Provident’s work supporting the mental health of older adults was recently featured by Washington University’s Center for Aging. The spotlight highlights how Provident provides therapy services to clients ages 55 and older, addressing challenges such as isolation, grief, anxiety, and depression. As the article explains, these services help older adults access care from licensed therapists with experience navigating the unique …
It really just dawned on me how many of us may need to adjust our self-care for the seasons. My main form of self-care is being out in nature. Running hiking, camping, rafting, open air art festivals; basically, all my fav self-care activities and hobbies are outdoors, and I HATE the cold. I will probably layer up and still get …
Spooky season as some call it, can be pretty big for some people. I was just wondering if any of you have any plans or have done anything fun to celebrate the season? When I was young, many years ago, I used to love going to my grandparents’ house out in the woods to have bonfire and roast hotdogs. I …
Hi FKB Family, I was wondering if any of you are also not big fans of the colder seasons? I know some love this weather (kudos to them really) but it’s just not for me and it’s more than just a little annoyance. It gets hard to feel motivated to much at all at times, and I know I tend …
What is one coping strategy or mechanism that you have found most useful and productive in the face of intrusive thoughts, or just in your everyday life? Sharing how we best cope individually could spark something in others that are looking for support and feel they have tried everything. Personally, when all else fails, the one thing that always helps …
I would pick Elvis. I love his velvety voice and I find it comforting and soothing. Elvis reminds me of childhood and my grandpa’s 8-track player. My second pick would be Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October. I really admire his honesty and openness and how much her really seems to care about his family and fans. His music has really …
I have been looking for something new to watch at night. I need to try to take a break away from some of the dramas I most often watch. I love some of them, but they are not always as relaxing as I probably need at times. Frankie and Grace (or Grace and Frankie… I always mix it up) is …
I had plans to do some self-care this week but outside of my nightly meditation for sleep I fell short. Don’t get me wrong that counts and it’s probably one of the very few ways I can fall asleep but I’m trying to make an effort to do a tad more during the day. Sometimes life just eats up the …
I would remind my past self to take the time to say no. Saying no was the hardest thing for me to do for the longest time. I let others walk all over me just to make them happy, and refused to accept that this part of who I was and my fear of abandonment forced me to only focus …
I would pick flying. I think If I could fly, I would not have a fear of heights anymore. I just cant get over it. I have flown 2 places (so 4 times total with the there and bac) and I still hate it. Plus being able to fly would just be super handy, and I would save a lot …
FKB Staff: I think my favorite is white water rafting. I have only done WW rafting 1 time up in N Cali but I loved it. It was on the Colorado river during a vacation and it was beautiful. I have gone reg rafting and kayaking many times and I’m excited to do that soon too! What about you …
I would say You are not alone. I know you might feel that way but there are people out there do care about you. It is ok to feel sad and cry, and even need to be alone at times, but if you feel like you are slipping too far, please reach out for help; call a friend, call a …
I would choose to be friends with Aaron Lightner from the Anne Rice Mayfair Witches series. He was part of a secret organization called, the Talamasca. They studied supernatural people and their powers. He also has some powers of his own. He also sounds like a very nice guy in general who would make a great friend. What about all …
Mine is definitely rock and roll of all kinds! I love the energy that rock puts off, and I love the instruments even more! The way the guitar and drums and all come together gets me so excited during a good song! I love rock oldies just as much though and leaves me feeling nostalgic every time. Music is the …
FKB staff answer. For me it can be many things, having variety helps me. It can be simple as going for a walk, or a run, or just getting out of my house really helps me. Also going to the gym while listening to my new fav podcast or playlist and practicing yoga and meditation all have really good immediate …
For me anything by Elvis, they all remind me of my grandpa and his 8 track player. I thought it was sooo cool when I was 8. I also thought my grandpa was the coolest too 😉 He taught me everything important that I needed to know in life. Elvis is my comfort music. ~Nicole
FKB Staff answer: I LOVE everything about both; the sun, the warm weather, the BBQ, the flowers! As for spring, I can’t wait to start planting my flowers here soon and designing my garden. Spring just feels like a fresh start to me. As for Summer I hope to get to the beach but even if that doesn’t happen, I’m …
FKB staff answer: I love early mornings when the world is quiet, and I can watch the sunrise with a good cup of coffee, do some yoga, and plan my day. It’s literally a new beginning every day and so beautiful! I know I love that time, but I am not always an early riser so it’s tricky. That is …
My favorite place is a little rock ledge that overlooks a town close to my home. I am sure not that many people know about, which makes it feel like a special place to my friends and I who discovered it back in high school! It was the place we went to have serious conversations, to blow off some steam, …
I would like to go to Belize and go exploring in the rainforest! I would preferably like to have more than one hour but I would take what I can get. An old friend used to go there for work as an archeologist and I fell in love with the pictures she brought back! It is so pretty and full …
If you could time travel, when would you go? Where? Personally, I am a HUGE fan of everything 80s. From the music (especially the hairbands) and the movies to the style and the overall aura of the decade, I am obsessed! Not that that is the only time I would travel back to, but it would definitely be one of …
I like to go out into nature to just be alone to reset my internal clock. Sometimes I run/hike through the wooded trails with my trusty earbuds, sometimes I go to a good lookout point and just sit with an iced coffee and/or a notebook to journal / write. (I always dreamed I was a poet in another life). I …
What is something you look forward to accomplishing in your life? This could be as simple as an idea, a new skill, or anything you’ve always wanted to go for but just haven’t found the time yet! For me, I plan to finish learning to play the guitar (or relearning at this point, I should say!). Music has been the …
FKB staff answer- I LOVE hiking. Winter makes it a little harder to do but I still try to go, and I plan to use this down time to look up new places to adventure to when the weather warms up a bit. For me being out in nature has always been something I enjoy no matter how I feel. …
FKB staff answer: Mine is The Witching Hour by Anne Rice. I first read, Interview with a Vampire, by Rice a few years after that move came out (movie was out in 1994). I loved that movie and then the book. That book was how I first found Anne Rice. Next, I moved to her novel the Witching Hour (book …
