If you are looking for a new job, you are not alone — and you are certainly not doing so at a normal time in history. The Great Resignation is still in full swing, causing workers to leave their jobs at an unprecedented rate of over 4 million a month….
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental disorder characterized by impaired functioning, serious personality changes, and emotional lability People with this condition typically struggle to maintain stable relationships and self-image. BPD is associated with numerous other psychiatric conditions, including depression, substance use disorder, and anxiety disorders. Environmental and social factors…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This year, it provides the opportunity to celebrate and reinforce decreased stigmatization of mental health. Mental Health Awareness Month also serves to bring attention to the groups most susceptible to mental health conditions, including young women, people of color, and frontline and healthcare workers….
If you’ve ever felt too much in your feelings and you can’t move on from negative, intrusive thoughts, you might be experiencing rumination. People who ruminate seem to be at higher risk for multiple psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety. Rumination appears to be caused primarily by difficulties in shifting…
A recent study showed a connection between monthly cash gifts to low-income mothers and enhanced cognitive development in their infants. Financial well-being can contribute to healthy development in children by alleviating parental stress and the cognitive effects of toxic stress. Children who experience toxic stress are at increased risk for…
A people pleaser is someone who goes out of their way to make others happy; they put others’ needs above their own. While well-intentioned, these individuals often suffer as a result of their people-pleasing behavior. Fortunately, people pleasers can learn to kick the bad habit: For starters, they should set…
Q: What is more important? Following your heart, mind, body, and soul, even if it means hurting others’ feelings and emotions, or continuing to live in denial to make your dying spouse, special needs child, and others happy? A: Thank you for reaching out. I really feel for you and…
In honor of this month’s World Health Day and Earth Day, we bring you resources about nature’s benefits on mental health. We also round up some resources on how to deal with anxious feelings about climate change. Bottom line? The greener we are, the happier we tend to be! If…
When you think of the gastrointestinal tract, you might not immediately think of emotions and mood disorders, but the worlds of GIs and psychologists are starting to collide in important ways. The all-important gut-brain axis refers to the communication pathways between the central nervous system and the enteric nervous system….
Mental health challenges can be difficult to deal with and talking to others — especially your parents — about them can be difficult, too. The reality is that opening up to your parents about how you’re feeling and your desire to get mental health help can be important and beneficial….
Let me paint you a picture. It’s 2 pm on a Wednesday afternoon, and you’re feeling stressed out, yet bored. You’re eating your lunch at your desk because you want to give off the impression that you’re working hard. You take a personal phone call and pretend to be speaking…
Depression is an unpleasant mental health condition that many people experiences; fortunately, the best pets for depression can help us resolve those lonely, painful feelings. Dogs often prove to be great pets and they come with mental health benefits including stress and anxiety reduction, a boost in self-esteem, and improved…