{"id":3909,"date":"2022-01-02T23:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T23:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/?page_id=3909"},"modified":"2022-11-21T03:04:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T03:04:06","slug":"the-smile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/index.php\/the-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-699eb7aca24edc79ea260375935d71f3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-699eb7aca24edc79ea260375935d71f3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-699eb7aca24edc79ea260375935d71f3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-699eb7aca24edc79ea260375935d71f3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-699eb7aca24edc79ea260375935d71f3 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >THE SMILE<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>By Emily Crawford-Thompson, Ph.D.<br \/>\nJune 3, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxxw8b05-98fbeb926d316dbabb34cf24b87ee3f0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kxxw8b05-98fbeb926d316dbabb34cf24b87ee3f0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kxxw8b05-98fbeb926d316dbabb34cf24b87ee3f0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kxxw8b05-98fbeb926d316dbabb34cf24b87ee3f0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img alt=\"\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-3634 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3634 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile-300x200.jpg\" alt='' title='broad smile'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile-1500x999.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/broad-smile.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kxxwepkq-e89176afa76e93e25604347957097b41 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3631 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask-579x1030.jpg 579w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask-844x1500.jpg 844w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask-397x705.jpg 397w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smile-mask.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>It is the smile with which we assure one another, \u201cWe are in this together.\u00a0 You are not alone.\u00a0 You are of value and worth.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I cried at the zoo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A couple weeks ago, I found myself riding the train through the St. Louis Zoo.\u00a0 There were so many people waving and smiling at me, and I waved and smiled back until all of a sudden, I became overwhelmed with emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3617\" src=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zoo-train.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I suddenly realized that after over a year of not seeing and sharing smiles, this felt surreal.\u00a0 It seemed to me that no one waved or smiled before with such enthusiasm, genuineness, and warmth.\u00a0 It also seemed that there were more people who stopped to smile than there would have before the pandemic.\u00a0 Sure, there were kids waving, and parents with their kids.\u00a0 But there were also adults of all ages without children who stopped and waved-shiny, happy, beautiful smiling people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3616\" src=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion-1030x655.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion-1536x977.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion-1500x954.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion-705x448.jpg 705w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lion.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I do believe that after all the emotion of this past year, their faces bore more emotion, and I know mine did.\u00a0 And perhaps I was also more attentive to and appreciative of the warmth in a smile, after so long with only the wrinkles around the eyes to bring to mind the image of a lit-up face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The smile.\u00a0 Why does this make me so emotional?\u00a0 A smile communicates so much.\u00a0 A smile lifts our own moods and when shared, it lifts others\u2019 up and encourages them.\u00a0 It is a way of reaching others, and at a time when we needed to do that the most, we were without the smile that says to the stranger, \u201cI see you.\u00a0 You matter.\u00a0 I wish you only the best.\u00a0 I am thinking good thoughts of you.\u00a0 God loves you.\u201d\u00a0 It is the smile with which we assure one another, \u201cWe are in this together.\u00a0 You are not alone.\u00a0 You are of value and worth.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Earlier in the pandemic, I had intended to write to encourage others to smile even under their masks, so we can at least have the eye wrinkles and the playful light in the eyes-have you noticed how the light dances?\u00a0 This last year the smiling eyes have also taken on increased significance.\u00a0 I never before realized how much light is in the eyes when we smile, and just how powerfully that light alters the entire mood of a room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And there on the train in the zoo, I saw so many people with those smiling eyes <em>and<\/em> those smiling mouths all at once waving to me, and I was overcome with emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shortly after my grandma passed in 2018, I had a dream in which she smiled and laughed as she said to me, \u201cWell, I\u2019m not dead!\u00a0 I guess I don\u2019t do this dead thing very well.\u201d A few months later, I saw four gold candlesticks that were arranged in a semi-circle like the shape of a smile.\u00a0 I felt like my grandma was saying, \u201cEvery time we smile, it shows others a glimpse of this large semi-circle of gold candlesticks that light up heaven, reflecting the Lord\u2019s joy and beauty.\u00a0 Keep smiling.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year has certainly been full of profound trauma, grief, and loss.\u00a0 This year has also brought to the forefront the necessity of connection.\u00a0 We cherish our family, friends, pets, homes, work, and health more than perhaps ever before.\u00a0 And I know that now I will never the smile as anything less than the light, love, and joy of God shining through us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3628\" src=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES-1500x999.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SMILES.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">P.S. I also found a poem I wrote during the summer I turned 19.\u00a0 That summer, I was saving money for college working at my home town\u2019s General Motors factory on the frame line of the chassis department.\u00a0 It was hot, repetitive, heavy, and tiring work, but I always tried to encourage others with a smile.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A smile is my strength<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jobs call<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jigs fall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Washers fly<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As we sigh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nuts flip<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bolts slip<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plates slide<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Patience died<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Then, a smile<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In my trial<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shines so bright,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I\u2019ll be alright<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, I\u2019ll be fine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On this line<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For a smile is my strength<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-n6u3v-1322e2a124e5011970c11b00a701cf83 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3909'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m69o7-bac33e746381e0248be9eaaf780fac1d\">\n.flex_column.av-m69o7-bac33e746381e0248be9eaaf780fac1d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-m69o7-bac33e746381e0248be9eaaf780fac1d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhu4b-2db01b68bd74e7646fcc746b53d91c79 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO CONTACT COLUMBIA PSYCHOLOGY HEALING CENTER LLC:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.EMAIL <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:emily@columbiapsychology.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emily@columbiapsychology.com\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2.CALL 573-818-7010\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3.<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">REQUEST A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION BELOW<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-11ep7-427de12d1c0a89754da725ed8738302a-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='https:\/\/columbiapsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Referral-for-Psychological-Evaluation.pdf'  class='avia-button av-11ep7-427de12d1c0a89754da725ed8738302a av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-x-large avia-position-center avia-color-blue'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"REQUEST A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION WITH DR. 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