Feelings & Emotions, Mental Health Topics Spring Fever: Is it Real, and Do You Have It? by Lenora KM on May 10, 2017 The flowers are in bloom, and the fields have turned from barren and beige to high-definition green. A mother duck can be seen leading her ducklings, who waddle like a wayward army, from biggest to smallest. A sense of well-being takes over the mind and body, and romance is in…
Aging, Life Transition, Mental Health Topics Signs You are Having a Midlife Crisis and What to do Next by Lenora KM on May 5, 2017 The neighbor next door just traded in his minivan for a cherry-red Corvette Convertible. A coworker, who used to wear a modest amount of jewelry or none at all, is now sporting a three-carat diamond ring. Your best friend made an appointment to get Botox injections, because she wants to…
Mental Health Topics, Parenting Things to do Before Your Child Becomes a Teen by Lenora KM on May 2, 2017 You’ve watched your child as she slept in her crib peacefully, nursed her back to health when she had the sniffles, and held her tiny hand when you brought her to school for the first day of kindergarten. You watched your son play in every Little League baseball game, cleaned…
Mental Health Topics, Parenting Real Talk on Surviving the First Six Months With Your Newborn by Thriveworks Counseling on Apr 25, 2017 Mess + Magic: Real Talk on Surviving the First Six Months With Your Newborn Here’s an odd cultural quirk about pregnancy and parenthood in 21st Century America: while there’s a ton of focus on the stuff that swirls around having a baby (labor and delivery, decorating the nursery, how to…
Depression, Mental Health Topics More Than Just Depression: Seven Common Reasons To Start Seeing a Therapist or Life Coach by Thriveworks Counseling on Apr 17, 2017 Many assume therapy is just for anxiety, depression or grief. This can’t be further from the truth! Therapy and life coaching are helping countless individuals with a wide range of needs. Check out this list below and see for yourself! 1. Career Counseling What Is Career Counseling? A career coach…
Health & Exercise, Mental Health Topics The Important Link Between Physical and Mental Health: How they Go Hand in Hand by Taylor Bennett on Apr 10, 2017 Whenever I’m having a really bad day, all I want to do is slip on my neon Nike sneakers and dart out the door—to feel the gravel beneath my feet, the wind at my back, and sweat dripping down my brow. I plug my earphones into my iPhone, tap on…
Mental Health Topics, Psychology Viktor Frankl, Happy Birthday by Amber Shimel on Mar 26, 2017 A psychiatrist and the founder of logotherapy, Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) is an important figure in the history of psychotherapy and psychology. In a rare appearance from 1972, his TED talk on the importance of believing in others has garnered nearly a million views. This short, four minute lecture encourages us…
Mental Health Topics, Self-Care Be Present: Learning to be Mindful In A Fast-paced World by Chelsi Simmons, LPC on Mar 24, 2017 Have you ever been driving and realized 15 minutes later you do not know how you got to where you were going? (yes, unsafe I know) but it happens! And it happens because we aren’t being present in what we are doing. Our mind drifts off to a million places…
Communication, Mental Health Topics, Relationships Are you arguing the RIGHT way in your relationship? by Thriveworks Counseling on Jan 26, 2017 Communication is an important part of all relationships. To build a strong relationship you must learn how to communicate effectively with your partner. Sometimes that communication includes arguing. Let’s imagine a scenario. It’s been a long day and you’re finally home and seated on the couch with your partner, in…
Addiction, Media Use, Mental Health Topics Am I Addicted to Binge Watching Netflix? by Kim Matone, LPCA on Jan 20, 2017 One night I was sitting in my family room watching my third episode of The Office that night. I noticed the catchy theme song of the same show coming from the bedroom. My husband, son, and I had started “bingeing” this show together but my husband had gotten ahead of…
Depression, Mental Health Topics Depression Sucks by Dawn Gaden, M.A., LPC, NCC on Jan 17, 2017 The feeling of depression draws this image in my mind: you are at the bottom of a well. It is dark, musty, dirty and there is no way out. The only way is to claw your way out. Fingernails dig into the wet slimy bricks barely able to get a…
Mental Health Topics, Self-Improvement, Stress Survive (and Thrive) This Holiday Season: 11 Seriously Good Tips by Amber Shimel on Dec 16, 2016 The holiday season is a time for good cheer and merriment! Or is it? For many, the mention of Hanukkah, Christmas, or New Year’s brings as many winces as it does smiles. The fact is, the holiday season can be as much of a burden as it is a celebration;…