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Globe and Mail
3 days ago
- General
- Globe and Mail
Therapist Angela Jacobs Helps Patients Achieve Lasting Transformations and Healing
When clients need reflective counseling, Chiral Center Counseling PLLC is the ideal place to feel intensely seen and heard. Therapist Angela Jacobs specializes in trauma, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), relationship and narcissistic abuse, neurodivergence, and substance use for couples and individuals. Discover the difference that finding the right therapist makes at Chiral Center Counseling PLLC, where Angela Jacobs, LMHCA, helps clients feel heard, seen, and understood like never before. Jacobs helps clients get to the root of longstanding struggles, so they can heal and go on to move mountains, with professional support and guidance every step of the journey. Jacobs' unique approach to therapy makes her an ideal therapist for people looking to 'dig deep and get shit done.' Jacobs spent her early career as a successful entrepreneur, running an award-winning winery until her daughter was born. After leaving that industry, she returned to school for accounting, but was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after graduating. During cancer treatment, she realized spending the rest of her life doing taxes would be far less rewarding than helping others build better lives in meaningful ways. Her immense store of varied life experience helps Jacobs provide exceptional care, empathy, and understanding to her clients. 'I am passionate about helping my clients find support, healing, and peace that will pay off in dividends of wellness far into the future,' Jacobs said. Patients receiving therapy from Jacobs at Chiral Center Counseling have praised her outstanding perspective, which she approaches from three angles: cognitive, emotional, and compassionate. Jacobs provides a nonjudgmental environment where clients receive careful yet firm assistance toward their goals. 'You may not know it, but grief, trauma, rejection, abandonment, and more could be holding you back from living your most fulfilling life,' Jacobs said. 'Let's process the hurt. You owe it to yourself to make time for your mental health.' Schedule a compatibility call today to learn whether Jacobs and Chiral Center Counseling offer the right setting for getting things done and making meaningful changes. The 15-minute compatibility call is free, and all session pricing is posted on the website. Jacobs offers equine-assisted therapy in Washington state near Chelan and Manson. She also provides numerous treatment options focused on depression, anxiety, substance use, impulsivity, ADHD and other neurodiversities, trauma and PTSD, grief, abandonment, attachment issues, and much more. Visit the Chiral Center Counseling website to learn more about psychotherapist Angela Jacobs or to schedule an appointment. Treatment is available for teens, adults, individuals, couples, and families to deal with a multitude of mental health conditions and emotional difficulties. Media Contact Company Name: Chiral Center Wellness PLL Contact Person: Angela Jacobs Email: Send Email Country: United States Website:
Forbes
30-05-2025
- Health
- Forbes
Bodies, Brains And Burnout: Three Tips For An Emergency Reset
The Royal Society of Medicine in London are set to host a conference in July relating to the convergence of symptoms between Covid-19, hypermobility syndromes and neurodivergence. A diverse range of specialisms (immunology, rheumatology, psychiatry, cardiology) are coming together to discuss the extent of overlap in these patients. It is increasingly recognised that many neurodivergent people are experiencing greater levels of chronic illness, which may have been exacerbated by / precipitated by the Covid-19 outbreak. The organisers state: 'post-COVID, we can still see the ongoing 'fall out' of hypermobile and neurodivergent patients. Particularly young, working-age people are rendered disabled, and more women are affected than men.' This is incredibly damaging to career prospects and, given how little knowledge exists in mainstream medical and occupational health circles, can feel confusing and frightening for those who don't know where to turn for advice. Many are struggling to stay in work, or on course. Burnout is real – defined as an occupational condition, where chronic stress has not been managed and leads to exhaustion, apathy and reduced productivity – and, the organisers suggest, much more common in people with this overlap in symptom and diagnoses. Whilst we wait for further research and development, and seek first line support from medical practitioners, it's good to remind ourselves of how we can self-help in burnout: boundaries, rest, self-care. Many ambitious, career-driven people struggle with the concept of rest. We plough on until we fall over, thinking of rest as a reward for our hard work. You need to flip this narrative and rest in order to do your best work instead. But before you can focus on making time for rest, you need to reset your boundaries. You will be required to say no and 'let people down.' You will have to do this with friends and family as well as colleagues. If you are a people-pleaser and your identity is tied up with being useful, this will be difficult. Two things to remember: (1) you can't be helpful to anyone if you 'crash out' and (2) you are a human being not a human doing. Not everyone will respond positively if you stop doing