Managing Depression: 7 Strategies for Self-Care
Depression is more than feeling sad or having “the blues.” It’s a serious mental health condition that tears apart your feeling of self-worth and social connections. This often means that the things you would normally do take care of yourself fall by the...
Anxious Attachment: Ways it Affects Relationships and How Therapy Can Help
How we bond or attach, detach, and re-attach is an essential part of who we are to ourselves and others. It impacts each and every one of our relationships—sometimes in very challenging ways. How we attach is something that is modeled for us from a very young age....
Recognizing PTSD in Women: Signs and Symptoms
“Research indicates that women are twice as likely to develop PTSD, experience a longer duration of posttraumatic symptoms and display more sensitivity to stimuli that remind them of the trauma.Although women are at greater risk for negative consequences following...
10 Tips for Better Couples Communication
There is no secret formula for relationship success. But there is a not-so-secret foundation for relationship satisfaction: communication. Developing healthy communication is an ongoing, never-ending process. It is also the closest thing we have to a universal truth...
PTSD Recovery: 3 Ways to Support Your Healing
There are many valuable approaches for addressing PTSD. A powerful starting point is to focus on the issues and challenges that accompany the letter “T” in the disorder’s full name: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The source of this disorder is trauma. How trauma...
Depression vs. Grief: What is the Difference?
Thanks to the advent of the Internet, more of us know about mental illnesses, their symptoms and causes, as well as their treatment. This increased awareness has helped millions of people better understand themselves and get help when it’s needed. However, there is...
What is Somatic Therapy and How Does It Work?
By now, you have probably heard or seen the phrase “mind-body” many times. It’s good that more people are seeking more connections but, in reality, the mind and body are already connected. The body, which is often neglected in traditional psychotherapy, comes front...
7 Depression Symptoms: Effective Treatment Can Help
Depression is a serious mental illness that too often goes undiagnosed and untreated. If you think you’re struggling with depression, read below about 7 depression symptoms and how effective treatment can help. 1. Feelings of numbness At times, depression comes across...
How Childhood Trauma Can Impact Your Adult Relationships
Healing your past can involve multiple approaches. At times, we might dwell far too much on perceived failures, letdowns, and missed chances. The common (and often best) advice is to try moving on. However, there are past events that need far more attention and...
Want to Relieve Your Stress, Anxiety or Depression? Try Forest Bathing
A guest post by Cat Pantaleo, Certified Forest Therapy Guide Imagine a world in which people were less anxious, more relaxed, caring and alive. A world in which humans were connected to their innate compassionate nature -Cat Pantaleo, Certified Forest Therapy Guide...