Mental Health

5 Ways to Start Healing Depression Today

There are some simple, though not easy, steps you can begin to help your brain start healing from depression.

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Elevate Your Self-Care Routine: Beyond Bath Bombs and Manicures

Self-care is about nurturing ourselves on a deeper level, tending to our souls, and cultivating inner peace that radiates outward

10 Ways Your (Mis)Perceptions of Therapy Are Holding You Back

Are you getting the most out of your therapy sessions? An important component of effective therapy is understanding how therapy is supposed to work….

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: From a Life of Misery to One Worth Living

Emotional Regulation skills help people manage their emotions, even though complete emotional control cannot be achieved. To a certain extent, people are who they are, however, people can learn to have more control.

Nothing Changes, if Nothing Changes

Do people really change? This is a question that often plagues people when considering counseling. Is it even worth trying? What does it take to change a mindset, a habit or behavior?

When trauma is “the norm”: About CPTSD

Children who experience repeated insults, shame, or humiliation start to believe what they are told about themselves. More so, the mind and body start to try and cope with the trauma by disconnecting from the experience and body, which can lead to chronic psychological, physiological, and emotional issues and difficulties. These difficulties can impair a person’s overall functioning in childhood and adulthood.