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Cyrena B. Wooster,
MA, NCLCMHCA, SCLCMHCA
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White Blaze
Cyrena Ivie
  • Oct 27, 2020
  • 4 min

White Blaze

I recently went on a backpacking trip that included portions of the Appalachian Trail. The white blaze seen in the picture above is the marking that hikers use to follow the trail and make sure they don't get lost. At one point on my trip, I was daydreaming and realized I hadn't seen a white blaze in some time. I started taking stock of my surroundings and decided to keep on going for a little bit to see if I could see a white blaze up ahead. I finally came upon a trail mark
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Help!  I'm in a COVID-19 Funk
Cyrena Ivie
  • Sep 15, 2020
  • 3 min

Help! I'm in a COVID-19 Funk

For those of us navigating this new reality of life, change is inevitable. How we adjust to that change can influence how we adapt to these challenging times. If you are feeling like you are in a COVID-19 funk, you are not alone. Read along to find some helpful suggestions for dealing with your new reality. Examine your daily schedule. Take a look at your daily schedule. Do you have a balance of work, leisure, exercise, chores, time with family? When things in our world
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What's in a Name?  Why I Chose 'Grey Fern Counseling'
Cyrena Ivie
  • May 22, 2020
  • 2 min

What's in a Name? Why I Chose 'Grey Fern Counseling'

"Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What's in a name? I answer, Just about everything you do." - Morris Mandel A name says a lot. When I first started my business, many people asked me, how did you choose the name of 'Grey Fern Counseling'? It was not an easy process for me, but in the end I decided on a name that had both personal meaning and shared a little bit about my counseling philosophies. I believed it was important to choose
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Put the Oxygen Mask on Yourself First! A Self-Care Analogy
Cyrena Ivie
  • Apr 23, 2020
  • 2 min

Put the Oxygen Mask on Yourself First! A Self-Care Analogy

#selfcare #oxygenmask#stress#greyferncounseling#counseling#therapy#counselor#therapist#analogy One analogy that I find useful when explaining self-care to clients is to use the 'oxygen mask' analogy. When you travel on an airplane, if there is an incident of low cabin pressure, the flight attendant will instruct you to put your own oxygen mask on yourself before you try and help others put their mask on. The reason for this is that if you try and help someone else get their m
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