Melissa Manente
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Wrinkles
The other day, someone posted about seedless watermelons and commented, "Why must everything be so easy?" When I heard her say that, I...
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Melissa Manente
- Sep 4, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Aug 5, 2023
- 1 min
"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;...
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Melissa Manente
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Aug 20, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Aug 20, 2022
- 2 min
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’...
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Melissa Manente
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
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,...
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Melissa Manente
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
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"...
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Melissa Manente
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
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....
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Melissa Manente
- Mar 13, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Mar 7, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
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,...
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Melissa Manente
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa Manente
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
Momma, Mommy, Mom
Momma to Mommy to Mom. This is the stuff no one prepares you for. Yeah, there are books but no one prepares you for the emotional roller...
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