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This blog offers support, education, and encouragement from Michaela Zoppa, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado Springs. You’ll find mental health articles with practical resources, thoughtful insights, and compassionate guidance to help improve your well-being and navigate anxiety, burnout, and trauma. My goal is to share information that feels empowering, authentic, hopeful, and truly helpful in your healing journey.
7 Ways to Cope with Shorter Days and Less Sunlight
Feeling the effects of shorter days and less sunlight? Try these 7 practical tips to lift your mood, boost your energy, and care for yourself this season.
When Rest Feels Impossible: Why Slowing Down Can Be So Hard
You’re exhausted and all you want is to rest, but it feels impossible. This post explores why slowing down can feel uncomfortable or anxiety-provoking and offers gentle, practical ways to help your body and mind feel safe enough to truly recharge.
9 Signs of Burnout You Might Be Overlooking
Burnout doesn’t always look like total collapse. Learn the hidden signs that show your mind and body are running on empty and what you can do to start feeling like yourself again.
How Perfectionism Causes Burnout (and What to Do About It)
Do you feel like you’re running on empty but still pushing yourself harder? This post explores how perfectionism leads to burnout—and how to recover.
What is EMDR Therapy?
If you’ve done all the “right” things and still feel stuck, EMDR therapy can help your brain and body finally process what’s been holding you back. Here’s what EMDR therapy is, and how it can help you heal.
What is Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy?
IFS therapy helps you understand the different “parts” within you—like the perfectionist, the people-pleaser, or the inner critic—and build a compassionate relationship with them. This post explains what parts are, how they develop, and how IFS can support healing from anxiety, trauma, and burnout.
10 Strategies to Manage Panic Attacks
When you are already carry a lot, having a panic attack can feel like the last straw. The good news? Panic attacks are manageable. There are easy, effective ways to help calm your body and remind your nervous system that you’re safe. And the more you understand what’s happening, the less powerless you’ll feel if it shows up.