therapeutic Center For Hope

21Jul 2023 by alexiamcleod

Emotions You Will Encounter During Your Healing Journey

Motivation

Healing from trauma is an emotional rollercoaster, like peeling back layers of yourself that you didn't even know were there. It's a journey that takes courage, and you're not alone in feeling all the ups and downs. Let's dive into the common emotions you might encounter as you walk this path, knowing that many others have been through the same. Vulnerability Facing your trauma can make you feel like you're standing naked in front of the world, heart exposed and vulnerable. It's like revealing a side of yourself you've hidden away for so long. It's scary, but there's also something liberating about being real and authentic. Intense Sadness During this healing journey, waves of sadness can hit you hard. You might mourn for the pain you endured and the parts…

12Jun 2023 by alexiamcleod

6 Ways To Build Self-Esteem: How To Get Stronger Sense of Self-Worth and Confidence

Motivation, Therapy, Tips

Having a healthy sense of self-esteem is vital for overall well-being and success. It provides the foundation for a positive mindset, confidence, and the ability to overcome challenges. If you're looking to boost your self-esteem, here are some empowering things your can do:Give Yourself Grace: The foundation of building self-esteem lies in self-compassion. Extend kindness, understanding, and forgiveness to yourself, just as you would to a close friend or a loved one. Embrace your strengths and acknowledge your imperfections without harsh judgment. Embracing self-compassion creates a nurturing space for self-acceptance and growth.Rewrite Your Narrative By Disputing Negative Self Talk: Challenge the negative self-talk that undermines your self-esteem. Reframe self-defeating thoughts and beliefs with positive and realistic affirmations. Focus on your achievements, unique qualities, and potential. By rewriting the narrative, you…

05Oct 2022 by alexiamcleod

Getting Back On Track With Your Goals: How To End 2022 With A Bang!

Blog, Motivation, Tips

We are approaching the end of 2022 rather quickly; however, it is not too late to get back on track with your goals. If you are looking to end your 2022 with a bang, then do these 5 steps to get you closer to achieving your goals: Don’t dwell on what you could have accomplished It is easy to ruminate over what you could have accomplished during the year but did not. Understand that you will fall short at some point in your life and that is OK. However, the way you respond to the setback is the determinant on how successful you will be. Learn from your past mistakes and move forward with your goals. Adjust your previous goals to fit your current reality If a significant amount of…

03Dec 2021 by alexiamcleod

Develop Your Confidence in 2022

Motivation, Tips

Every year we make New Year's Resolutions and every year by the end of January we fail to keep up with them. For your New Year's Resolutions to work you need to develop healthy habits, positive thoughts and improve your self-confidence.Here are some self-reflective tips that can give your self-confidence a boost and help you understand how you can succeed with your new year resolutions:👉Focus your thoughts on being positive – an important aspect of starting the new year and finding success with your goals.👉Make a plan and take small steps to work through each task or activity. If you try to tackle your goal as one big project you are more likely to feel stressed and relapse into old habits. 👉Don’t associate yourself with negative people on social media or…

31Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

Overcoming Obstacles

Blog, Health, Motivation, Therapy, Tips

Life can become difficult! One moment you are having a great life and thinking “Wow, life is going great!” Then the next thing you now it’s like a great big dark cloud overshadows all the positive things that have happened in your life. However, it’s important to not let those negative moments bring you down or lead you to believe that life will not get better. There are times in our lives where we must experience downfalls. Those dark moments can either break you or make you stronger. It’s important though that you don’t let them break you. Remember to stay positive through all the negative moments you may experience. I know, it can be hard to do, especially if things are really bad, but try not to let it…

29Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

Keeping Your Relationship Fresh as Busy Professionals

Blog, Health, Motivation, Relationship

Relationships can be difficult in managing as an adult with a thriving career. Finding someone is hard enough, but once you found your special someone keeping your relationship lively and making time for each can prove to also become challenging. Especially when the both of you have your own careers, personal goals, and sometimes even individual issues. As for any relationship, there has to be a solid foundation of excellent communication. Too often we all can sometimes underestimate the power of having mutual communication and verbalizing what we want in the relationship with our partner. When you feel as though your relationship is lacking it’s important that you get through your fear of confronting the issues. The fear will only prevent you from surpassing the issues at hand and not…

24Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

Struggling with an Eating Disorder

Blog, Health, Motivation, Therapy

Almost 30 million people of all ages and genders struggle with an eating disorder in the United States, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorder website. Although anyone can be affected and struggle with an eating disorder, women are the most associated with eating disorders. With advertisements, the media, and society implementing the idea that women and girls should be skinny and outrageously attractive at a very young age it’s no surprise that women are more vulnerable to struggling with an eating disorder. There are a lot of different kinds of eating disorders. The most common forms of eating disorders include Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating. Some eating disorders limit the amount of food intake from a person's diet and others increase the amount of…

10Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

LGBTQ Couples and Adoption

Adoption, Blog, Motivation, Parenting, Therapy, Tips

Children can bring couples many delightful memories. They can also help the couple feel like a true and complete family. However, we must acknowledge that couples are no longer only men and women, but there are plenty of openly same sex couples who would also like to have a complete family of their own. Many LGBTQ couples want the same opportunities to adopt and have a family just as heterosexual couples. However, the route to completing their families through adoption can be extremely difficult. It can be especially difficult if the state they live in has strict laws on LGBTQ couples adopting and what state or country they are deciding to adopt their child from. Since 2010, in the Sunshine State, the ban on gay and lesbian adoption was ruled…

08Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

Surrogacy as an Option

Adoption, Blog, Motivation, Parenting, Therapy

The joys of starting a family can be challenging for some. However, there are several options that can help your dreams of having a family become reality. There are various options that you can choose from to start a family like adoption, traditional surrogacy, and gestational surrogacy. Although adoption is one of the most common routes for couples who would like to start a family, surrogacy is also a common option. The process of surrogacy depends on the type of surrogacy. As mentioned there are two primary types of surrogacy, traditional and gestational. Traditional surrogacy is when the surrogate carries the embryo and is the donor of the egg, making her the biological mother. In this case, the surrogate will be impregnated with sperm from the intended father, who will…

01Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

Go on a Vacation, You Won’t Regret It!

Blog, Health, Motivation, Tips

A couple months left until summer will officially be over! With that in mind have you taken a few days off to enjoy the summer sun? There’s not much time left if you haven’t gone on a vacation, yet. Maybe you’re thinking who needs a vacation! Or I don’t have any money! Of course, there are million more excuses we tell ourselves, but we should really stop and go on that vacation. When given the chance to relax and go on a vacation you should take it! Everybody needs to take the time to relax and escape for a few days. It also creates wonderful memories and experiences that you’ll be able to look back on with joy and appreciation. Typically, when someone mentions a vacation, most think of the…

Category: Motivation