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The Healthy Way to Avoid Conflict
Let's face it. No one likes conflict. Yes, I know that some personality styles are energized by debate, confrontation, and argument, but...

Vanessa Londino
Oct 4, 20246 min read
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This Will Hold You Back
One of the hardest tasks to manage in our healing, and certainly in the therapy room, is processing our relationship with our parents....

Vanessa Londino
Aug 14, 20245 min read
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Leave It!
It's puppy training all over again around here. I seldom ask myself this question, but it still bubbles up to the surface of my mind at...

Vanessa Londino
Jun 23, 20247 min read
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The Most Important Relationship Skill
People seek therapy for one reason: they are in pain. Period. Full stop. That part is simple. They've often tried everything they can...

Vanessa Londino
Jun 12, 20246 min read
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When Helping Blocks Healing
Most people who become counselors do so because they want to "help people." So this begs a few obvious questions: Help people do what...

Vanessa Londino
Jun 1, 20246 min read
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Self-Growth and the Home Depot
Let me start by saying… I had a brutal therapy session this morning. No, not with a client. With me. My therapy with my therapist. Yes, I...

Vanessa Londino
May 15, 20246 min read
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We Need Elders
Mental health is not a solo journey. Ultimately, our mental health depends on our understanding of ourselves, our world, and the choices...

Vanessa Londino
May 8, 20246 min read
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We Build the Temples We Must Tear Down
The pursuit of mental health can be understood in a number of ways. For some, it's the healing of traumatic wounds. We want to live...

Vanessa Londino
May 4, 20234 min read
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The Four Steps of Personal Growth
I love systems. I appreciate when someone can condense complexity into workable, understandable nuggets of thought and action. I believe...

Vanessa Londino
Jan 26, 20235 min read
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The Yearly Inventory: Part IV
Dear Friends and Fellow Travelers, Thank you for walking with me through this year and through this podcast. This is our last inventory:...

Vanessa Londino
Dec 26, 20223 min read
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The Yearly Inventory: Part III
Hi Folks! Here are the questions from the podcast. Remember: an inventory is not a judgment nor is it a lengthy self-critique. It's a way...

Vanessa Londino
Dec 26, 20223 min read
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The Yearly Inventory: Part II
Hello Friends and Fellow Travelers, In addition to the podcast, here are some accompanying questions you can ask yourself. Listening to...

Vanessa Londino
Dec 18, 20225 min read
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The Yearly Inventory: Part I
Hello Friends and Fellow Travelers, In addition to the podcast, here are some accompanying questions you can ask yourself as a yearly...

Vanessa Londino
Dec 11, 20224 min read
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Losing Touch
Life keeps going faster, doesn't it? We're expected to think, act, and move through our lives with ever-increasing efficiency. We book...

Vanessa Londino
Mar 7, 20224 min read
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I Was Wrong; It's the Conflict
I’ve said for years — perhaps because it simplifies a complex relationship, and I like feeling like I have a handle on things — that...

Vanessa Londino
Jul 9, 20214 min read
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Here and There
Often, clients ask for my input on what they can do to further their progress in therapy. “What can I be doing in addition to therapy?”...

Vanessa Londino
Jun 8, 20212 min read
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Growth
Everyone wants to improve their life. Contentment is indeed a peaceful, worthwhile state of mind, but even contentment can be a goal. If...

Vanessa Londino
Jan 27, 20215 min read
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What is Mental Health?
First things first: what is mental health?

Vanessa Londino
Jan 9, 20217 min read
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