As you may know, anxiety symptoms aren’t only mental or emotional symptoms. There is something called the mind-body connection–this connection means that our thoughts and feelings have real, physical effects on our bodies. Often when our mental health is declining or ignored, our physical health also suffers. You may not even realize that the physical […]
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How To Cope With Career-Related Grief
What do you think of when you hear the word grief? You may think of some of the most common causes of grief: a loved one passing away, the end of a relationship, injury or illness, or even divorce. However, there are a lot of other situations that can cause us to grieve. Remember, the […]
What is the Difference Between Bipolar disorder and Depression?
What is Bipolar Disorder? You may have heard of Bipolar Disorder referred to as “manic depression.” This, combined with the fact that bipolar disorder often includes depressive episodes, is the main reason for the confusion between the two disorders. While things do overlap between the depressive episodes of bipolar disorders and depression, the two are […]
How to Cope with the Loss of a Pet
Grief covers a broad range of experiences, and many of us have felt grief at some point in our lives. Grief can be felt over the death of someone, the loss of a friendship or relationship, divorce, moving, switching jobs, losing your faith, and so much more. Losing a meaningful relationship in life is never […]
How to Manage Moving Grief
What does it mean to be grieving? Grief, as it is commonly misunderstood, isn’t just about recovering from a loss brought on by death. So what is grief? What does it mean to be grieving? Going by the straight Dictionary.com definition, grief is: “keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss.” This definition is […]
How to Decide If Counseling Is Right for My Family
What is Family Counseling? Family counseling is a form of therapy where you and the different members of your family come together and learn to navigate the issues that affect you as a family unit. Instead of focusing in on one individual as you would with one on one therapy, family counseling is works to […]
8 Things You Can Do To Help Prevent Childhood Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse is something that no parent wants to think about. Childhood sexual abuse is not something that will go away by pretending it doesn’t exist. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), most children (up to 93%) are sexually abused by someone they know, like a family member or friend. Accurate […]
6 Ways Neurotic Behaviors May Manifest in Your Life
What exactly are neuroticism and neurotic behaviors? Have you heard the terms before, but aren’t sure exactly what they mean? Are they actually different? Are they diagnosable conditions? Do they impair daily life? How do you know if you exhibit the symptoms and behaviors yourself? The terms themselves have negative connotations–but unlike in the 20th […]
Is Online Therapy Effective?
Online therapy is an option that is growing in popularity lately, and with good reason! There are many reasons to choose online therapy. Therapy online allows people to fit therapy into their busy schedules in a space that is comfortable and accessible for them. This type of access can open up therapy as an option […]
Anxiety or an Anxiety Disorder: What’s the Difference?
It’s very normal to experience feeling anxious in everyday life. Being nervous about a big presentation at work, for example, happens to everyone and by and large is no reason to fret. Nervousness and worry happen naturally, and are different than an anxiety disorder. Nervousness and worry actually serve a very important function. Like all […]