Inspiration Archives | Hillary Counseling, Milwaukee-based Therapy for Adolescents and Adults Lisa Hillary, MSW, LCSW, Psychotherapy and Counseling for Adults and Adolescents Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:13:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Embracing Self-Compassion Over Self-Perfection in 2026 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2025/01/06/embracing-self-compassion-over-self-perfection/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:23:57 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=7959 By: Lisa Hillary, LCSW | Hillary Counseling As we step into 2026, many of us find ourselves facing the pressure to improve, grow, and be “better” than we were before. This drive for perfection can feel motivating, but it often comes at the cost of our mental and emotional well-being. The desire to be perfect […]

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]]> Monday Motivation… https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2023/06/05/monday-motivation/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:53:16 +0000 http://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=3879 “You have this one life. How do you want to spend it? Apologizing? Regretting? Questioning? Hating yourself? Dieting? Running after people who don’t see you? Be brave. Believe in yourself. Do what feels good. Take risks. You have this one life. Make yourself proud.” -Beardsley Jones

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]]> Take Time To Reflect On The Past Year… https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2021/12/28/take-time-to-reflect-on-the-past-year/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:53:00 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=6336 The end of the year is a time to reflect, take stock of the year past, and plan for the year ahead. Each year we share an article with 12 questions to help guide a year-end reflection. A year has passed yet it feels like a nano-moment since the last year-end reflection. Not surprising – […]

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]]> 5 Tips To Be Happier Today https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2021/11/29/5-tips-to-be-happier-today/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:16:32 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=6261 It’s gloomy outside of my window as I type. Everything is gray. The days are getting shorter. And at mid-life, there are all kinds of stressors! If you’re at all like me and could use a pick-me-up on this, the Monday after Thanksgiving (or, as my friend Becky Burch writes, The Monday of All Mondays), […]

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]]> How To Be Happy https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2020/06/07/how-to-be-happy/ Sun, 07 Jun 2020 23:06:54 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=4754 Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and the success of public policies. But happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. Everyone has the power to make […]

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]]> 20 Ways To Be A Happier Person in 2026, According To Hillary Counseling Therapists https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2020/01/03/20-ways-to-be-a-happier-person-in-2020-according-to-therapists/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:56:42 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=4650 Looking to make 2026 your happiest, most fulfilling year yet? If your mental and emotional wellness took a backseat in 2025, there’s no better time than right now to prioritize it. (If anything, it’ll make the election year just mildly more bearable.) Your mood affects everything in your life ― your relationships, your work, your […]

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]]> Hillary Counseling Featured in Milwaukee Magazine https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2019/11/19/hillary-counseling-featured-in-milwaukee-magazine/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 03:02:49 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=4637 Check out our article in Milwaukee Magazine this month. Lisa Hillary, psychotherapist and owner of Hillary Counseling, was named a “Woman of Distinction” in Milwaukee.  Click on the link below to read full article. Women of Distinction 2019: Lisa Hillary

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]]> What I Learned From Rejection https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2019/09/18/what-i-learned-from-rejection/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=4590 This is one of my favorite videos on how to overcome rejection…

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]]> Improving Your Mental Health: A Summer Bucket List https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2019/07/16/improving-your-mental-health-a-summer-bucket-list/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:49:57 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=4567 Summer is arguably the best season known to man—for most of us millennials, summer is a time to drink cold, age appropriate beverages, get an occasional sun tan/burn, and maybe work a job or internship if you have the drive to do so. Basically, it’s a time of stress free, care free living. For most […]

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]]> Go On These 8 Dates to Save Your Marriage https://www.hillarycounseling.com/2019/05/27/go-on-these-8-dates-to-save-your-marriage/ Mon, 27 May 2019 16:21:25 +0000 https://www.hillarycounseling.com/?p=4555 I’m just going to say it. I can’t imagine most couples — including me and my husband — following “Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love” to the letter. I have mad respect for the authors, world-renowned marriage experts and Gottman Institute co-founders John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman. Together with their co-authors, […]

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