by Megan Lara Negendank, MS | Chronic Illness, Mindfulness, Self Care, Trauma
Are you having trouble sleeping? Are racing thoughts keeping you up? Do you just want to tell your brain to shut up and give you a break already? You might be worried about something coming up on the horizon, thinking through different scenarios and hoping things turn...
by Megan Lara Negendank, MS | Friendship, Relationships, Self Care
Adulting is Hard. Making-friends-in-a-new-city-while-adulting can be harder. A friend and I were chatting over coffee about the growth in Sacramento as twenty- and thirty-somethings have begun to look for more affordable, but still hip cities to put down roots. Having...
by Megan Lara Negendank, MS | Marriage, Relationships, Trauma
Are you caught up on HBO’s miniseries starring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern? Big Little Lies, based on the book by Liane Moriarty, came to a conclusion on Sunday. The series absolutely enthralled me—the setting (Monterey) was gorgeous, the...
by Megan Lara Negendank, MS | Counseling Tips, My Journey, Self Care
“Can you fix me?” It’s happened many times. A new client comes in for their first appointment. They’ve read my website, we’ve talked briefly on the phone, and after going over the questions that help me learn more about you in the first session—they take a deep sigh,...
by Megan Lara Negendank, MS | Grief, Trauma
You lost someone you love and it seems like everyone is saying things like… “They’re in a better place.” “You’ll see them again one day.” “They would want you to move on.” “At least you got to say goodbye.” “At least they aren’t in pain anymore.” “At least you...
by Megan Lara Negendank, MS | Inspire Me, Self Care
So many of us battle perfectionistic traits. No matter how hard we try, we fall short of our own standards. This can lead to harmful self-judgement, shame, chronic stress. Maybe these standards came from society’s expectations, a less than nurturing caregiver,...