Gratitude Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/gratitude/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:50:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png Gratitude Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/gratitude/ 32 32 The Importance of Healthy Closure in Relationships: Friendships, Partnerships, and Beyond https://heatherhayes.com/the-importance-of-healthy-closure-in-relationships-friendships-partnerships-and-beyond/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:00:10 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/home-for-the-holidays-navigating-communication-in-family-systems-copy/ If you do not say goodbye, you cannot say hello. In a world where connections—whether romantic, platonic, or therapeutic—are central to our lives, the significance of healthy closure often goes unrecognized. While relationships begin with excitement and promise, their endings can be complex and emotionally fraught. Unfortunately, many people tend to avoid healthy closure, leaving […]

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]]> The Power of Gratitude in Recovery https://heatherhayes.com/the-power-of-gratitude-in-recovery/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:30:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=5402 When those in recovery regularly practice gratitude, it alleviates the intensity and regularity of negative emotions, improves coping skills, lowers the rate of relapse, and supports long-term recovery overall. This link between the dedicated, regular practice of gratitude and long-term recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is recognized in 12-step program support groups, including Alcoholics […]

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]]> The Effects of Unattainable Perfectionism https://heatherhayes.com/the-effects-of-unattainable-perfectionism/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 05:30:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/love-languages-the-key-to-healthy-relationship-copy/ “Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be your best. Perfection is not about healthy achievement and growth.” ~ Brene Brown Perfectionism is defined as the need to appear to be perfect or to obtain perfection. It is, of course, an impossibility in reality. In today’s fast-paced, high-achieving society, perfectionism is often viewed […]

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]]> Love Languages – The Key to a Healthy Relationship? https://heatherhayes.com/love-languages-the-key-to-healthy-relationship/ Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4779 “For love, we will climb mountains, cross seas, traverse desert sands, and endure untold hardships. Without love, mountains become unclimbable, seas uncrossable, deserts unbearable, and hardships our lot in life.”  ― Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, also known as St Valentine’s Day. Now a […]

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]]> The Power of Love https://heatherhayes.com/the-power-of-love/ Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4260 “Where there is love there is life.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi Love is deeply important to all of us and pervades every aspect of our lives through romance, family, friendships, music, and works of art. Love has a profound effect on our mental and physical states, as we are often consumed by the powerful experience of […]

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]]> Our Global Voices: Unified efforts to Affect Change Across the World https://heatherhayes.com/change-across-the-world/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:25:51 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2298 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable damage to the USA and across the globe, affecting politics, societies and economies as well as health and wellbeing. However, in spite of this there have been unified efforts to affect positive change across the world. Throughout the crisis there have been incredible, inspiring and imaginative acts of kindness, […]

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]]> Gratitude, Thanksgiving and Recovery https://heatherhayes.com/gratitude-thanksgiving-and-recovery/ Thu, 28 Nov 2019 01:48:35 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2058 Today in the United States we are celebrating Thanksgiving. This is the day where we kick off the holiday season which includes Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice, Christmas and finally our New Year’s celebrations. However, for many people this time of year can seem overwhelming. It can be hectic, stressful and leave people more focused on […]

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