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Advice for after breaking up with your boyfriend/girlfriend
Breakups are one of the hardest parts of being an adult. Romantic relationships can be deep, meaningful, and have an incredible impact on our lives. But when our time with a romantic partner comes to an end, the experience can be profoundly painful for all parties...
How to keep stress from taking control of your life
Stress is part of daily life, and it’s normal to have to manage your stress levels. It’s simply part of the human condition to be subject to the ebb and flow of the tides of stress as we respond to the ever-changing world around us–not to mention our self-awareness of...
What is “Bottling Up” Your Emotions and How Does it Affect Your Health?
Simply put, “bottling up” your emotions is a common phrase that means suppressing or denying your emotions. Some people experience difficulty coping with strong emotions, which can be overwhelming and lead to suppression. However, while ignoring these strong feelings...
Feeling unappreciated during holidays and how to cope
Feeling unappreciated during holidays and how to copeIt can be hard to cope with feeling unappreciated by your family and loved ones any time of year, but for some reason holidays are the toughest season to get through. Whether you are isolated from your family or...
Interacting Safely in a Post-COVID World
Interacting Safely in a Post-COVID WorldAt this point, it’s undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on all of our lives. One of the major aspects of daily life that has been drastically changed is social interaction. Isolating due to illness,...
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and How to Stay Focused
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and How to Stay FocusedSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that you can experience when the days get shorter during the winter, causing you to get less sunlight each day. This is because the amount of...
Signs You May Need Therapy
Signs You May Need TherapyThe ebb and flow of the tides of life can pull at each of us from time to time. Sometimes things are going well, and it’s easy to feel grateful and content. Other times, it is harder to find the sunny side. Mental health does not mean you...
Ways to Deal with Loneliness
Loneliness is one of the least comfortable experiences of the human condition, but it is not rare or uncommon. In numerous surveys of American adults, over half of participants express feeling lonely on a regular basis. Loneliness can feed symptoms of depression and...
How To Know if Therapy Is Right for You
How To Know if Therapy Is Right for YouMental health issues are very common. Statistics from a recent study by the National Alliance on Mental Health says that one out of five American adults lives with a mental health condition. One in 25 adults lives with a serious...
Tips for Successful Family Counseling
Tips for Successful Family CounselingWe love our families, even when we don’t like them very much. And even though the ties of growing up with one another and being there for the most important moments in life certainly can form a seemingly unshakeable bond, these...
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