On my quest to find ways to have less of an impact on our planet, I came across a bees wax cloth that would replace plastic wrap. I thought this would be a fun project to do with the kids and also talk about why…
Author: Jessie Shepherd, LCMHC/LPC
Jessie Shepherd is a Mental Health Counselor and owner of Blue Clover Therapy in Utah and Texas. She has a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Utah. Her focus is treating trauma, eating disorders and adjustment issues in adults, adolescents, children and their families. Jessie is the author of the “What Mental Disorder?” book series and has been featured in print and television throughout the region with regular appearances on Fox’s The Place and Park City Television. On a personal note she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children recreating outdoors. She is also a coach for the Cedar Valley Mountain Bike Team. Jessie believes in individual and family involvement to better the lives of everyone in our community.
Nightmares
I have nightmares. Not all the time and not always intense, but sometimes they seem unbearable. Most of my PTSD symptoms I have processed using EMDR and have coping skills that are very effective for me. However, nightmares are one of those things that come…
When your kids yell “I HATE YOU!”
It is an interesting milestone in parenthood when your sweet little peanut of a kiddo yells the words ‘I hate you’. Rational understanding and strategies get clouded by strong emotions of hurt. As frustrating and shocking the first ‘I hate you’ moment is, it…
Get yourself together PODCAST
I get the amazing opportunity to be on a podcast with Jackson Carter called ‘Get Yourself together’. Get Yourself Together is a Podcast discussing mental health and everything that this entails. Here is the link to the website. You can find resources about the topics…