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Forward Motion Counseling LCSW
 

Hi there!

This time of year is a favorite of mine as I enjoy bundling up, cooking tasty food, and getting creative about winter group opportunities.

As always, this newsletter aims to help you get free mental health material and resources. Here’s what I’ve prepared for you:

  • New Blog: Vacationing as an Intuitive Eater and Exerciser

  • Practice Updates

    • Coat and Food Drive

    • New Group: Grief in Motion

  • Forward Motion Counseling’s Year in Review

  • My favorite soup recipe

  • Positive Climate News

Do you know someone who would enjoy reading? Forward this newsletter to a friend!

I would also love to hear from you! What topics interest you? I’m interested in this being a collaborative exchange of thoughts and ideas. My virtual door is always open. I hope to connect with you soon.

With so much appreciation,

Maria

Maria Antell, LCSW
Forward Motion Counseling LCSW, PLLC

Mon, Nov 17

Vacationing as an Intuitive Eater and Exerciser 

Maria Antell

This might read more like a travel blog initially, but I promise it has plenty to do with mental health. I recently spent three weeks in Italy, a place known for its incredible beauty, culture, and, of course, food! 

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Practice Updates

Our office is collecting non-perishables, toiletries (including feminine products, adult underwear, and diapers) and pet toys, and coats through January. Drop by our office and we will deliver the items for you to local pantries including Putnam CAP and Gilead Church. Coats will be delivered to the Brewster Rotary Club.

 

Coming February 2026: Grief in Motion

Grief is a normal part of human life. This group will focus on the loss of human life, recent or not, and the complexities that come from loss. We often cope better when we feel seen, can share our grief stories, and have opportunities to express emotions in spaces that value the importance of our losses.

Movement in nature can be a shared experience for grievers to feel a sense of belonging and peace. While movement, nature, and socialization individually support the grieving process, this group will combine these concepts with art modalities such as writing and other mediums for additional self-expression. No writing or artistic experience is required. Participants will want to have an interest in walking outdoors in the winter and exploring art mediums as a form of self-expression.

Location and specific dates are TBD, but the group will be in Putnam County, beginning in Feb through April. We are currently keeping a list for those interested. Participants who complete the form will be contacted by Maria.

 

Forward Motion Counseling’s Year in Review

Join us in celebrating our own personal wins and our practice wins!

Evelyn ran the NYC marathon! We met at mile 25 with a big ol’ sign featuring her cat Bo! We are so proud of Evelyn. Imagine training for the marathon, working as a therapist at a full-time job, working as a therapist at Forward Motion Counseling, and still having time for yourself? Evelyn is the queen!

We firmly believe in community care and build this into our schedule and annual budget. Our practice has been designed so that there is time slotted for volunteering and activism. Our therapy rates are also designed in such a way to do more than just put food on our tables. It’s also about giving back to our community through donations and sponsorship. In 2025, Forward Motion Counseling proudly sponsored Putnam Pride, The Run for Recovery 5k, and Southeast’s Cultural Arts Coalition Summer Concert Series. Throughout the year, we donated to various organizations or individuals locally and afar including Black Heritage Events PC, the American Indian Community House in NYC, Planned Parenthood, Together Act Now for Malawi Africa, Alzheimer’s Association, children in need of food in Gaza, and local food pantries. We thank every client for their work with us as it allows us to continue to support the world around us.

 

It is soup season and I am a sucker for easy recipes like this pumpkin black bean soup, which can have many variations. I’ve swapped out pumpkin for sweet potato and it was just as tasty!

 

Good Climate News

Make room for positive climate news to combat feelings of climate anxiety.

  • Growing Food on a Landfill: Wiltshire Super Midden Plans to Turn Waste into Fresh Produce. Growing food on a landfill could soon become a reality at the Wiltshire Super Midden, where cleaned carbon dioxide and heat from waste will grow crops. Read more here!

  • Sustainable Putnam has been hosting repair cafes throughout Putnam County! Repair cafes are where various household goods can be repaired for free.

  • The Power of Educational Nature Shows for Children: Ecoflix's New Animated Series. Free educational nature shows for children are now available through Ecoflix’s new series “How the World Works.” Read more here.

 

“Diné believe and practice principles of K’é, the understanding we are not only related in kinship to each other but through the connections to one another we have a civic responsibility to each other. K’é tells us when one of us is sick we all are sick, when one of us is lacking or unhealthy it impacts us all. We are meant to live in poetic reciprocity with each other and Nahasdzaan Shímá/Mother Earth through ACTIVE HOPE.”-Jaclyn Roessel, born and raised on the Navajo Nation

 

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P.O. Box 442
Carmel, NY 10512
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