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Navigating Distress Tolerance Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC – www.navigating-loss.com Do you frequently find yourself at the “end of your rope”, feeling that if one more thing goes wrong, you are going to completely lose it?  Maybe you are reacting more emotionally or harshly than you would like in certain situations?  [...]

  Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC – www.navigating-loss.com The first step in making a change toward living a life that feels more satisfying is asking yourself what exactly it is that needs to change.  Yes, change itself is hard, but deciding what exactly needs to change can be the hardest part. [...]

Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC – www.navigating-loss.com Worry is something that is uniquely human.  We worry about things in the past and what we could have, should have, might have done differently.  We worry about the future and things that haven’t happened yet, as our minds run constant simulations of possible [...]

Why Motivation is Completely Overrated Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC – www.navigating-loss.com In my counseling practice I often have clients tell me they have lost their motivation for something they want to do in their lives, and they want to know how to get it back.  I try to provide a [...]

Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC, NCC – www.navigating-loss.com If something strange and unfamiliar is happening to you when watching the news or talking to friends and family recently, it just might just be the first tentative faint stirrings of hope. Hope for an end to this pandemic and a return to [...]

Navigating COVID Related Stress and Fatigue Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC – www.navigating-loss.com We are coming up on one year of navigating the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic has created in our lives, and we are tired, stressed, and bored.  Tired of zooming, social distancing, wearing masks, bored with virtual gatherings, [...]

New Year Resolutions - Navigating the "Fresh Start"  Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC – www.navigating-loss.com There is something really satisfying about starting a new calendar year.  It feels like a time for new beginnings, starting fresh and making a commitment to real meaningful change in our lives.  There is something in [...]

Holiday Loneliness - Navigating Loneliness Heading into the Holidays Heili Lehr, MA, LPCC – www.navigating-loss.com Are you feeling particularly unmotivated, sad, and lethargic as we get closer to the holidays?  You are far from alone!  Heading into month 10 of social distancing and isolation to stay safe from the pandemic [...]