Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
In June, Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month is held to raise awareness around Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
National Smile Day
It’s National Smile Day! Did you know that endorphins help you feel happy and relaxed?
It’s Okay to Ask For Help
We sometimes see what we are capable of, and don't want to let down the people around us. We may believe that if we do not do it, then nobody will. So, we task ourselves with doing everything that we can.
How to Help Your Teen Cope with Grief and Loss: Tips From a Grief Counselor
It's already tough being a teenager. You're trying to figure out who you are, what you want in life, and how to navigate the tricky waters of high school and social life. So when you add grief and loss into the mix, it can be overwhelming.
Understanding Socialization
It can be scary to think that your kids might be doing something you don’t understand— open communication can go a long way. You might be surprised by what you learn.
Supporting BPD
If you have a friend or family member who suffers from borderline personality disorder (BPD), you understand how stressful it can be. And you might be stumped as to how you can be of assistance.
Common Signs of BPD
With unpredictable emotions, relationships and a wavering sense of self-someone with Borderline Personality Disorder may often feel like they’re on a roller coaster.
Borderline Personality Disorder
It’s Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. BPD is a widely misunderstood psychiatric disorder. Yet over 14 million people suffer from this disorder in the U.S only.
Supporting a High Achieving Teen
Once-happy kids have turned into overachieving teenagers, and the desire for success that once motivated them has turned into a source of anxiety.
Mental Health and Pregnancy: Infertility and Postpartum Depression
Pregnancy and parenthood is a beautiful thing, and it deserves to be celebrated! However, that doesn't mean that there aren't hardships that come with it.
Supporting 2e CHildren
For 2e students, both physical space management and workload organization can be difficult. Parents act as a vital link between the home and the school.
Improving Communication
A healthy relationship is built on open and honest communication. This is especially true in the case of parent-child relationships.
Supporting Our Teen’s Self Esteem
It’s National Teen Self- Esteem Month!
You have a lot more influence over your teen’s self-esteem than you might think!
Checking In With Ourselves…
We frequently check on other individuals in our lives but forget to check in with ourselves. Checking in with yourself means carving out time each day to ask yourself how you're doing.
Mental Health Awareness Month
Even while attitudes about mental health and treatment are changing, stigma still exists.
ACT Model Therapy
ACT or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a mindfulness-based therapy that offers clinically effective treatment.
All Or Nothing
When thinking in all-or-nothing terms, you split your views into extremes. This type of faulty thinking can also include an inability to see the alternatives in a situation or solutions to a problem.
Building Healthy Eating Habits
Building healthy eating habits is more than just cutting out junk food and meal prepping. It’s actually a lot more mental work than you might think, but don’t let that deter you.
Body Dysmorphia: What Is It and How Can You Treat It
Recently many people have opened up about how the pandemic affected their relationship with their bodies. As a result, the topic of body dysmorphia has gained a lot of attention.