Grief is a deeply personal and often intense experience. It can make us withdraw from our loved ones, from our regular routines, from our hobbies, and even sometimes from ourselves. This isolation, while temporarily comforting or numbing, can make managing and navigating our grief even more burdensome. But grief doesn’t have to be endured alone. […]
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12 Blog Posts to Help You Navigate Winter Highs & Lows
Are you ready for winter? Now that we’ve gotten Thanksgiving under our belts, it seems as though the winter holiday season has truly begun. And Parts of that are wonderful! It’s great to make time for gathering with loved ones and to reflect on the past year and start to look toward the year ahead. […]
BetterHelp Review: An In-Depth Look
Finding the right therapist in Houston TX requires research and consideration of what qualities you want in a counselor. While in-person therapists are the traditional option, online therapy platforms have gained a lot of popularity and provide an alternative that may be attractive to some. One of the most popular online therapy options, BetterHelp, markets […]
The State of Mental Health in Houston, TX
Houston is also a major hub for the healthcare and biomedical industries. It’s home to the Texas Medical Center, which is the largest of its kind, and where more heart surgeries are performed than anywhere else on the planet. The city seems to have fantastic resources to cater to the physical health of its population. […]
A Guide To Overcoming Loneliness In A Relationship
Have you ever felt loneliness in a relationship? Loneliness isn’t just for single people. Anyone can feel loneliness in a relationship, no matter how many connections they have. No matter how many or what kind of relationships we have, sometimes we all feel lonely. Feeling lonely / loneliness can be an uncomfortable feeling, and it […]
7 Resources for Allies During Pride Month
In the United States, June is recognized as Pride Month. The history of Pride is much different than the way it looks today. While now we think of celebration and parades, Pride started through the Stonewall Riots that occurred in June of 1969. Stonewall is seen as the starting point of the modern LGBTQ+ rights […]
5 Signs of Incomplete Grief
The common understanding of grief is that there are five stages. The five stages of grief are: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance The idea is, that until you reach acceptance, your grief isn’t complete. But grief isn’t actually that simple. While you are likely to feel every single one of these stages at different points […]
How to Get Therapy If You’re Too Busy
When it seems like every moment of your day, and every day of your week is already accounted for, fitting therapy into your schedule can seem like a pipe dream. You’re already juggling so many responsibilities. Maybe you can’t even remember the last time you had a completely free day on your calendar. Does that […]
Self Care for the Holiday Season
The holidays are closing in on us, and while for some people that means a time of laughter, cheer, presents, and parties. But for some of us the holidays bring a lot of complicated and hard to handle emotions. With such strong focus on family and celebration, those who have complicated relationships can feel a […]
The Mind-Body Connection: How Anxiety Effects Your Physical Health
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 […]