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Why go to a therapist when you could talk to a friend? Here’s why.
My last relationship was turbulent, to say the least. Even so, I didn't speak of word of any of the chaos to my close friends or family in fear of them forever hating my significant other (SO). They all thought our relationship was perfect. It was so lonely. ...
The 5 Things Keeping Me Sane This School Year
What if you could wake up in the morning and not stress about your child’s safety at school? What if you lived in a world where, even though Covid might be raging, your sanity is intact and your kids are thriving in school. Sound too good to be true? For most of us...
Crying: Why do we do it, sometimes for “no reason”?
Crying. Did you know that humans are the only animals to cry tears? Seems bizarre because I could swear I've seen at least one animal get teary-eyed. But it's true. To add to it, some people never cry while others seem to be "overly" emotional and cry quite a lot. Why...
5 Love Languages and the Benefits of Learning Yours
Father's Day is a great reminder of how much we love the dads in our lives and how much they mean to us. It helps us to stop and take a minute to reflect on our relationship and everything they do for us. Therefore, in order to celebrate Father's Day, not just on the...
5 Types of Breathing and Why You Should Try One
The more self-help articles you read, the more you will notice a common thread, breathing. Whether you are trying to calm yourself down or merely trying to relax, breathing is a technique that experts swear by. Some people even set aside time in their day where they...
4 Stages of Dementia and What You Should Know
Basically, dementia is a syndrome, not a disease. It is often confused with Alzheimer's disease, but rather Alzheimer's is a common type of dementia. Dementia is an overall term used to describe the loss of memory, the ability to perform daily functions and the...
Anxiety & Depression
Learn more about anxiety and depression.
Fun in the Sun: How Being Outdoors Helps You Heal
During this global pandemic, you are probably feeling like you’ve been cooped up inside forever. You may be feeling an increase in anxiety or depression, especially if you struggled with either before. However, there is good news! Even though you still have to...
With all this extra time to sleep, why am I still so tired?
At home, there is no doubt you are finding that you have more time to sleep than before. Whether you are a busy working mom, stay-at-home dad, freelancer, or corporate employee, you probably had hopes of catching up on that much-needed sleep during this...
Coronavirus Depression: Do we all have it?
It’s normal to feel sad, overwhelmed, and anxious here and there in your normal everyday life. However, during a global pandemic, those are feelings you might have every day as you try to work from home, school your children, and stay up-to-date with the news. ...
How To Know If You’re Depressed And What To Do About It
It’s normal to feel sad, overwhelmed, and anxious here and there in your normal everyday life. However, during a global pandemic, those are feelings you might have every day as you try to work from home, school your children, and stay up-to-date with the news. So what...
The 5-4-3-2-1 Technique to Cope and Stay Calm
There is one technique above all others that has helped me to cope, stay calm, and most of all, stay present during this pandemic. It helps to ground you into the present time and away from future fears and speculations. Not knowing what the future will hold can leave...
What is Emotional Contagion and How Can You Cope with it?
In short, emotional contagion is catching the feelings of someone else. Some of us carry big emotions, others receive, and some do both. As we all grabble with this pandemic on our terms, sometimes the negative feelings of others can impact the hard work we are doing...
How to Prevent a Combative Household During COVID-19
Whether you live in a home with a loving spouse or an annoying roommate, living in quarantine can take any household to the next level. Without space to be on our own and do the things we love outside of the house, the home can become a stressful place. This can lead...
4 Ways to Practice Gratitude During COVID-19
Whether you are always plugged into the news during this pandemic or merely trying to go about life as healthy as possible, it can be hard to maintain a positive outlook. One bad news story can send our day straight down the toilet. However, there are many ways that...
Answering Your Questions: COVID-19
As you are well aware, the world is dealing with an unprecendented outbreak of the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Although many things are not known, there have been amazing efforts made by individuals, governments, healthcare workers, food suppliers, and more....
Anger & Grief
Learn more about anger management and dealing with grief.
Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy
We've all seen or experienced the image of a pet eagerly awaiting the return of its owner. The happiness and warmth the pet and the owner both feel when they embrace after a long day. The feeling is joyous, calming, and centering. Having a pet has been shown to lift...
Can Denial Be Dangerous?
