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Children and Stress: Unseen Pressures and How to Alleviate Them.

As adults, we envision childhood as the most carefree time of a person’s life. However, children can feel stress just like adults do. In fact, their stress is often overlooked or hand-waved away. Understanding these unseen pressures and learning how to alleviate them is crucial for teaching them healthy coping…

How Conditions Like Depression, Anxiety, and Bipolar Disorder Can Exacerbate Substance Use.

As any practitioner can tell you, there are plenty of “chicken vs. egg” moments in the realm of mental health care. For example, someone struggling with a substance use issues may also be showing signs of depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. But what comes first? There is an abundance of…

Can You Still Do EMDR Therapy If You Struggle to Remember Trauma?

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is unique in a variety of ways. It’s a short-term therapy that can help you reprocess traumatic memories in a matter of weeks (depending on complexity). It isn’t a traditional form of talk therapy in that you’re not sharing heavy details about your…

Connected But Alone: The Mental Health Impact of Digital Communication

The rise of the digital age has made communicating with others seamless and instant. As cell phones, computers, and even smartwatches have become the norm, you can connect with anyone across the globe, from anywhere, whenever you feel like it. When the pandemic forced the world to shut down, everyone…

Why Healing from Complex Trauma Is a Challenge

Overcoming the lasting effects of any kind of trauma can be difficult. But, complex trauma is often more of a challenge because of the tangled web it can weave within your mind. Complex trauma is usually caused by consistent, ongoing traumatic experiences. It’s most often found through things like childhood…

What Does It Mean If You Feel Bad for Setting Boundaries

So you’ve set a boundary, and now you feel worse than you did before the boundary was set. You did this to help yourself feel better, right? So why is it that you now feel worse? Don’t worry; experiencing negative emotions around setting boundaries is completely normal. Here are a…

Why You Should Take Influencers’ Mental Health Advice With a Grain of Salt

Maybe you’ve been struggling with your mental health. You haven’t booked a session with a therapist due to fears of stigma, financial reasons, or simply because you’ve encountered long wait lists. In the meantime, you’ve been following influencers who post mental health advice. It might seem like they have some…

Redefining Success: A Sustainable Approach to Avoid Burnout and Stress

Burnout is a term most often associated with jobs and careers. This is typically accurate, but it’s also important to remember that other factors contribute to physical, emotional, and social exhaustion. After all, take a good look around. The past half-decade or so has been brimming with unrest, strife, and…

The Mental Health Effects of Infertility

It seems obvious that infertility will affect one’s mental state. We live in a culture that casually expects every couple to have kids eventually. Therefore, complete strangers or family might comment with something like, “What a great mother you’re going to be!” To add this kind of incidental triggering, there’s…

Perfectionism in the Workplace and the Mental Health Risk It Poses

The word “perfectionist” is typically not viewed as an insult. We’re heavily conditioned to view it as something to admire — particularly in the workplace. Very few people stop to recognize that perfectionism can lead to mental health issues and, ironically, a dysfunctional work environment. Yes, it’s great to strive…

Category: <span>Mental Health</span>

Children and Stress: Unseen Pressures and How to Alleviate Them.

How Conditions Like Depression, Anxiety, and Bipolar Disorder Can Exacerbate Substance Use.

Can You Still Do EMDR Therapy If You Struggle to Remember Trauma?

Connected But Alone: The Mental Health Impact of Digital Communication

Why Healing from Complex Trauma Is a Challenge

What Does It Mean If You Feel Bad for Setting Boundaries

Why You Should Take Influencers’ Mental Health Advice With a Grain of Salt

Redefining Success: A Sustainable Approach to Avoid Burnout and Stress

The Mental Health Effects of Infertility

Perfectionism in the Workplace and the Mental Health Risk It Poses

Children and Stress: Unseen Pressures and How to Alleviate Them.

Exploring How Addiction Affects the Brain and Alters Its Functioning.

What Causes a Lack of Interest in Sex?

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