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The Correlation Between Depression and Anxiety

Depression and anxiety are two of the most prevalent mental health disorders globally, affecting millions of people each year. While they are distinct conditions with unique characteristics, they often coexist and interact in complex ways. Understanding the...

How to Spot Depression in Teens

Depression is a serious mental health condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide, including teenagers. Identifying and addressing depression in teenagers is crucial because it can have a significant impact on their well-being and future. In this blog, we...

How creative expression can help heal from emotional pain

Creative expression can be a powerful tool for healing emotional pain as it allows you to channel and process your emotions in a constructive and therapeutic manner. Creative expression can be anything from writing in a journal, playing a musical instrument, painting...

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How to cope with emotional pain in a healthy way

When you're experiencing emotional pain, coping with difficult feelings in a healthy way is essential for your well-being. Here are some strategies to help you cope with emotional pain: Acknowledge Your Feelings: Allow yourself to feel and accept the emotions you are...

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Repairing relationships and trust

Repairing relationships and rebuilding trust takes time, effort, and commitment from all parties involved. Here are some steps to help you navigate the process: Reflect on the situation: Take some time to think about what went wrong and your role in it. Be honest with...

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The impact of emotional wounds in our lives

Emotional wounds can have significant and far-reaching impacts on our lives. These wounds can be caused by various traumatic or distressing experiences, such as childhood abuse, neglect, loss of a loved one, betrayal, or any event that leads to deep emotional pain and...

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How to change negative thought patterns

Changing negative thought patterns can be challenging, but it is definitely possible with consistent effort and practice. Here are some strategies that can help you shift your negative thought patterns: Awareness and mindfulness: The first step in changing negative...

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Reasons why forgiving yourself is important

Forgiving yourself is an essential aspect of personal growth and well-being. Here are several reasons why forgiving yourself is important: Emotional Healing: Self-forgiveness allows you to release feelings of guilt, shame, and self-blame, which can be emotionally...

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Fifteen depression symptoms to watch out for

If you or someone you care about isn’t feeling well mentally, and it’s affecting the normal activities of daily living, it might be more than just a case of the blues. Having symptoms of depression can indicate that a larger mental health issue is at play. Depression...

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What Causes Bipolar Depression?

Bipolar depression is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. In the past, it was referred to as “manic depression”– but that term is now outdated and stigmatized. This condition is characterized by alternating periods of depression and...

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Anger management tips

Sometimes the day-to-day challenges of life can be frustrating. You can find yourself becoming overwhelmed, annoyed, or even downright furious. Having uncontrollable feelings of anger and rage can be scary and uncomfortable to experience, and when you act out of...

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Signs of postpartum depression

Starting or growing a family by having a child is an intense experience, full of strong emotions, big life changes, and long term commitments which can be intimidating or even overwhelming. It is normal to feel tired when you have a new baby, but it is important to...

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How to reduce the stress of holiday preparations

Preparing for holidays can cause many of us to go into a whirlwind of activity and, sometimes, even anxiety. This stress can eat at us and rob us of the joy that holidays are meant to bring. In order to have a nice holiday with your family and friends, you may want to...

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Ways to keep the mood up during cloudy days

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression that can affect you during certain times of the year. Despite the stigma that some people feel when they experience symptoms of depression, it is not unusual–or totally inevitable–to feel down when you haven’t seen...

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How to prioritize your mental health

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically affects people during the fall, winter, and early spring months of the year. This is a condition which, because it occurs on a fairly predictable schedule, can be reasonably managed and possibly...

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Learn more about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically affects people during the fall, winter, and early spring months of the year. This is a condition which, because it occurs on a fairly predictable schedule, can be reasonably managed and possibly...

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How to stop feeling overwhelmed

Feeling overwhelmed can be, well, overwhelming. It can take over your life and seem very difficult to suppress. Feeling overwhelmed can bring up other uncomfortable feelings such as helplessness, anxiety, pessimism, and low self-esteem. It can even push you to feeling...

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Keeping a balance between work and life

Nearly everyone has to work to make a living. You might find yourself struggling with keeping a balance between work and life. When you’re stressed out at work, it’s easy for those issues to consume your thoughts–even when you are off the clock. Sometimes, personal...

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Ways to stop feeling insecure

Insecurity is a lack of confidence that makes you question your abilities as a person. It can affect your self-esteem and your self-worth. If you’re dealing with a long-lasting feeling of uncertainty, discomfort, or unsureness you’re probably struggling with...