Whether you are in denial over a recent breakup, your friend’s drinking “habit”, or a bad health diagnosis, we all experience in denial at some point. But is denial dangerous? The short answer? Yes. What is denial? Denial is the act of refusing to...
Anger Management for Kids: 8 Ways to Cool Hot Emotions
Just like other emotions such as happiness, sadness, or frustration, anger is a natural emotion. It is an emotion that is not good or bad, but rather a symptom that a situation is not right. However, when that anger is not properly channeled it can be difficult for...
Is Your Child’s Anger Normal? How to Know and What May Be Causing It
We've all been there. We've witnessed it or we've been a part of it. The screaming child out in public. Immediatley all eyes are on you. Why are they crying? Do they need help? Are they just upset? Are they angry? Are they sad? From the emotion outpouring of the...
5 Things Not to do After Divorce
Divorce is tough. You know this, I know this. With that come a lot of feelings, many of which we don't know what to do with. It is easy to indulge in our feelings. However, depending on how we indulge can determine whether we enter our new life successfully or not so...
How to Become “You” Again After Divorce
If you have been married, it's likely that part of how you define yourself is caught up in who you were with your ex. They have a certain idea of you and you have a certain idea of who you were with them. Without them around, what does that make you? Answer: Whoever...
5 Daily Reminders for a Great Life After Divorce
No matter the circumstances leading up to a divorce, even amicable ones, it is an adjustment for everyone. There are good and bad habits to break, a new life to create, and a new freedom at hand. Whether life after divorce looks good on you or not has a lot to do with...
Making the Most of Every Other Weekend Parenting
It's difficult for kids to be shuffled back and forth between households when parents share custody, but it is also hard for you parents. One house may feel more like home than the other and, therefore, your children may be more comfortable at the other house than...
Summertime: 5 Tips for a Working Parent
Being a working parent is a struggle of its own. You're always balancing work, playing time with the kids, cooking, cleaning, shopping, your relationship with your spouse, and, maybe, some "you time." However, when summer comes around, that hustle can mix with guilt....
Relationships
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8 Signs of a Good Therapist
Are you looking for a therapist? Are you confused who you should schedule your first session with? When looking for a therapist that will be good for you, it is important to know the characteristics of a good therapist. Read some our tips below to...
6 Common Signs of Paranoid Personality Disorder
When you are in a relationship with someone who has Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD), it can feel as if they never see you for who you really are. It’s as if they have glasses on that distort the picture of your life together. Paranoid personality...
More Gratitude, Less Attitude
Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday reminder to cultivate generosity, gratitude, and positivity in your life. Finding ways to be thankful in your daily life brings more inner peace. In addition, a grateful attitude enhances your sense of greater life...
7 Signs of a Bad Therapist
Making the choice to go see a therapist is one thing, however, choosing a therapist is another. It’s an incredibly important and personal decision to admit you need professional guidance about some aspect of your life. You feel vulnerable. Maybe a little...
Counseling Tips to Overcome Jealousy
No one enjoys feeling jealous. Yet, jealousy is an inevitable emotion that every one of us will experience. The problem with jealousy isn’t that it comes up from time to time, but what it does to us when we don’t get a hold on it. It can be frightening to...
Counseling Tips to Becoming More Patient
With patience comes confidence, decisiveness, and a more thoughtful outlook on life. Patience can inspire wisdom and success. How does this happen? When we are patient, we slow down are able to hear all that is being communicated to us. Patience is one of...
Are You Different From Your Partner?
The strongest relationships are the ones in which both partners can be themselves. Intending to change the other person or dramatically changing yourself to fit someone else’s ideals dooms couples. When two people have beliefs or habits that differ too...
8 Characteristics of a Healthy Relationship
We all desire a healthy, happy, romantic relationship. But what, exactly, does that look like? What exactly are the characteristics of a good relationship? Unfortunately, many of us have no idea. Maybe our personal baggage is to blame. Or maybe we watch far too many...
10 Red Flags of a Relationship
The start of every new relationship is all butterflies and sunbeams. Like every other start, it’s full of promise and excitement. This is where people tend to get lost and ignore potential warning signs. That other person seems to be everything we dreamed...
Caregiving & Empty Nesters
Learn more about adult caregiving and empty nesters.
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