by Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC | Aug 21, 2022 | Mental Health
Graduate school was one of my best and most challenging experiences. I met some amazing people and learned so much about the counseling profession. A lot of what I learned didn’t just apply to the counseling profession, though. Much of it applied to everyday...
by Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC | Aug 6, 2022 | Parenting, Stress
I love positive affirmations, but the ones that say, “I’m a great mom,” never hit me right. Now, hear me out. Being a parent is super hard. Harder than I ever imagined. I am a good parent, but I’m not always a great parent, and that’s okay. The takeaway from saying it...
by Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC | Jul 20, 2022 | Anxiety, Stress
Do you ever do things just because you feel you should do them? Do those same things ever stress you out or trigger anxiety symptoms? This topic has come up a lot for me lately when talking with friends. We all seem to be doing things just because we feel we should....
by Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC | Jun 15, 2022 | Pregnancy and Postpartum
I had two miscarriages. Our first and fourth pregnancies ended in a miscarriage. I carried baby for 11 weeks during my fourth pregnancy and then started spotting. I wanted everything to be okay, but I knew something was wrong. We went to the doctor’s office the...
by Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC | May 24, 2022 | Anxiety
We all experience negative thoughts and negative self-talk. Sometimes those negative thoughts can prevent us from doing the things we want to do and being the person we really are. It wasn’t until my 30s that I started working on challenging my negative thoughts. I...
by Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC | Apr 27, 2022 | Mental Health, Pregnancy and Postpartum
There is a lot that I didn’t know before having a baby. We can’t know everything, but being a little more informed about the below topics might have made it a little easier for me. Here are four things I didn’t realize would happen after baby. Anxiety I didn’t know...
by Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC | Apr 1, 2022 | Anxiety
Have you ever experienced excessive worry as a parent? My husband and I have both felt anxiety like no other as parents. Excessive worry can look like many things, including difficulty controlling the worry, feeling restlessness or on edge, muscle tension, sleep...
