Mental Health Topics

Some people believe that therapy is a lost cause. Others believe the very opposite, that therapy is a magical fix-all. And still, others fall somewhere in between: hesitant but hopeful of its rumored healing power. The point is, that everyone has their thoughts and feelings on the therapeutic process—but the…

When I was in grade school, the idea of being athletic and smart was inconceivable. You were either good at sports or you were a book nerd who aced all their tests—at least, in the minds of my fellow classmates. I, however, played varsity soccer for four years and still…

We all understand stress to be harmful, but to what degree? Many of us suffer from the exhaustion that comes with stress, as well as its negative effect on our mood, but it doesn’t end there. Stress can also lead to heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and mental illnesses like depression…

Some people are cranky before they’ve had their morning coffee. Others can’t function until they’ve stepped into a scolding hot shower. Me? I’m rocking and rolling from the get-go—as long as I’ve gotten my 8 hours of sleep. Every night of the work week, I make sure I’m in bed…

An essential element to maintaining a happy, healthy body and mind is sleep. But the sad truth is that many of us just don’t get enough of it. According to The National Sleep Foundation, adults—young, middle-aged, and old alike—should, at the very minimum, get 7 hours of sleep a night….

My last boyfriend and I should have called it quits years earlier—but we just didn’t know what a healthy relationship looked like. The two of us had a whole lot of love for each other, and we believed that was enough. We thought that the jealousy, codependency, infidelity, and endless…

New research from the University of British Columbia reveals why it’s a woman’s instinct to wear her boyfriend’s hoodie or snuggle up in his armchair when he’s away: it helps them feel calmer. According to this study “Olfactory cues from romantic partners and strangers influence women’s responses to stress,” the…

Here at Thriveworks, we believe that there’s so much more to life than merely surviving—that everybody can make extraordinary advances, or better yet, thrive. You can thrive in your career, relationships, and even in extracurriculars like exercise or art classes, despite setbacks or hiccups along the way. The key, according…

Every single one of us, to some degree, feels the pressure to succeed—to be better and to do better. But its today’s youths that could be suffering because of it. A new study “Perfectionism Is Increasing Over Time: A Meta-Analysis of Birth Cohort Differences from 1989 to 2016” from the…

Do you ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Or have those days that take a turn for the worse? So do I—in fact, we all do. We stay up too late and suffer the next day; we have unexpected car trouble; we let our laziness affect…

Ask any kid whether their parents are overprotective, and they’ll probably say yes. Whether or not their parents are actually overprotective, however, cannot likely be determined from their child’s testimony—as it’s innate for children and teens to think their parents are a little too controlling or strict. Take for example,…

Exercise is incredibly beneficial—even vital—to both our physical and mental health: it can, decrease negative feelings such as stress, improve brain health and memory, and even reduce one’s risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. Still, even with these proven benefits, people aren’t prioritizing that morning run or late-night gym session—they “just…