Your kids are grown, independent adults who are beginning their own lives away from home. This can be an incredibly happy feeling while still being a little scary. After all, you've spent so much energy and attention dedicated to raising your children over the last...

ADHD is the common short-hand term for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This disorder is a neurobehavioral disorder that is generally characterized by symptoms of distractibility, inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactiveness. ADHD is easily thought to be...

Online therapy is a great solution for anyone who is looking to get some help with their mental health — especially for those of us who may not be quite ready to engage with a therapist or other professionals in person. Now, online therapy can be a great tool for...

A lot of people may feel that therapy is only for people who have experienced a trauma or have severe depression or anxiety attacks.  The truth is that therapy is a valuable tool that anyone can use to learn better strategies and techniques for coping with their...

Whether you are just going into the summer months or are in the very height of heat during the year, you may have noticed that people tend to be a little more on edge during this time. Maybe you’ve been a bit short-tempered with your family or friends, or you’ve...

There are endless reasons that your child (or children) may feel stressed or anxious about returning to school. Whether they are concerned about the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and their increased risk of contracting the virus through a school setting...

What do you do when you have a mental health emergency between sessions with your therapist? You may be experiencing profound emotional and mental distress, but upon checking your calendar see that your next therapy appointment isn’t for another week. You recognize...

With the recent increase in gas prices and continually rising grocery prices, many of us may already believe we are in a recession. Unfortunately, according to many economists, we are not yet in a state of recession, but it may be coming soon. A recent article notes...

Most of us probably remember the years 13-19 as a very confusing time in our lives. Maybe we had our first relationships, gained and lost friends, figured out our favorite (and least favorite) subjects in school, and started thinking about what we wanted to do as...

Whether you have been following the Supreme Court’s decisions closely or not, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the decision to overturn the ruling of Roe v. Wade (the 1973 lawsuit that declared abortion a constitutional right. You may have seen articles describing the...

Being alert in an environment — especially a dangerous or hostile one — is a survival skill we are all mentally conditioned to do. This heightened state can help us to pick up on small details and cues that can help us to stay safe. But, when this state becomes the...

Losing a job is incredibly difficult. No matter the cause of the loss, it can leave us feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and even ashamed. We may feel like something is wrong with us or that we aren’t good enough. These feelings and this incredibly hard situation can...

What are you supposed to do when someone you love reaches out to confide in you — to tell you that they have been sexually assaulted? This can be an incredibly challenging and stressful situation not only for the person who has shared their experience with you but...

We’ve all missed out on at least one hang-out, event, or inside joke at some point in our lives. There are simply too many things to do and too little time to do them. This is a normal part of life, but just because it’s happened to all of us doesn’t mean that it...

Everyone has their happy moments and their unhappy moments. This is simply life. As much as we all wish it were true, there is no other person in the world who can make you happy all of the time. We fight with the ones we love, often because we love them. This is the...

We have a wide range of emotions as humans. Some are considered to be good emotions (like happiness and gratitude) and others are often considered negative (such as anger and jealousy). In reality, though, all of these emotions are simply part of how we process the...

Whether you are just starting your family or you have been a proud member of your family for years now, you would do anything to protect that family. Some people may think that this only means working hard to provide food and shelter and stay faithful to your loved...

Do you ever feel stuck or like you’ve hit a roadblock in moving towards personal goals? It can feel incredibly frustrating and defeating, even seeming like you may never be able to reach what you’re pushing towards. What if I told you that changing something as small...

Being human can just be so hard.  We are complex creatures.  The demands of life can be enormous, complex, and overwhelming.  You might be someone who gives everything to others, committed to showing up for others, to always do your best.  Maybe you’re the one people...

We’ve all had that one conversation with a family member or friend about politics that leaves us feeling fired up and angry. Some of us may have these types of feelings every time we go home for a holiday or whenever we open our social media feeds and see an old...

You’re driving somewhere unfamiliar, people are honking at you, you’re lost, and you start to have trouble focusing (perfect timing, right?). You’re overwhelmed with the infinite tasks that work has dumped on you this week, and while panning over your to-do list, you...