Feelings are powerful. We know the joys of basking in the good ones, and the misery that occurs when it swings the other way. As part of our survival, we evolved to be hyper-aware of the bad feelings. Naturally, the negative, potentially scary and “dangerous” ones are...
The truth? There’s probably a lot more people suffering from PTSD than we’ll ever know. The effects of trauma exist on a spectrum, and people all have differences when it comes to their threshold for discomfort and the ways they manage. Some deny their mental...
Imagine if it was only socially acceptable for women to get treatment for cancer? For example, if treatment was available to men, but there was so much societal stigma around it that most men just went without. In fact, they just never sought medical intervention?...
If you are curious about whether or not you could benefit from therapy, there’s one way to tell for sure: Are you breathing? Great. You need therapy. All joking aside, all of us benefit from therapy at one point or another. No matter who you are or what you have, the...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which begs an honest question. What is mental health, really? In a nutshell, mental health encompasses our inner world. It includes things like psychological and emotional well-being, as well as the nature of our relationships to...
For many of us, Mother’s Day comes with a lot more than a pleasant brunch and a bouquet of flowers. Perhaps you still have questions, or lingering unresolved irritation that bubbles out unexpectedly, and you find yourself lashing out at your mom like a teen—surprising...