what you usually do. Some people may want you to continue exhausting yourself to make their lives easier. Considering who those people may be in your life is actually quite helpful long term, so consider this a cleansing moment rather than an abdication of your responsibilities. This is an area where a professional could add value. For example, coaching is very effective for workplace burnout, counselling can help you process your dynamics in personal social groups or choose clinical therapy if you need to work on deep seated family relationships and trauma. You are not the only person in burnout right now, you can find support and validation in online groups or with peers who have experienced the same. Groups where the facilitation is professional and trained are recommended. For example, Project 507 CIC have a range of options from a free newsletter to a Book Club right up to monthly supervision groups and formal training. These are particularly targeted for professionals working in social justice and caring professions. Seeking peer support is one thing but long term, the goal is for you to have an internal reference for your own limits and to feel comfortable knowing when you have had enough, given too much and redrawing the boundary. You don't need permission from anyone to know your own capacity. 'I know I'm in burnout, but I don't know where to start.' This comment, overheard recently, reminded me of the 'brain fog' that comes with some health conditions, where your cognitive processing speed has been compromised, leading to feeling overwhelmed and not knowing where to even start. You start, by stopping. Review your diary for the next month. Cancel all non-essential plans and obligations. Delay and defer anything you can. People will understand: 'I'm terribly sorry, I need to address some urgent priorities, and I won't be able to complete the project against the current deadlines. I could deliver by X / I recommend (insert alternative colleague or provider).' No need to over explain. The urgent priority, by the way, is YOU. Give your permission to slow down the cardio if you need to and seek medical advice on what might be better for you. Lots of career driven people are exercise junkies, but with hypermobility syndromes exercise needs careful planning and professional guidance. Rest and recovery is as important as exercise in a sustainable health routine. Further, if you are suffering from chronic fatigue, exercise has been found to exacerbate symptoms and can be totally counter-productive until you have recovered. Sleep, watch TV, read a book, avoid scrolling your phone – this is not restful. Buy a basic phone if you have to or take breaks with no phone. After rest comes the self-care, which could include diet, therapies, recreation. It can be very difficult to plan a healthy diet when you are overwhelmed and in brain fog, so you need some 'go-to' short cuts, like a list of simple food that you can easily action over a weekend to give your body a break. You might have some frozen meal portions that you can eat instead of a takeaway, if you also eat differently from the family. Parents might need different food to growing kids, but cooking separately is yet another thing on the to do list, so instead of worrying about solving the problem permanently, plan yourself a one meal or one weekend alternative just to feel like you are investing in yourself. Nutrition is key to chronic fatigue but you can't solve this yourself, in one go. Start with what you can manage and seek help with nutrition. It may be important to check for deficiencies like Iron, B12 and vitamin D and have your Thyroid function checked. Always seek medical advice if you are concerned. Therapies like massage and yoga cost time and money. Often people in burnout can't handle even one more thing to plan! What is the easiest, quickest most relaxing thing you can do for yourself? Sitting in the garden with your morning tea or even five minutes of deep breathing could be the place to start. Just the very act of doing something for yourself, just for you, not because you must or because someone else needs it can be the start of a mental reframe. When you are in burnout, motivation for recreation can be hard. The planning and logistics might take so much effort that the actual fun or social interaction is not worth it. So again, the advice is to start with something small, just opening the door and letting a tiny crack of light in! This could be as small as a WhatsApp exchange with someone who makes you feel energised not depleted, or watching a film you've not had time for yet. Professor Emeritus Amanda Kirby is a neurodiversity expert who has been writing about this for many years. She notes the need for resources to address the challenges of burnout associated with Covid, hypermobility syndromes and neurodivergence: 'I think adversity is a key component for secondary challenges impacting on health and wellbeing post Covid - there is greater inequity in society and who gets help and support.' Professor Kirby points out the link between adversity and chronic health conditions over a lifespan and the limits of 'siloed provision despite co-occurrence being the rule rather than the exception'. Having first published on the link between neurodivergent conditions like Dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder) and hypermobility in 2005, Professor Kirby welcomes the increasing attention these issues are getting in the post-Covid crisis of work absence.
