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Integrative and Nature-Based Mental Health Care
Elizabeth Abrams, LPCC, NCC
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Elizabeth Abrams
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Mini-Review: Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Reading Rooted was an experience that I sank into at the end of long days, a nourishing connection to the natural world and the realm of the
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Elizabeth Abrams
Oct 29, 20221 min read
Exploring nature's mental health benefits
I appreciated the chance to contribute this article to the Las Cruces Bulletin, highlighting ways to connect with nature in support of...
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Elizabeth Abrams
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Apartment Therapy Article: Flowers and Wellbeing
I appreciated the chance to contribute to this thoughtful Apartment Therapy article by Nandini Maharaj, Ph.D. about flowers and wellbeing.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Oct 14, 20221 min read
Working With Your Story of Self
This video provides an introduction to what it can be like to use a story-based approach to therapy, drawing on narrative therapy.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 2, 20221 min read
Article: After My Dog Passed Away, This Common Grieving Advice Made It Harder to Let Go
I was grateful for the chance to share comments for this very moving article on pet loss by Nandini Maharaj, Ph.D. for Apartment Therapy.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20221 min read
The Power of Story for Healing
Envisioning the future you want and can see yourself living has so much power in helping you get there.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Mini-Review: Our Wild Calling
Our Wild Calling: How connecting with animals can transform our lives and save theirs by Richard Louv is a masterful multi-disciplinary book
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Mini-Review: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté, MD, is an essential read on addiction.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20221 min read
Mini-Review: The Empath's Survival Guide
What does it mean to be an empath? Judith Orloff, MD describes in this book that it goes beyond having empathy...
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Three Grief Books
This is a brief reference guide to three books I turn to as resources for bereaved clients and those supporting grieving loved ones.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Mini-Review: Trauma and Recovery
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman, MD has become a core work in trauma
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo
This is a mini-review of Poet Warrior: Memoir by Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the US.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Mini-Review: Women Who Run with the Wolves
Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D. offers the wisdom of the “old
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Mini Review: The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
If you're a highly sensitive person looking for ways to understand yourself better and navigate the world in an empowered way, The Highly...
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Practice for Nature Connection, Creativity, and Community
This is a practice focused on cultivating a relationship of reciprocal healing with nature through connection, creativity, and community.
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Elizabeth Abrams
Sep 1, 20222 min read
The Healing Work of Integration
The work of integration may occur as we walk the path of grief, heal from trauma, or make sense of the multiple identities we’ve embraced on
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