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Paths Uncharted.
A collaborative blog by Divergent Path Wellness
exploring mental health in context, centering neurodivergent and queer experiences, and undermining prescriptive paths
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Like a Song Stuck in Your Head: Make Peace with Intrusive Thoughts
We’ve all experienced it—going about our day when suddenly, a song hijacks our brain. It might be an upbeat jingle or a barely noticed...
Mathew Christensen MSW
May 175 min read
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WALL-E and Lessons on Mindfulness
Every single one of us exists with an autopilot—an subconscious, evolutionary form of thinking or decision making that exists to preserve...
Ames Gersten MSW
May 134 min read
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Feeling Lonely? How ACT Can Help You Build a More Connected Life
Let’s Talk About Loneliness When someone asks if I'm an introvert or an extrovert, I say I'm an extrovert with social anxiety. I want...
Mathew Christensen MSW
Apr 115 min read
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H5N1 & Anxiety: When You Need More Than Cute Animal Videos
Learn a new mindfulness technique to help you navigate anxiety and other difficult feelings amidst concerns about H5N1 & public health
Sarah Lawson, Clinical MSW Intern
Feb 284 min read
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When you want to Make the Feelings Stop...
Post-election strategies from a social-justice-oriented psychotherapist The morning after election night, I woke up and saw who won. I...
Mathew Christensen MSW
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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Another shooting... thoughts from an angry therapist
My heart breaks for Maine. Deep deep sadness is present and while I am looking forward to doing my work, being as present as I can be...
Helen Dempsey-Henofer LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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Boundaries: Does that word mean what you think it means?
Therapy speak has gotten WAY more mainstream. Maybe the pandemic, or TikTok, or (this is a fun thought) the degradation of...
Helen Dempsey-Henofer LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
Aug 31, 20235 min read
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From Isolation to Connection: A Compassionate Guide to Self-Care
Sometimes life throws us into situations that cause us to feel like a foreign object. You just don't fit in. In that environment, humans...
Helen Dempsey-Henofer LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
Aug 19, 20233 min read
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When thoughts/feelings hurt
one consideration for relieving suffering As 2023 comes to a close, I find myself returning to the first post/letter I wrote this year...
Helen Dempsey-Henofer LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
May 30, 20234 min read
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Know your mental traps
Admiral Ackbar's holiday survival guide. Bells, singing, lights, revelry. The winter season is filled with holiday traditions. You and I...
Helen Dempsey-Henofer LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
May 30, 20234 min read
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Calming the Analysis-Paralysis Beastie
Techniques for taking effective action in a world chock-full of too many choices Hey Hey Hey, Sometimes I'd like to just not have to make...
Helen Dempsey-Henofer LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
May 30, 20236 min read
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It's time to challenge these myths
4 Myths Impacting your mental health Hey Hey Hey, The therapy world is a world of gentleness. We've stopped calling out (unless we're...
Helen Dempsey-Henofer LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
May 30, 20234 min read
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