Clients come to me “searching” for their purpose. But what if purpose isn’t something you find? What if it’s something you choose? It’s easy to …
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Confusion to Clarity Today: Take Charge of Your Health!
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, October 08, 2025
A trend I’m seeing among the women I treat is the desire to have more control over one’s body. Whatever your age or phase of …
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Is It Ever Too Late to Go Back To School?
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Thursday, August 14, 2025
Am I too old for this? Will it be worth the time and money? Can I really keep up with younger students? Is this something …
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💥Top Priority: Your Personal Health Scan!
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Tuesday, October 08, 2024
In October, I always pause and take inventory of how I’ve been doing with my health during the year. As a breast cancer survivor, for …
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From Unpurposeful Parenting to Purposeful GrandParenting
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Sunday, July 14, 2024
When I was raising my three kids – now adults with their own kids – my parenting was anything but purposeful. It was very reactive. …
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Breaking the Silence: Promoting Mental Health Awareness Among Teenage Boys
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Tuesday, June 18, 2024
By Izakun Cruz, LMFT To become a healthy man, we must first learn to be one. Society and cultures have not left much space for …
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Boost Your Bro: The Lowdown on Testosterone Checks
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Sunday, June 09, 2024
Gentlemen, gather ’round. It’s time we have a little chat about something near and dear to our hearts: testosterone. Yes, that magical hormone responsible for …
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Thank You (I’m Grateful 🙏), Next…
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Saturday, May 25, 2024
While preparing for my forty-first tour around the sun , and reflecting on where I am in my life today, I came across these words from Yung …
Our Happiness – Our Responsibility
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, April 17, 2024
When we look for our happiness, many of us look for it outside of ourselves. We expect it to come from our significant other. We …
Life is a Roller Coaster
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Tuesday, February 13, 2024
In a few days, I will turn 50. Many people have been asking me how it feels to turn the big 5-0; honestly, I’m not …
Brushstrokes of Time – The Masterpiece of a Life Lived
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, January 24, 2024
As I was getting dressed yesterday, I saw a scar on my body, then another, then another, and another. And it made me think of …
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Holidays, Family and Tradition
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
The holidays, the end of the calendar year, this all brings on a feeling of reflection. Looking back, taking stock. The rituals of wrapping up …
A Reflection – Clarity and Inner Peace
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, December 13, 2023
If you are or were a client or you’ve read my blogs, you know I’m all about clarity. In fact, one of my words for …
Reflecting on Grudges, Resentments, Guilts and Regrets
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Thursday, December 07, 2023
As I sit here reflecting on this past year, I feel a heaviness instead of my usual end of year reflection of excitement for the …
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Every Candle Tells a Story
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Today is my 65th birthday. The past 65 years have been full of both lessons and milestones. A friend of mine gave me a birthday …
Am I just sad or am I clinically depressed?
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Lisa is a 55-year-old, happily married retired woman who lives with her husband in a house in Coconut Grove. All her children are adults and …
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Prioritize Your Emotional Health
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, April 19, 2023
By Maria Silvia Paoli, Certified Life Coach Emotional health is a crucial aspect of overall well-being. It refers to an individual’s ability to understand and …
Taking Care of Your Mental Health
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Alli Griffiths, Mental Health Counselor, RI Do you see your doctor annually for a routine checkup? Or do you wait until you have a problem …
Coach Thought of the Week: Limiting Beliefs and Coaching
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, April 03, 2023
By Maria Silvia Paoli, Certified Life Coach Beliefs get ingrained in our thoughts – usually after a personal significant experience. It can be an everyday …
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Girl Love
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, February 22, 2023
As I write this last blog for the month of February on the topic of “Love for Yourself and Others,” I thought I would close …
Coach Thought of the Week: Jump In
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, January 09, 2023
I was talking with a friend the other day. I hadn’t seen her in a while, so we spent time catching up. One of the …
My Journey Around the Sun
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Yesterday was my 64th birthday. It was a nice day. It was an ordinary day. It was a perfect day. I woke up with a …
An Ordinary Day with Gratitude
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, November 14, 2022
It’s Monday morning. The alarm goes off. I stir, stretch out my limbs and take in a big, deep breath. I’m grateful for another day. …
Coach Thought of the Week: Happiness
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, November 14, 2022
Happiness is the “state of just being happy.” But how do we just “be happy” when life is 50/50? 50% good and 50% bad. We’ve …
The Eulogy
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Monday, November 07, 2022
My daughters prepared the funeral mass for my ex-husband who passed away two months ago. As a gift for my 3 kids and my stepdaughter, …
Gratefulness
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Thursday, November 03, 2022
By: Vanessa Molina, MFT, Intern Often times we find it difficult to focus on the positive things going on in our lives when there’s so …
“Is there anything more to life?” The Common Question
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, June 22, 2022
I am so happy to write this for Men’s Health Awareness. In my sessions with men, I have found many of them reach the point …
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Give Yourself Some Grace
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, May 18, 2022
It’s Mental Health Awareness month! And, although it’s nice to have a month dedicated to mental health, I’m happy to see there has been a …
Should we blame weight gain on menopause?
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, October 20, 2021
By Alejandra Boker, MBA, RD, IFNCP Women’s health is multifaceted. But one of the main issues consistently brought up by many women is the struggle …
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In loving me.
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The other day I was really looking at myself in the mirror while I was getting dressed. I was looking at my body and scars …
Let’s talk about gut health. Sort of.
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, October 06, 2021
Trust your gut. I love this phrase, but some women take it too far in one direction or the other. I’ve had some patients “trust …
Notes to Self: Two Books Sounding Off Loudly
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, March 24, 2021
By Lucia Fernandez, Director, LMFT and Natalie Ortega, Attorney and Teacher My friend, Natalie Ortega, and I have had many conversations on spirituality. She …
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Mindfulness Aspirations?
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Do you aspire to be “mindful” tangibly and practically? Ask yourself these four questions. It will give you a well-grounded approach to your day: 1) …
How To Make That Special Someone, Fall In Love With You
Coral Gables Counseling Center - Wednesday, February 24, 2021
No, I’m not talking about making your hot co-worker or classmate fall in love with you. I’m talking about making the MOST special person in …
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