by Danielle Kowach, LCSW | Feb 25, 2026 | Mental Well-being, Therapy
Boundaries Are Self-Care: Why Protecting Your Peace Isn’t Selfish When people hear the words self-care, they often picture spa days or a quiet cup of coffee. While those things can be restorative, true self care goes much deeper. Real self care is consistent decisions...
by Ann Hogan, LCPC | Feb 9, 2026 | Healthy Habits, Homewood IL therapist, Mental Health, Mental Well-being, Orland park il counselor, stress
Self-care is a term many people hear often, but few feel confident defining. For some, it brings to mind bubble baths or taking a day off. While those activities can be enjoyable, self-care in mental health is much broader and more meaningful. It refers to the...
by Lauren White, LCPC | Jul 21, 2022 | Orland park il counselor
Since the onset of this never ending, ever morphing virus took hold of the world, many adults have found themselves enveloped with loneliness. Clients are reporting deep feelings of emptiness and perceptions that no one cares how they feel. According to the Centers...
by beth leach | Nov 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
As we experience the vicissitudes of daily life things can get stressful, exhausting, sad and overwhelming. We work, parent, pay bills, run errands, shop, and fulfill a host of other obligations and responsibilities. Life can be hard! We try to eat heathy, exercise...
by Rachel Sahtout, LCSW | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
When Self-Care is Doing the Dishes When the words self-care are spoken, visions of things like bubble baths, chocolate cake, and massages come to mind. Self-care has become to many this fantasy of self-indulgence, a “get out of chore free” card that justifies...