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: people with dyslexia meet Chris Packham in a moving series
9pm, BBC Two'Like a slippery fish you're trying to grab hold of. And you can't.' This is how Suiki describes her dyslexia as Chris Packham's two-part series concludes. He has a particular connection to this form of neurodivergence as his stepdaughter, Megan, has dyslexia. But what becomes clear is that the experience of dyslexia affects people in different ways. Packham is engaging and empathetic, helping Suiki explain her dyslexia to her brothers, and making builder Lee the star of his own musical. Phil Harrison 7pm, BBC TwoPenguins, Led Zeppelin and the plays of Tom Stoppard are among the specialist subjects in the final of the Clive Myrie-hosted quiz show as contestants battle to be the 2025 champion. Whoever wins, the knowledge they have accumulated is probably a greater prize than the trophy – a glass bowl. Alexi Duggins 8pm, BBC OneOlympic swimming medals are often decided by hundredths of a second. But does trying to reach such elite levels mean coaches are justified in bullying and fat-shaming? Rebecca Woods talks to swimmers who went through traumatic coaching experiences and asks if the regulator is doing enough to safeguard young hopefuls. Graeme Virtue 8pm, Channel 4Does any country in the world take its supermarket lunch offers as seriously as the British? Almost certainly not. Joe Swash presents this lighthearted two-part documentary exploring the options, ranking the savings available and pondering what this daft consumer obsession says about us. PH 9pm, Channel 4 It may sound like a tacky reality TV show but this series has proved admirably sensitive and even moving in places as the participants confront their intimacy struggles. Ben feels bad after another rejection in a group workshop but Emma fares better after revealing a secret. PH 9pm, Sky AtlanticIn the penultimate episode, Tommy and Ellie have some reckoning with the past to do – if they can get a minute between fending off the Seattle-strain spores, that is. And who would you rather face in a hand-to-hand combat: a horde of mushroom-headed monsters or the ghost of your long-lost loved one? Ellen E Jones Malcolm X, 11pm, BBC Two As ever when that wrecking ball of creative energy, Spike Lee, goes historical, the present-day resonances are clear and central. His biopic of political activist Malcolm X (a charismatic Denzel Washington) starts with footage of the beating of Rodney King and ends with a cameo from Nelson Mandela, but there is plenty in the personal experience of the robber turned Black nationalist leader to excite interest and anger. A story of idealism nurtured then thwarted, whether you agree with Malcolm's views or not it is a fitting tribute to a major figure in US history. Simon Wardell Premier League Football; Brighton v Liverpool 6.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Times
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Inside Our ADHD Minds review — Packham offers deeper understanding
'I don't do man hugs, so imagine one,' Chris Packham told Henry, a likeable 23-year-old struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Packham is a strident and passionate advocate for animal rights, but ever since he went public with his autism diagnosis, he has demonstrated a softer side to his campaigning through films about neurodivergence. A keen observer of the natural world, he is also a brilliant listener to the human animal. He may not do hugs, but he's got a great set of lugs. Inside Our ADHD Minds (BBC2) is the first of a pair of programmes (there's one about dyslexia next week) that follow the pattern of his 2023 two-parter on autism: connecting with two subjects and setting them free on a creative
