When you’re a youngster, the Holiday season is magical and exciting. Halloween kicks it all off. Then for the rest of the year it’s sweets, treats, gifts, and perhaps best of all: time off from school. Holidays as an adult can be a shockingly different experience....
For many, the prospect of therapy – of having to open up and share your deepest most vulnerable self with a stranger – is terrifying. In fact, fear is cited as one of the main reasons many people who could benefit from therapy opt out, instead. However, the key to...
Multiple studies attest to the lasting impact of childhood trauma, violence, and neglect. The residual effects carry through into adulthood and continue to hinder quality of life. Childhood neglect and trauma manifest both physically and mentally. Left unchecked (or...
True or false? If you’re able to get out of bed each morning and make it into work, you can’t be that depressed. If you guessed false, you’re correct. Depression can begin like a fog or accumulation of clouds, gathering over time. It can look different...
Bad habits come in every shape, size and form. Besides smoking cigarettes, excessive online shopping, mindless scrolling, and others, there’s no shortage of bad habits we can easily integrate if we so choose. The dictionary defines a bad habit as “a patterned behavior...
Anxiety. Annoying at best, terrifying at worst. When it morphs into a full-blown panic or anxiety attack, the onslaught can be so alarming that many people end up in the ER. Fully convinced their pounding heart means they’re in the throes of cardiac arrest. Anxiety...
