We are often asked at Beachwood; how do I know when I’m experiencing stress? This is especially challenging when people have been in stressful situations for a long time. Eventually, it just feels normal to feel anxious and stressed. Luckily our bodies provide a guide to help us tune in to stress and anxiety and – (more)
On June 17th 2022, the US Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced that Beachwood Integrative Equine Therapy has been selected to become one of their Community Outreach Organizations. Twenty-one organizations have been selected so far, and each of us provides “equine-based learning opportunities and supports the positive impact horses can have” within our local communities. About US – (more)
This has been an unprecedented disaster for most of us that has a profound impact on our daily lives. If we were in a natural disaster, or even surviving a terrorist attack, there is visible damage, and the time it takes to endure the event is limited. We get through it, and then we deal with the aftermath.
How to relieve anxiety, gain confidence, and find authentic connection. Why am I so anxious? Humans are designed to live in connection. We are wired to feel not only our own emotions but the emotions of those around us. In today’s world, with so much chaos, concern, and COVID, most of us feel anxious and – (more)
When do you know it is time to consider therapy? Every year in the United States, 1 in 5 adults experience a mental health condition. As a result of the pandemic, Now more than ever, those rates have skyrocketed. People are suffering, and with much of our physical and mental health appointments occurring virtually, – (more)
Knowing the physical signs of stress and anxiety is important What is the state of our mental health? This can be more difficult to recognize than you may think, especially when you are not checking in on yourself often. Anxiety and other mental health conditions can creep up without notice, causing self-doubt, feelings of shame – (more)
How Does Adoption Affect a Child? Humans are born helpless and vulnerable. When we are new to this world we know only the connection that had given us life in the womb. We are completely dependent, requiring our mothers to feed us, help us grow, and keep us safe. Because of this we have an – (more)
Grief is one of our most overwhelming experiences. It touches our most existential beliefs and often shakes our sense of safety to its core. The emotions that we feel during grief often seem impossible to recover from. Along with a great deal of pain, there is the awareness that we can’t control or predict the future, and the – (more)
How our therapy horses help with anxiety, grief, and depression Whether you have experience with horses or not, At Beachwood Center for Wellbeing, you can improve your overall mental health, and find the healing you are looking for. Our Integrative Equine Therapy (IET) protocol is a multi-sensory experience in which the horse is an integral – (more)
“An intimate and inspiring journey into the lives of American families, from the perspective of children themselves.” Sesame Workshop, parent company of Sesame Street, will be releasing its first ever docu-series this month. Through Our Eyes is described by the Workshop as “an intimate and inspiring journey into the lives of American families, from the – (more)