Do your thoughts get the best of you? Do you find yourself getting into cycles of thinking the same negative thoughts? Many people have negative intruding thoughts that can impact the state of their mental health. These thoughts can increase feelings of anxiety, stress, or depression. Finding a way to mitigate these intrusive thoughts can…
Forgiveness can be a difficult thing to accomplish. It takes a having a personal drive to forgive and allowing yourself the needed time to get there. However, once you can forgive someone, you’ll feel peace of mind and as if a weight has been lifted off your shoulders. Many people may want to forgive someone…
At the beginning of the year, goal setting is a popular thing to do. Many people use the New Year to catapult themselves into habits and goals that they want to achieve. Setting goals is a way for people to make an active effort to change their life and improve their mental health. Often, people…
Grief is a normal response to losing someone or something. The overwhelming feelings can sometimes bring on unexpected experiences of emotions, shock, anger, disbelief, guilt, and sadness. Sometimes your physical health can be affected by making it difficult to eat, sleep, or think clearly. Knowing how to cope with grief can be difficult. Everyone has…
Parenting is a thankless job that can be an incredibly rewarding and enjoyable life journey. Children are a gift, but even the most cool-headed parent can have their grievances when trying to be kind, caring, and dedicated to them. Life events also face many parents at unprecedented times, creating challenges along the way. Those moments…
The right kind of couples therapy can change the course of relationships. If all goes well, you will receive the help you need, and a new phase of your life will begin. Perhaps you are ready to get started, but you may not know what types of therapy are available. In that case, the next…
Do you find it difficult to crawl out of bed in the mornings? If most days feel like an uphill battle and it takes all the energy you have to drag your feet from task to task, you likely are dealing with fatigue. Feeling tired all the time can be difficult to cope with. When…
Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible, distressing event in a person’s life. Whether it be a natural disaster, an accident, or a life-threatening circumstance, traumatic events can leave lasting effects on both your mental health and physical health. This reaction may occur immediately or be delayed. It has no timeline it lives by,…
Anxiety is a normal response to stress. It’s a feeling of trepidation or fear of what is to come. We often experience these feelings at different moments in our life such as taking an exam, an upcoming job interview, becoming a parent, or any big life changes. This feeling is normal and can even be…
Everyone has moments of sadness and despair. From experiencing grief after the loss of a loved one to feeling disappointment when life doesn’t go your way, sadness is a natural response to difficult and upsetting situations. However, like happiness and anger, it is a temporary emotion. Depression, on the other hand, can be more intense…