You’re buying a home! First off, congratulations on your upcoming purchase. This can be such an exciting time! It can also be nauseating. Home buying is stressful! Pardon the honestly, but it’s worth being transparent. Buying a home can be incredibly stressful, even when you are working with gifted mortgage brokers and realtors. Why am I stressed? To begin, stress is a normal part of the human experience and homebuying…
Join us for a new DBT skills group starting March 7th Learn DBT skills on your lunch hour with Kara! Learn DBT skills on your lunch hour to reduce conflict, communicate better, manage stress, and regulate your emotions for a better life and better relationships.This is a drop-in style group, so you can join us as your schedule allows. Each week will focus on a new concept or skill, with…
In addition to being my birthday, November 7th is also National Stress Awareness Day! Let's talk more about stress management. What is stress? Stress is a natural response to a perceived threat. A threat can be literal and physical, like a bear, but can also be threats of, say, missing a deadline. It's all a matter of perception. One person's stress response may be very different from another person's. And…