Paula Tropiano | Counselor & Therapist, West Chester, Chestnut Hill, Lower Gwynedd, Blue Bell, Exton, Main Line, PA, Paula Tropiano LPC

JAN

2012

Living Well News – Implementing Change

Implementing Change

Most of us don’t enjoy change. In fact, as we grow older we tend to resist it more. Change can feel overwhelming; and if we don’t know where we are in the process and how to be effective we can definitely lose our motivation and momentum in reaching our goals.

In the last issue of Living Well News we talked about Planning for Change. Planning is the most intensive part of the change process.

Contemplating change and assessing our needs takes time and cannot be rushed. Setting our goals and outlining the steps to reach them is our map. Sounds basic, but is it? How do we ensure that our map is realistic? That we are setting ourselves up for success? Read More

DEC

2011

Living Well News – Planning for Change

What is Time?

My grandmother once said, “Life is but an instant; a blink of an eye. I am 91 years old. My mind is the young person who once was, and the voice in my head is the same voice that I have heard throughout my life, but I have grown old.”

Time is a construct, invented by mankind to benchmark the difference between the past and the present, so that we would know where we were in the course of a day, months and years. Today we are conditioned to hurry through our lives from one thing to another; we don’t often think about time within the context of our “lifetime” – the amount of time we have to live.

The end of the year is an important time for planning – for taking charge of the business of our lives – asking “What needs to happen for me in 2012?” “What do I need to be healthy, contented and productive?” “Am I paying attention?” Read More

NOV

2011

Living Well News – Developing Resiliency

Seasonal Change

In nature, winter is a time of slowing down; a time of hibernation. There is less sunlight, colder temperatures, and a tendency to want to curl up and stay put. This is how we are built, but our modern lives don’t always allow for these natural tendencies which emerge in response to the shift in season.

As we continue to push forward, we can become run down and more susceptible to illness, depression and fatigue. Add the activity of the holidays; manageability can become extremely challenging.

Through assessment, counseling and education we can help individuals with mood instability, anxiety, overeating, and addictive behavior. Read More

OCT

2011

Living Well News – Handling Stress

Impact of Stress on our Health

It might seem puzzling as to why your doctor might refer you to a behavior therapist after your physical or perhaps in response to your not feeling well or being sick. You may ask “Why do I need to talk with someone about this?” It may also feel as though your physical ails are being perceived as being all “in your head.” These would be normal responses. But, there may be a part missing; the conversation linking the impact of stress to your physical health. This is why your doctor is concerned and why he or she wants you to “Talk to someone.”

Our lives have grown busy. Many of us are juggling multiple tasks and priorities in a given day. This juggling act has become the “New normal.” However, just because these demands have increased, along with the expectation of meeting them, doesn’t mean that our bodies and minds don’t have a response.

Stress has free reign over our health when we allow it. Stress helps account for two-thirds of family doctor visits and, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half the deaths to Americans under 65. Read More

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