Coping Mechanisms: What’s Missing from Your Toolbox?

Coping Mechanisms: What’s Missing from Your Toolbox?

Imagine you’re cooking, and the pan catches fire. You’d react, right? Choices are to either grab the flaming pan and rush outside with it or smother it. Grab the fire extinguisher you think. Do something. Yet oftentimes, when our brain starts running away with us,...
How to Stop Negative Thoughts

How to Stop Negative Thoughts

Thoughts are powerful. Maybe you’ve noticed – the more negative they are, the more they command your attention. Studies suggest that around 80% of scenarios that replay in the average person’s brain are negative. In fact, the reason you’re here today is partially...
How Do You Know Therapy is Working?

How Do You Know Therapy is Working?

There’s no doubt about it, therapy can be tough. But like all challenges that lead to growth and well-being, it’s worth it. Counseling makes all the difference in your quality of life, which is powerful. Something no one should take lightly or be dismissive of....
Can Emotionally Unavailable Men Change?

Can Emotionally Unavailable Men Change?

When the two of you met, you felt it. It was powerful, magnetic. Your eyes locked, and everyone else at the party disappeared into the periphery. You chatted for hours that night, and he wouldn’t let you leave without getting your number first. In the early stages of...
The Gray Area – Is Divorce Later in Life the Right Decision?

The Gray Area – Is Divorce Later in Life the Right Decision?

You wake up with a jolt – where did the last 25 years go?! Sitting up, you scootch to the edge of the bed, and poke your toe around on the floor in search of a slipper. Things still feel empty. It’s been a few months since your youngest moved out. Now, it’s just you,...
9 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health

9 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health

As anyone who’s graced a health food store supplement aisle or the expansive self-help section at a bookstore knows: when it comes to how we feel, many of us are struggling. From supplements promising ‘Calm,’ ‘Energy,’ and ‘Focus,’ to books with titles like, ‘10%...