Living Large Coaching & Counseling

04/09/2026

https://livinglargecoach.blogspot.com/2026/04/stages-of-change-why-we-fail.html

Living Large Coaching and Counseling is mental health resource blog focused on life coaching, counseling, personal growth, health, and spirituality.

04/09/2026

New Yorkers deserve real access to mental health care. Right now, Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) are often excluded from insurance panels and Medicaid, creating unnecessary barriers to care. In our latest op-ed, Assemblymember Harry Bronson and I explain why including LCATs is a common-sense step to expand access and strengthen our mental health workforce statewide. Read more: https://empirereportnewyork.com/new-york-is-facing-a-mental-health-crisis-and-too-many-new-yorkers-still-cannot-access-the-care-they-need/

04/05/2026

For educators and youth-serving professionals.

03/19/2026

Understanding trauma can help heal. Suggested reading:

From Dr. Mariel Buqué, a leading trauma psychologist, comes this groundbreaking guide to transforming intergenerational pain into intergenerational abundance. With , she delivers the definitive guide to healing inherited trauma. Weaving together scientific research with practical exercises an...

03/13/2026

As one of the most primitive parts of our nervous system, the vagus nerve controls many aspects of the body that are outside our conscious control.

03/13/2026

Healthy vagal tone means emotional regulation, greater connection, and better physical health as well.

03/13/2026

In this episode I explain how your vagus nerve—an extensive neural pathway linking your brain and body in both directions—powerfully regulates your mood, dig...

01/20/2026

01/13/2026

The New York State Office for the Aging has just announced MyRosalie, a new peer support service available to Monroe County older adults and their caregivers. Funding for this service is provided by the NYSOFA through September 2026.

MyRosalie offers virtual and phone-based peer support through Kindly Human, in partnership with the Association on Aging, the New York State Office for the Aging, and the Monroe County Office for the Aging. Services include up to 240 minutes of peer support per month, 24/7 availability, group workshops, and fully private, confidential conversations.

To refer someone or learn more, contact Leanne Rorick at MCOFA at (585) 753-6517, or register at:
https://www.kindlyhuman.io/agingny

01/06/2026

11-25 Update on HRT & FDA Guidelines

The FDA is removing the black box warning on estrogen therapy after two decades. Should it?Women who want to use estrogen to treat menopause symptoms often face a difficult choice....

01/06/2026

https://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/2025/07/25/all-things-considered-for-july-25-2025

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5477644/menopause-hormone-therapy-fda-health

Hear the All Things Considered program for Jul 25, 2025