Heath Tolleson (he/him)

Where we have been and where we want to go affect where we are now. Keeping our focus on the present can help us better understand our journey and keep our focus on our "north star."

Anxiety is a human reaction, and can be treated as such. Learning how to acknowledge where and how our anxieties affect us can better help us understand the premise of our anxious tendencies.

Change can be overwhelming and frightening, especially with our careers. Focusing on our strengths and passions can help guide us to make the correct career choices.

Depression can come and go. Sometimes it stays longer than we like and that is when we need ourselves the most. Learning how to acknowledge and let go of depression can be overwhelming, having a guide can make all the difference.

The present moment is sometimes the best we can offer not only the world around us, but to ourselves. Following the six processes of ACT can help us realize what the moment has to offer and how we can move forward towards our north star.

CBT involves identifying and challenging negative or distorted thoughts. By doing so, we can then acknowledge how we truly feel and approach ourselves with compassion and respect.

Creating a setting of measurable changeable goals can help establish future-forward thinking from the present. Issues need to be present and dealt with as a marathon, not a sprint that can cause us to loose focus on what we really want.