Could Allergies Be Contributing to Your Depression?
If you're struggling with a stuffy nose, fatigue, runny eyes, etc., it can be a factor in your mental health, especially if you're already depressed or have a history of depression.
The Five Stages of Trauma Recovery in Counseling
Trauma or PTSD is one of the most prevalent problems and mental health. Unfortunately, it's incredibly common and can be debilitating, if not life devastating.
Bipolar Disorder, One Of The Most Stigmatized Mental Health Issues
While there is still a lot of stigma about mental health in the United States, we have made some progress in recognizing people struggles in a more open, supportive, and accepting way.
The Hidden Cost of Social Anxiety, and Why Social Anxiety Treatment Is Important
Social anxiety can make day-to-day interactions a struggle. The fear and worry about other's reactions can stop us in our tracks.
A Quick Tip for Worry, Stress, and Anxiety
We all get caught up by worry and anxiety at times. We can get stuck in our head going over and over again about problems we have.
Could Your Depression Actually Be Bipolar Disorder?
Many people seeking depression treatment and counseling are struggling with what therapists call "treatment resistant depression".
How Exercise Treats Depression
I've been saying this a lot the last few years: Physical exercise is effective in combating and treating depression!
Fight Insomnia with this Super Easy and Effective Tip for Better Sleep- Magnesium
One of my favorite new sleep tips is so ridiculously easy to use that I can't believe I don't hear more about it.
Treat Depression with Light
Feeling Depressed? Here's a simple way to start to feel better.
Find the Truth: How Mindfulness Shines a Light on Depression’s Lies
Consider that about one in six adults experience depression in their lives and up to 80 percent of them may relapse after treatment. How can those impacted get help?
How Does Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Help with Depression?
Depression is a serious, widespread, and growing health issue. About one in six adults experience major depressive disorder in their lives.
Take These Steps to Cope with Depression
We all experience feelings of sadness and grief from time to time, but major depressive disorder is a diagnosable and serious medical condition.
Same Argument Over and Over? Could Automatic Responses be Causing It?
Why do you suppose Groundhog Day remains a popular movie, some 23 years after its release? I'd suggest it has to do with the recognition of how repetitive patterns and automatic responses can give any of us that sense of deja vu.
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
This psychological intervention blends two complementary approaches: acceptance and mindfulness strategies and commitment and behavior change strategies.
Ways to Curb Mania and Hypomania for Bipolar Disorder
This is an excellent blog post for those of you who are working to manage Bipolar disorder, particularly the manic or hypomanic ups that accompany the depressive lows.
Anger Management Meditation: How Mindfulness Helps Control Anger
What does it mean to you when you say, "I'm angry"? To be blunt, the possibilities are limitless.
How Does a Traumatic Experience Lead to PTSD?
The word is literally part of the disorder's name "post-traumatic stress disorder" so obviously, undergoing a traumatic experience plays a major role in PTSD.
Pet-C: Fall in Love Using Your Heart, Stay Together Using Your Brain
In popular culture, we're raised on romantic comedies, love ballads, and the perpetual search for a soulmate.
Understanding Bipolar Disorder: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments
This is a complex condition, so let's open with some basics. The term bipolar disorder does not refer to the usual "ups and downs" most people experience throughout their lives.
Relaxation Exercises and Breathing Techniques to Help with Anxiety
Anxiety. The word itself can make one experience its symptoms. If this sounds familiar to you, you're not alone.
7 Common Symptoms of Clinical Depression
Today, mental illnesses are at last beginning to be recognized for what they truly are: illnesses. Neither having nor seeking help for clinical depression should be thought of as a sign of personal weakness.
Boundary Basics
Most of us are familiar with the term "boundaries". We may speak about people having "boundary issues" or "bad boundaries", but what are they exactly?
Treat Depression with Nutritional Supplements
In what should come as a surprise to few, the modern industrial food production systems fails to provide adequate nutritional support for your brain's basic functioning, including mood regulation.
Love People, Not Pleasure
This NY times article articulates much of what I've come recognize about the counterintuitive problem of pursuing pleasure as a way to avoid unhappiness. What do you think?