Summertime Mental Health Maintenance
Step outside and feel the warmth of the sun, a breeze in your hair, and take a deep inhale of that GREEN smell. Yep, summer is headed our way and life feels good again - so why continue therapy?
We’ll often hear others feel that supports like medication, daily movement routines, and consistent mental health self-care are no longer needed when we’re feeling “good”. Lots of us are going on family trips, with the burdens of full-time jobs, homework, or attending school slipping away as if they’d never happened. So why would we still benefit from support?
Dentists recommend that we floss and brush our teeth twice daily (give or take)… so why do this if we don’t have any cavities? Maintenance! Proactivity! Prevention! When there’s not much stress coming up and the “iron is cold”, it’s a great time to build up the skill set and self-awareness that helps us get through those spicy life moments. Rather than trying to process things while actively in a flustered state, we find it’s beneficial to be doing the work even when things have settled. Many of our clients find that even meeting biweekly or once monthly can be beneficial to keep the momentum flowing and maintain the successes already accomplished in their counseling work.
It can be hard to think of things to bring to therapy when summer has us living our best lives - don’t worry, our team has your back! Given that you probably have a relationship built with your therapist OR you’re just starting counseling, your therapist can help identify important themes and clues to guide your work proactively - even while the summer sun has us full of vitamin D and ‘thrivelihood’. Whether you’re at the beach, strolling through a bustling West Chester or Doylestown Main Street, or you’re working a classic 40-hour work week with the kids home all day from school, we can all use some routine maintenance and we can all benefit from brushing and flossing BEFORE a cavity strikes.
Do you have questions about this? Ask us for more info! We’re firm believers that therapy is NOT just for when things are falling apart around us.
