When individuals are experiencing duress in their lives, whether it be situational or long term, it can often help to seek the advice of a mental health counselor. These trained professionals can guide the individual or couple toward healing. Counselors are an excellent resource when an individual is having difficulty coming to terms with events…
When a couple decides to enter marriage, the last thing that is thought about is difficult times that they may face. We like to consider our marriage immune from outside influences. However, marriage takes work, and when communication becomes broken, one or both spouses may seek alternative ways to satisfy a need for connection. Marital…
It’s not hard to get caught up in our fast-paced world. With rising political tensions and increasingly stressful jobs, it’s no wonder that Americans are more stressed out than ever. Since anxiety is a bigger problem than many of us want to realize, here we’ve included three ways to help ease your anxiety. These shouldn’t be…
Becoming a mom can be one of the most exciting yet hardest times in a person’s life. This is because some moms experience postpartum issues such as the “baby blues” after giving birth. According to the Mayo Clinic, these symptoms are not severe and usually only last a few days up to a couple of…
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by negative thought patterns. When those negative thoughts are directed at yourself, they feed your depression and anxiety. You may feel like your mood is spiraling out of control. To help get yourself back on track, practice some self-compassion exercises. Self-compassion is about being kinder to yourself. It takes practice,…
Calling it Quits Sailing through treatment and looking forward to the next steps of your new journey in life? Great! What is more attractive than knowing you have the chance to start from another point? It can be scary just getting out of treatment for an addiction and stepping into a reality that has…
Divorce can play terrible mind games. They are the kind of games that we don’t even realize we’re playing in our own heads. These sneaky lies creep into our most vulnerable places and wage a war that we never even notice we are losing until it’s too late. Recognizing these lies is critical to living…
The anxiety of contracting the Coronavirus has affected just about everyone. There are other subtle yet pervasive ways COVID-19 increases anxiety for both those who have anxiety disorders and those who do not. For those who have not been diagnosed with anxiety, it may be much more difficult to identify symptoms and triggers. Loss of…
As a stay-at-home mom, you often wear many hats. You’re resolving conflicts between your kids, helping them with homework, cleaning the house, and maintaining your relationship with your partner. In the process of your daily tasks, burnout can happen. You might feel depressed, insecure, angry, fearful, or even confused during this time. One thing you…
It’s common today to hear about mothers with postpartum depression, however, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics shows that fathers may be almost as likely to have depression during this time. Of the fathers who answered the screening 4.4% were positive for depression compared to the 5% of women…