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From Ashes to Hope: Nurturing Resilience in the Darkest Times

Nov 62 min read

From Ashes to Hope: Nurturing Resilience in the Darkest Times

Even when all seems lost, from the ashes we rise—embracing resilience, igniting hope, and finding strength in our darkest hours.

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Honoring the Dark, Welcoming the Light: A Winter Solstice Tale

Bev Gorman

Dec 22, 20234 min read

Honoring the Dark, Welcoming the Light: A Winter Solstice Tale

Deep calls to Deep. There is something very sacred about holding the space for someone who is experiencing deep suffering. In our...

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Matthew Lowe, LCPC

Oct 11, 20233 min read

It’s not just you: Socializing is weird

Social anxiety is real, but not all discomfort around people is social anxiety. According to the DSM-5, an essential element of social...

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CMHC

Jul 22, 20232 min read

Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: Introducing EV Chargers at CMHC

We are thrilled to announce a new initiative at the Chesapeake Mental Health Collaborative (CMHC): the installation of three EZRA Level 2...

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The Green Street Project: Fostering Mental Health through Nature and Infrastructure

CMHC

Jun 30, 20232 min read

The Green Street Project: Fostering Mental Health through Nature and Infrastructure

Chesapeake Mental Health Collaborative (CMHC) is pleased to announce an exciting collaborative project with the Gunpowder Valley...

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An Individualist Living in a Collectivist Culture

Phillip McKnight

Jun 28, 20232 min read

An Individualist Living in a Collectivist Culture

I didn’t realize it until recently. I was sitting in one of my favorite restaurants. Fans overhead blowing the slightly cool, slightly...

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Under the Canopy of Connection: A Fulbright Journey to Mindfulness, Cross-Cultural Bonds, and Nature

Phillip McKnight

Apr 18, 20233 min read

Under the Canopy of Connection: A Fulbright Journey to Mindfulness, Cross-Cultural Bonds, and Nature

I took my lunch break out of the office and began walking, not sure of my destination. Recently I’ve become more ok with that idea of...

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Matthew Lowe, LCPC

Mar 24, 20234 min read

Words I have no use for, as a therapist

There are ways of speaking that sound descriptive and prescriptive, but actually help us very little to understand and change ourselves....

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Not Personal, Perfect, or Permanent: If You Don’t Like the Weather, Wait a Few Minutes

Phillip McKnight

Mar 6, 20233 min read

Not Personal, Perfect, or Permanent: If You Don’t Like the Weather, Wait a Few Minutes

I came back from my travels excited to see my friend and reconnect and hear about how their travels had been. I reached out to say hello...

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Rise of the Machine – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Increasing Technology in Mental Health Care

CMHC

Feb 12, 20237 min read

Rise of the Machine – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Increasing Technology in Mental Health Care

The rise of technology in mental health care has been a rapidly growing trend in recent years, with a growing number of mental health...

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Phillip McKnight

Jan 19, 20232 min read

An Early Morning Gift

Greetings! This monthly blog is offered in hopes of connecting with the CMHC community, which I deeply value, as one who is bringing...

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Inquiring into Compassion and Connection

Phillip McKnight

Dec 15, 20222 min read

Inquiring into Compassion and Connection

Buddhist Festival in Southeast Asia I often hear my teachers talk about relationships and how life is all about relationships. I found...

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Bev Gorman

Nov 28, 20225 min read

Thanksgiving Expectation

It seems to lure us in and then lets us down. It leaves us feeling disappointed when it doesn’t offer its part of the bargain- our...

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Phillip McKnight

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Witnessing Laos - Oct.

The story begins, right where I find myself: at the full moon of October which signifies the end of the rainy season here in Laos, a...

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CMHC

Jun 29, 20221 min read

From Silence, Comes Poems

- Two Poems from Healing the Healer Silent Nature Retreat Participants - Photo by Payton Pan Spaciousness - By Bev Gorman The open...

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"Social Distancing" is Not Helpful, Do This Instead

CMHC

Mar 23, 20201 min read

"Social Distancing" is Not Helpful, Do This Instead

Instead of "Social Distancing" we should do "Physically Distant yet Socially Connected" for our mental health well being.

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Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan

Mar 14, 20201 min read

Coping with Coronavirus Fears

How to cope with Coronavirus fears. Useful ways of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic - the 3 Rs from Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan.

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