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This, too, shall pass: It might pass like being in Navasana, but it will pass.
Why did I say navasana? I thought of my least favorite pose in yoga and the times when I grumbled in my head about it, but like navasana,...
Melissa Manente
Jan 271 min read
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Suicide
"They died by suicide." Most of us will have a visceral reaction when we hear that. Many of us will not know how to respond. Many of us...
Melissa Manente
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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Wrinkles
The other day, someone posted about seedless watermelons and commented, "Why must everything be so easy?" When I heard her say that, I...
Melissa Manente
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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Let's talk Erikson
We are not going to discuss the validity of the research methods of Erikson. What we are going to do is discuss at face value his...
Melissa Manente
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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"Fall back into yourself"
Who am I? I know my titles and what people call me, but who am I? I encourage people to find who they are once their titles are gone;...
Melissa Manente
Aug 5, 20231 min read
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
It's that time of year. You know, the one where we "need" to see family that we would not typically see or want to see—that time of year...
Melissa Manente
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE
It's time to change the narrative. Women's mental health has always been incredibly important to me. In my over two decades of working...
Melissa Manente
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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CHANGES
I have considered myself an adaptable person for a long time. I accredit most of that to my career and quickly adapt to my clients’...
Melissa Manente
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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Future you vs Present you
But I have to worry about my future! Well, yeah, sort of. I hear this all the time, the inability to stay present and enjoy your life,...
Melissa Manente
Jun 11, 20222 min read
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The Office
I have been writing this blog in my head for over three weeks. So here it goes. Returning to my office post COVID, I had this "brilliant"...
Melissa Manente
Feb 7, 20223 min read
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BATTLES
I recently read an article on picking your battles with a teenager. Now that my oldest is a teenager - I felt this article in my soul. I...
Melissa Manente
Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Why can't I find a therapist?
I get between 3-5 calls or emails daily asking for an appointment for new clients. Unfortunately, I have to inform them that I will not...
Melissa Manente
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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When is too much too much
With the new baseball year upon us, I started thinking about how some parents overschedule their kids. What are we teaching our children...
Melissa Manente
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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Perception
"Every year without knowing it I have passed the day when the last fires will wave to me..." For the Anniversary of my Death by W. S....
Melissa Manente
Apr 5, 20212 min read
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What is your bullshit?
What's your bullshit? The other day someone said to me, "owning your bullshit." I thought the phrase was ingenious. We all have that...
Melissa Manente
Mar 13, 20211 min read
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Two lives converge
Welp, it is that time of year again --- baseball season. Within a few weeks, you will see me staring at my planning trying to figure out...
Melissa Manente
Mar 7, 20212 min read
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Let's talk about......YOGA
Neuroplasticity - that is my $2.50 word of the day. Simply put, it is your brain's ability to change and reorganize itself. When we...
Melissa Manente
Mar 6, 20212 min read
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Who am I?
In one of my last blogs, I wrote about the positive impacts of COVID. I, along with all of you, am going along this journey with you. I...
Melissa Manente
Feb 20, 20212 min read
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GROUNDING
I got up a little later today, knowing I would not have to go into the office due to snow. I proceed to make my coffee ( if you know me,...
Melissa Manente
Feb 18, 20212 min read
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Is it over yet?
I think we can all agree that we are over this shit, right? Over the last year, I have attempted to sit down and write this blog, but I...
Melissa Manente
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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