The Anxiety Coping Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed

  One of the best things you can do for your anxiety is remind it two things can be true at the same time- even things which seem inherently contradictory.  For example, you can be completely terrified of something, and strong enough to face it. You can have...

Eating Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  Let us talk about the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder in eating disorders. After all, we know eating disorders do not exist in a vacuum. In fact, it is highly common for eating disorders to co-occur with a variety of mental health disorders and...

How Does Social Media Affect Our Expectations?

  The use of social media platforms have skyrocketed within the last decade. It is important that we understand the effects that using social media has on people. Almost all age groups use social media to connect to one another. This use of technology is...

Secondary Gains

Ever feel stuck and frustrated in a situation you want to change, but nothing seems to work? Sometimes this happens when we know the things we are “supposed” to do for self-care, mental health, or to find healing, but repeatedly find ourselves not doing...

Caring for Your Struggling Teen

Prevalence rates of teen depression and anxiety have risen significantly in recent years. While the causes of the rise remains speculative, many parents are left unsure how to help their struggling teen. First of all, know the signs of teen depression. If you are...