Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
Curious Compassion: It’s okay to change your mind and change your course in life
Have you ever realized you were headed in the wrong direction and needed to turn around? This can happen when we’re physically trying to...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Aug 23
- 4 min
7 Ways to Rediscover and Reconnect with Joy
When was the last time you jumped for joy or excitedly announced ‘this is the best day ever’? For some of us, it might have been some...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Jun 29
- 3 min
More than Nice: Using Self-Compassion to Heal from People-Pleasing
How many times have you been told to ‘be nice’ as a request, demand, or an expectation. What did you have to give up? Maybe it was...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- May 24
- 3 min
The Benefits of Cold Showers & Sensation-based Coping
Do you ever feel flooded by emotions or caught up in an endless loop of overthinking? Learn how sensation-based coping strategies help!
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Hope is an active process
What has got you through the hardest moments in your life? For me it’s hope. Hope is the trust that things will improve in time and it’s...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Saying ‘No’ with Compassion, Saying ‘Yes’ with Intention
My children often ask for a ‘yes day’. If you’ve seen the movie, parents agree to say yes (with safety limits) to anything the kids ask...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2023
Eating Disorder Warrior. This term resonates with what I have witnessed in many people’s journey with their eating disorder, especially...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Jan 30
- 6 min
Power of 10: Making time to meet our needs
Many of us struggle with finding time to care for ourselves and do the things that are needed, not only for our well-being, but also the...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
Mindfulness During the Holidays
Do you ever feel like you have more to do than time to do it in? Or does it feel like there is an emptiness within you or in front of you...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
A Mission of Kindness
The sky was cloudy and grey, and the air was damp and chilly. It was the kind of day where you want to stay inside, cuddle under...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
We're not alone: How common humanity heals
“We all need more kindness” series will focus on the three elements of self-compassion[1] (common humanity, self-kindness, and...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
Not so ‘random’ emotions
When hiking today, I encountered two hills which reminded me of how we can experience emotions. Sometimes the cause of feeling...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
The Ordinary is Extraordinary: Finding Happiness Where it Matters
Scrolling through your social media feed in the summer you see several extraordinary moments featured in people’s lives. Their travels,...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
The Power of the ‘Brain Dump’
Have you had the experience of laying in bed with your mind racing? Your body is telling you it is time to sleep, but your mind is...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Vicarious joy: Find your Freudenfreude
Freudenfreude and schadenfreude are German words that describe complex emotions. The former celebrates and shares in the success of...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Self-Confidence with Self-Compassion
Often when we think of someone confident, we think of someone bold, brave, and maybe a bit brash. However, confident people have fears...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Creating Healthy Boundaries
“I can care for others without taking care of them”. This is a mantra that I’ve developed over the years to remind me of the importance...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Goals that Stick
With the start of a new year, many people set resolutions about how they want to improve themselves or some aspect of their lives. With...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
A Gift of Self-Compassion*
The holidays are a time for connecting and celebrating, but they can also bring significant pressure and stress. Normal routines can be...
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Carrie Pollard, MSW RSW
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Flourish with Compassion
I chose the name 'Flourish with Compassion' for my psychotherapy practice because it represents two important elements in my clinical...
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