Author Archives: Gretchen Derda (Woosley), MSW, LCSW

If you have preschool or school aged children in your care please turn off the news! Do not allow them to watch the coverage of the horrific school shooting yesterday in Texas. As a therapist I can tell you that … Continue reading →

I’m sensing a growing weariness among us. I sense it in my clients, my friends, family, and myself. Even the introverts among us are starting to unravel a bit. Nine months of increased isolation is taking its toll on us. … Continue reading →

So far, in our weeklong look at increasing our stress resilience we have examined: Step #1 Get Outside Step #2 Get Some Exercise Step #3 Get Enough Sleep Step #4 Reach Out and Call Someone Step #5 Play! Step #6 … Continue reading →

We are nearing the end of our week of putting into place regular habits that help increase our resiliency in dealing with stress! So far we have taken these steps: Step #1 Get Outside Step #2 Get Some Exercise Step … Continue reading →

We are on Day 5 of our plan to reduce, or at least better manage our stress in a week! So far we have looked at… Step #1 Get Outside Step#2 Get Some Exercise Step #3 Get Enough Sleep Step#4 … Continue reading →

In our effort to reduce our stress during this trying time we have so far taken 3 steps in that positive direction… Step #1 Get Outside Step #2 Get Some Exercise Step #3 Get Enough Sleep Today we look at … Continue reading →

Over the past few days we have been examining ways to reduce the stress many of us are feeling these days. So far we have considered… Step #1 Get Outside! Step #2 Get Some Exercise! Today we consider Step #3 … Continue reading →

Yesterday we began looking at ways to decrease or at least manage our recent increased levels of stress.  Step #1 was to GET OUTSIDE! Today we look at our next step… STEP #2 GET SOME EXERCISE Studies continue to show the … Continue reading →

There’s a lot of stress in our world right now! From the effects of the pandemic to the 2020 presidential election, many of us are feeling more tension than ever. For the next week I will introduce one step we … Continue reading →

Our community is beginning our fifth month of dealing with COVID-19. It has been a very challenging few months for most folks and especially those with young families. Parents have juggled working from home while providing their own childcare and … Continue reading →