Just Say No

Sometimes we just can’t say ”No.”  No to a new toy.  No to a new business expense.  No to another pleasure or thing in our lives.

We feel compelled to pull out our wallet and buy so as to satisfy some inner desire.

But there are great benefits in learning to say, “No.”

It teaches you to wait. 
 It teaches you to delay pleasure. 
  It imposes self-discipline.

Saying, “No” helps you to develop discernment as to what is important and what is not important.

What situations, people, or experiences can you learn to say, “No” to in 2018?

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 By Diane Davidson 
                               Gammon M.S.
         Clinical Mental Health Counselor

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Is The Victorious Christian Life A Myth?

Throughout scripture, God calls out the proud, the arrogant, the stiff necked.  He calls them to repentance.

Throughout scripture God delights in the humble, the contrite, and the broken.

Who are the humble, the contrite, and the broken?  Those who fall before God overcome by their sin and weakness.

If the Christian life was all about being victorious, we would not need Christ for very long.  After all, we’d be doing pretty good on our own.

We don’t get broken and contrite hearts by leading a victorious Christian life.  

We get there by stumbling through sin and brokenness and living moment by moment in the grace and strength of God.  

By a contributing blogger, David Mueller 

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   Diane Davidson 
                               Gammon M.S.
         Clinical Mental Health Counselor

 Open Full-Time Days - Monday through Saturday
With Evening Appointments

615-556-8406

Email- Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com

Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions 

Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)

Disclaimer- I am not a doctor and I am not giving out medical advice. My blogs are for information and inspirational purposes. Please consult your doctor before starting a new health regimen.

Diane Davidson Gammon MS is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW as she pursues  LPC-MHSP licensure

Tonight- Free Depression/ Anxiety/ Trauma/ Grief Support Group

Free Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Grief Support Group- tonight- Tuesday Jan. 23rd for adults of all ages...@7pm


Pre-screening and pre-registration is required for each meeting.

 Email Diane:
Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com or call or text 615-556-8406 to register or for more information 
   Diane Davidson Gammon MS is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW as she pursues  LPC-MHSP licensure.

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 By Diane Davidson 
                               Gammon M.S.
         Clinical Mental Health Counselor

 Open Full-Time Days - Monday through Saturday
With Evening Appointments
615-556-8406
Email- Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com

Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions 

Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)

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Free Depression, Anxiety, Grief & Trauma Support Group- Tomorrow Night

Free Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Grief Support Group- Tuesday Jan. 23rd for adults of all ages...@7pm


Pre-screening and pre-registration is required for each meeting.

 Email Diane:
Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com or call or text 615-556-8406 to register or for more information 
   Diane Davidson Gammon MS is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW as she pursues  LPC-MHSP licensure.

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 By Diane Davidson 
                               Gammon M.S.
         Clinical Mental Health Counselor

 Open Full-Time Days - Monday through Saturday
With Evening Appointments
615-556-8406
Email- Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com

Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions 

Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)

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How Writing A List Can Help You Get Better Sleep

The busyness of our lives is keeping some of us from getting a good night’s rest.  We lie in bed reviewing our unfinished to-do lists and wonder how it will ever get done.  It then seems more and more stuff gets piled on.

Researchers at Baylor University conducted an experiment to find out if writing down a to-do list would help people sleep better.

The experiment involved one set of volunteers writing a to-do list of things yet to be accomplished verses another set of volunteers who wrote down a list of completed tasks.

It turns out that those who wrote down a to-do list, on average, fell asleep nine minutes faster than those people who merely wrote down their list of accomplished tasks.

Researcher, Micael K. Scullin says, “There are two schools of thought about this.  One is that writing about the future would lead to increased worry about unfinished tasks and delay sleep, while journaling about completed activities should not trigger worry. The alternative hypothesis is that writing a to-do list will ‘offload’ those thoughts and reduce worry.”

Source:  Want better sleep? Write a to-do list, study says

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   Diane Davidson 
                               Gammon M.S.
         Clinical Mental Health Counselor

 Open Full-Time Days - Monday through Saturday
With Evening Appointments

615-556-8406

Email- Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com

Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions 

Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)

Disclaimer- I am not a doctor and I am not giving out medical advice. My blogs are for information and inspirational purposes. Please consult your doctor before starting a new health regimen.

Diane Davidson Gammon MS is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW as she pursues  LPC-MHSP licensure

Why You Might Be Feeling Tired

If you’re lacking energy, it might be due to your food choices.

Writer Jackie Lynch suggests that people may lack energy because they are not:

1.  Eating sufficient protein -  protein gives the body the energy it needs.  Protein also helps to balance blood sugar levels.

2.  Relying on a low carbohydrate diet - A low carb diet can cause low energy.  Eat complex carbs such as whole grains and vegetables.

3.  Ingesting too much caffeine - Caffeine can inhibit the body from taking up sufficient iron which affects the body’s ability to transport oxygen.

4.  Not getting enough exercise - Exercise causes the body to release endorphins which help elevate your mental energy.  Exercise can also give you more physical energy.

5.  Insufficient water intake - Water helps the circulatory system and helps the body’s organs remove toxins.

6.  Too much alcohol - Vitamin B plays a part in the production of energy.  Alcohol can lower those levels.  The sugars in alcohol can also affect the body’s regulation of blood sugar.

Source:  6 Lifestyle Habits That Zap Your Energy

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   Diane Davidson 
                               Gammon M.S.
         Clinical Mental Health Counselor

 Open Full-Time Days - Monday through Saturday
With Evening Appointments

615-556-8406

Email- Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com

Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions 

Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)

Disclaimer- I am not a doctor and I am not giving out medical advice. My blogs are for information and inspirational purposes. Please consult your doctor before starting a new health regimen.

Diane Davidson Gammon MS is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW as she pursues  LPC-MHSP licensure

Smiling Can Lift Your Mood! :)

If you’re feeling down or depressed there may be a safe, cheap way to lift your spirits.

Smile!

Apparently the very act of smiling whether you feel happy or not can release “certain hormones including dopamine and serotonin,” according to Dr. Isha Gupta a neurologist from IGEA Brain and Spine. 

 
Additionally, smiling can change how your body responds to stress.

A smile will help lower blood pressure and may help you live longer.

Source:  Smiling Can Trick Your Brain Into Happiness

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   Diane Davidson 
                               Gammon M.S.
         Clinical Mental Health Counselor

 Open Full-Time Days - Monday through Saturday
With Evening Appointments

615-556-8406

Email- Diane@LivingWithHopeCounseling.com

Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions 

Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)

Disclaimer- I am not a doctor and I am not giving out medical advice. My blogs are for information and inspirational purposes. Please consult your doctor before starting a new health regimen.

Diane Davidson Gammon MS is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW as she pursues  LPC-MHSP licensure