This blog post discusses why your attempts at utilizing positive affirmations might not be working, with suggestions on how to create affirmations that really work.
None of us leads a stress-free life, so finding ways to manage our workloads and the demands of our day-to-day lives is necessary. There are some important questions we need to answer about our stress experiences – how can we manage them, how can we recognize when we’re courting burnout, and how can we respond when we’re overwhelmed?
One important component of resilience is the ability to sit with painful or difficult feelings, and then continue to do so as they come up again and again.
As you’re likely all too aware, 2020 has been a uniquely challenging and stressful year. During an average year, the holidays can bring up added layers of busy-ness and stress. Many of us are moving into this year’s holiday season already feeling burned out. With that being said, we wanted to share a few suggestions for de-stressing during the holidays.
Body image is the way we perceive and act towards our body. Negative body image contributes to increased risk of eating disorders, depression, isolation, and low self-esteem (among many other issues). In the United States, roughly 80% of women and 37% of men are unhappy with their bodies. With as prevalent as poor body image is, we thought it important to share a few tips for developing positive body image.
Our relationship styles and attachment patterns help us understand ourselves as individuals, as well as in the context of our relationships. Who are we drawn to? What patterns are likely to show up in our relationships? What are our strengths and potential vulnerabilities in relationships?
16 million American adults experience depression each year. So for those of you who are familiar with the struggle, I’ll share some tips that I’ve learned both personally and professionally. I will never assume that my experience with depression directly mirrors anybody else’s experience, but I do believe that there are some well-researched methods for treating depression.
If you’re familiar with the debilitating effects anxiety can have on someone, you might be familiar with one the common questions people come to therapy with– “Why is this happening to me? What causes my anxiety?”
This year has brought immense heartbreak, grief, and loss for millions worldwide. With that in mind, we thought it timely to put together some frequently asked questions therapists hear about grief.
Everyone experiences the process of grieving differently, meaning that there is no guide for how to grieve; there is no right way or wrong way, but there are things we can do to help us process our emotions and heal.