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Why You Should Be Seeing the Forest AND The Trees
To navigate life, you must see both the forest and the trees—balancing big-picture awareness with the small details that shape your path.
Matthew Lowe, LCPC
Feb 132 min read
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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.
CMHC
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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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...
Bev Gorman
Dec 22, 20234 min read
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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...
Matthew Lowe, LCPC
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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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...
CMHC
Jul 22, 20232 min read
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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...
CMHC
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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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...
Phillip McKnight
Jun 28, 20232 min read
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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...
Phillip McKnight
Apr 18, 20233 min read
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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....
Matthew Lowe, LCPC
Mar 24, 20234 min read
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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...
Phillip McKnight
Mar 7, 20233 min read
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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...
CMHC
Feb 12, 20237 min read
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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...
Phillip McKnight
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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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...
Phillip McKnight
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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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...
Bev Gorman
Nov 29, 20225 min read
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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...
Phillip McKnight
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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From Silence, Comes Poems
- Two Poems from Healing the Healer Silent Nature Retreat Participants - Photo by Payton Pan Spaciousness - By Bev Gorman The open...
CMHC
Jun 29, 20221 min read
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"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.
CMHC
Mar 23, 20201 min read
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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.
Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan
Mar 14, 20201 min read
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