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What you can do to reduce stress

We all experience stress from time to time in life. Sometimes, stressors cannot be avoided, so the stress we experience must be managed properly so that we can avoid serious health consequences. High stress levels can cause sleep disruption, poor health functioning, a...

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How to tune out from distractions

In today’s busy modern society, distractions are everywhere. Due to the constant streams of breaking news, information about any topic you can search on the internet, cell phones and pinging text messages, and social media that surround our daily lives, it is too easy...

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Starting a conversation in a calm way

In any relationship, communication is one of the most important aspects of conflict resolution. But for communication to be effective, emotional intelligence is key. Starting a conversation in a calm way is a critical first step on the path to effective communication....

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Breaking habits that take tolls on your mental health

There are a lot of habits people slip into that aren't conducive to positive mental health. A habit can be something someone is doing or not doing physically, like not getting enough sleep, smoking, or overusing social media. It can also be something someone feels...

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Keeping Past Memories From Affecting Your Life

Almost everyone has something that happened in the past affecting their present. Maybe they did something that continues to haunt them. Maybe someone did something to them that continues to hurt them. If memories from your past are affecting your day to day life,...

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Turning off from the news after a long day

After a day of work, running errands, and taking care of the kids, you want to relax. It's hard to get that relaxation in when there are so many things going on in the world that aren't conducive to your happiness. With news stories about pandemics, murders, wars, and...

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Ways to keep your mood up

Sometimes life can be stressful. Events that happen over the course of the day can put you into a bad mood. When you start feeling down, there are several things you can do to improve that mood. Get some exercise: Some people tense up when they hear the word exercise,...

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Know How to Take a Break from Social Media

Social media has given us the opportunity to stay more connected than ever before. This is good for us in many ways, but this constant interconnectedness poses some serious risks to our mental and physical well beings. In excess, social media use can lead to feelings...

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Preventing Burnout

“Burnout” is an unofficial term used to describe a state of physical or mental exhaustion brought on by chronic exposure to stress. Feelings of burnout can leave us feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unmotivated. It is completely normal to experience...

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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...

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Feeling unappreciated during holidays and how to cope

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...

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Interacting Safely in a Post-COVID World

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,...

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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...

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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...

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How To Know if Therapy Is Right for You

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...

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Tips for Successful Family Counseling

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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How to Stop Procrastinating and Become More Productive

How to Stop Procrastinating and Become More Productive

How to Stop Procrastinating and Become More ProductiveThe deadline is approaching and you are working furiously to get your project finished and turned in on time. As you work, you curse yourself for putting yourself in this position yet again. But even though you...

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How to Help Children with Special Needs During Covid-19

How to Help Children with Special Needs During Covid-19

How to Help Children with Special Needs During Covid-19The coronavirus pandemic has affected every area of our lives over the past several months. But for those of us who have children with special needs, COVID-19 has presented a series of special challenges. Schools,...

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Simple Ways to De-Stress

Simple Ways to De-Stress

Simple Ways to De-StressStress can have a negative impact on your physical and mental health. Stress can make it difficult to focus, difficult to sleep, and suck the enjoyment out of your everyday activities. We already live in a world of constant bombardment - work,...

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How to Cope With the Holidays

How to Cope With the Holidays

How to Cope With the HolidaysThe holiday season is supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many of us, it can be the most stressful time of the year. The stress of social gatherings, financial issues, family problems, and end-of-year work stress...

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How to Manage Anxiety During a Pandemic

How to Manage Anxiety During a Pandemic

How to Manage Anxiety During a PandemicAs the pandemic drags on many people are experiencing skyrocketing anxiety and stress. This is a very normal response to a dangerous illness spreading across the globe. Responses of fear, sadness, uncertainty, and powerlessness...

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Virtual Counseling During a Pandemic

Virtual Counseling During a Pandemic

Virtual Counseling During a Pandemic To help prevent the spread and transmission of COVID-19, social distancing has been recommended by the CDC whenever possible. While social distancing is an important measure meant to protect our physical health, it has wreaked...

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Child Therapy Services

Child Therapy Services

What is Child Therapy and What to ExpectSeparation anxiety, tantrums, moodiness and defiant behaviors are all typical developmental challenges that nearly all children experience at certain points during childhood and adolescence.  These same behaviors can also be...

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What is Trauma and How to Treat It

What is Trauma and How to Treat It

Trauma and How to Treat ItWhat is trauma? Trauma has many names, can take many forms, and is no respecter of persons. At a surface level, trauma looks like the child who is afraid to go to sleep at night because of having nightmares about the “bad man who hurt me” or...

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