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5 Things to Know About Angry Toddlers
The toddler stage can be tough as it is. Toddlers have big emotions, little control, and have a tough time knowing how to deal with both. Therefore, tantrums are a common toddler reaction to their lack of communication and coping skills. Frustration quickly gives way...
5 Things to Know About Angry Depression
Angry depression is not a certain type of depression but rather a descriptor of a form of depression. Angry depression is when your depression manifests through angry outbursts. Your depression takes your emotions to another level. When you may have otherwise reacted...
Adventure Therapy vs Wilderness Therapy
Adventure therapy and wilderness therapy are often confused with one another. We are here to break down the differences to help you figure out which may be right for you, if other therapies have not worked for you. Similarities 1. They both take place outdoors...
5 Things to Know About Adventure Therapy
Adventure therapy is a great, alternative therapy for young adults who have not yet found success in other forms of therapy. It combines challenges with typical camping activities to build grit, confidence, and emotional skills. 1. What is adventure therapy?...
5 Things to Know About Outdoor Therapy
Outdoor therapy is a great alternative for young adults when other therapies have not worked. Outdoor therapy is focused on the daily activities of living out in the wild and in doing these daily activities, strengthen the confidence, resiliency, and copy abilities of...
3 Things to Know to Start Healing Your Mind with Food
Generations before us always reached out to the garden to heal ailments of the mind and the body. Food was used as medicine. Over time, with the development of prescription and vitamin supplements, we have lost touch with the healing power of food. When you...
Anxiety & Depression
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9 Tips for Spending the Holidays Away from Family
HOLIDAYS 9 Tips for Spending the Holidays Away from Your Family I've been away from my family for the holidays many, many times and it can be tough. Maybe you're away from your family because you need to work, money is tight, or maybe you're spending the...
9 Tips To Help Children Through Their First Divorced Holiday
HOLIDAYS 9 Tips To Help Your Children Through Their First Divorced Holiday Going through a divorce can be rough enough without having to think about co-parenting during the holiday season. Thinking about sending the kids off to your ex's during a pivotal holiday...
11 Ways To Spread Joy This Holiday Season
HOLIDAYS, JOY 11 Ways To Spread Joy This Holiday Season The holidays, specifically this week of the holiday season, many people experience joy, frustration, and even rage as they try to find the perfect gift for their loved ones. But what are gifts really for?...
11 Tips to Emotionally Prepare for the Holiday Season
HOLIDAYS, SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER 11 Tips to Emotionally Prepare for the Holiday Season The holidays can elicit so many emotions for us. Happiness, joy, jubilation...but how about anxiety? stress? overwhelm? sadness? With the holidays can come a lot of...
4 Inspiring Quotes from Real Moms About Anxiety
Each of us has probably felt some form of anxiety and depression in our lives, but often feel alone even though we know so many people deal with it too. Sometimes it helps to hear real stories, real advice from real people to help us through. Just knowing...
11 Helpful Quotes for a Better Marriage
Whether you have been married for twenty years or for five minutes, every marriage can use a relationship boost from time to time to remind us of what we have, what we want, and how to nurture it. Because marriage is a long-term commitment, you are bound to go through...
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...
Parenting with Anxiety- An Introduction
Does anxiety keep you from being the parent you want to be? Do you know your triggers but aren’t sure when an anxiety attack is going to happen? Do you think of the worst possible scenarios when your kid gets a little cold? This anxiety may last a matter of minutes or...
Anger & Grief
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Why Therapy Could Be For You (Even if You Don’t Have a Mental Illness)
Often times when people think of therapy, they think of an intimidating process only for those who struggle with mental illness. The truth is, therapy is good for anyone looking to better themselves and their life. Really, therapy comes in all shapes and sizes for all...
11 Heartening Quotes to Help You Through Grief
Grief is different for each person it touches. While some may respond well to music therapy, others may benefit from talking it out with a close friend, meditating, working out, and more. The only thing similar about grief is that it takes...
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...
Relationships
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6 Ways to Unspoil Your Child
Accidentally spoiled your child? It is not usually a parent's goal but it can sometimes be the result of loving parenting. You want to provide the best for your child and make sure they have everything that they need. Sometimes this goes awry, however,...
Are You Spoiling Your Child?
Every parent has probably heard it at one time or another: "You're going to spoil that child!” A spoiled child is every parent’s worst nightmare. You do everything you can to raise your kids with manners, discipline, and good values. Even so, sometimes...
Signs of Bad Parenting
When we think of it, we all are guilty of “bad parenting” at one time or other. We have been hooked onto our phones or social media or somewhere else while we should have been paying attention to our kids. Sleep deprivation and the demanding 24/7 job of...
How To Spice Up Your Marriage
Married life is fantastic, however, over time the spice can diminish. If you’ve been married more than a few years, you probably wouldn’t describe your marriage life as “spicy.” Life becomes routine, you have more responsibilities, and work can be...
9 Ways to Cope with Divorce
Divorce can trigger all sorts of unsettling, uncomfortable, and frightening feelings, thoughts and emotions. These include grief, loneliness, depression, despair, guilt, frustration, anxiety, anger, and devastation. Frequently sadness and grief can...
Getting Back Talk? Let’s Talk!
One of the biggest child disciplinary issues parents have is how to deal with a child who is talking back to them. Back talk can happen at almost any age, starting as early as their first use of "No!" It’s a normal part of child development. Talking back...
How to Deescalate an Argument
Arguments are a part of most relationships, friendships, and workplaces. Humans are social creatures, and inevitably we will come across a person’s perspective or a topic area with which we disagree. While we try our best to be respectful, it can be...
The Recipe for a Happy Marriage
A happy marriage is a cocktail of open communication, honesty, hard work, and a “whole lotta” love. While there are many rewards to being married to the love of your life, you have to work at it. Merging two lives into one is a challenge, and there are...
Online Counseling Accepts Texas Medicaid
Online counseling is a form of professional counseling which is practiced by a licensed therapist or counselor through the internet. It serves as an alternative solution for those who need emotional help and guidance. Individuals who are somehow restricted...
Caregiving & Empty Nesters
Learn more about adult caregiving and empty nesters.
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