Want to take a walk? Contact Meg to get started with Walk and Talk Therapy. 706-372-1772 or email therapy@meghanharbin.com Even though it's nearly May in Georgia, the air was cool and damp, thick with mossy scents of forest and mud. A large woodpecker kept pace with me, and a family of deer scampered across my [...]
Sometimes, as she sat here, she imagined herself as her own distant ancestor: One step ahead of something large and hungry, she had leaped into branches and shinnied up a tall tree. At these times she looked out over the rooftops toward the sea, but did not, she said, see the cityscape. She saw savanna—the rolling, [...]
Wondering how yoga can help? Often chalked up to "just a bunch of stretching," this powerful practice is often underrated in its ability to heal. Yoga is not just a form of exercise, but rather a spiritual practice with a physical fitness component, harboring incredible transformative qualities for practitioners. David Emerson recognized that yoga could [...]
"Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny." - Mahatma Ghandi When put like that, it's tough to argue with Ghandi. Our thoughts are powerful. Sometimes our thoughts can trick us, and [...]
This job is hard. Yes, we sit and we talk and we listen. The job rarely requires us to do the heavy lifting of construction, or the rigorous routine of running laps around a restaurant, or quick calculations of medications. But the responsibility of holding the sacred space, of guarding others' secrets, of bearing witness [...]
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the brain when safety is threatened? It’s important for people (kids and adults alike) to have a basic understanding of brain anatomy and function. I typically explain it to children using Dan Siegel’s hand model of the brain. It’s pretty simple, so long as you can make [...]
"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." ~Aldous Huxley To own and operate my own practice, to provide therapy to those in need for the pure sake of growth and transformation has been a dream of mine since adolescence. I have worked for years, [...]
You know the old adage...Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Often times when clients come to me, they’ve been stuck in crisis mode for themselves or a loved one. When safety is a concern, I address it as early as possible in therapy. This post will walk you through the process of creating [...]
When working with clients who experience a moderate level of anxiety, I often blend mindfulness based stress reduction with cognitive behavioral therapy. Anxiety affects the body physically as well as mentally. Think about it. Can you recall a time you felt anxious about something? A test, a performance, seeing a friend, a first date, speaking [...]
I am happy to announce that I now participate in the Open Path Psychotherapy Collective, an organization dedicated to providing quality and affordable access to mental healthcare. Please help me spread the news of the great benefits of this organization by sharing this post and liking the Facebook page below! You never know who might [...]
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