Posts by Lauren Robbins
Emotions: An Information Map
I often have conversations with people around feelings. Imagine that, a therapist talking about feelings… Consistent themes I hear sound much like this: “I shouldn’t feel like that” or “I…
Read MoreGoing to Bed Angry: Helping your Brain Work Through Conflict
At some point in our lives we’ve all been told to never go to bed angry. Some say it stores those negative emotions in your long term memory, some say…
Read MoreOpening to Love
Throughout your life countless people—both known and unknown to you—have loved and cared for you, wished you well, and shown you innumerable acts of kindness. Right this minute, as you…
Read MoreA Pervasive Sense of Loss: Part II
I wrote a blog by the same title approximately one year ago. Many of my feelings at that time were driven by the mass shooting in an Orlando nightclub, killing…
Read MoreWinter Wellness {Mama} Group | White Bear Lake, MN
Fridays, December 8th, 2017 – January 26th, 2018 | 9am-10:30am SUPPORT | EDUCATION | COMMUNITY Join us for a 7-week postpartum therapy group with Alexis Anttila, LAMFT. This group for mamas…
Read MoreManaging School Stress: Midterm Edition
The school semester is in full swing with classes, football games and late night study sessions in the library. Before you know it, midterms and finals will arrive bringing with…
Read More“Hello”: The Word That Holds the Key to Your Relationships
The One, Single Word that Holds the Key to Understanding Your Relationships and How You Can Use it to Turn Them Around. “How did I get in this relationship?” “What…
Read MoreCompassion Fatigue
It’s no secret that our world has been at the mercy of Mother Nature and all of her environmental power the past couple months. From hurricanes to earthquakes, hundreds of…
Read MoreConflict: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Conflict. It’s something that we all face sometime in our lives whether we want to or not, whether we feel comfortable with it or not. Conflict can be seen between…
Read MorePlay Therapy and The Importance of Play!
Have you ever noticed the joy on children’s faces while they play? Sometimes it seems as though nothing important is happening, however, the complete opposite is actually true! According to…
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