Sleep hygiene is without question one of the most important factors in our mental health, but in our fast paced society, it is often overlooked. When we aren’t sleeping well, not only are we losing the ability to function at our highest capacity, but it affects our physical health as well. Additionally, many mental health disorders such as bipolar and depression can be exacerbated by sleep issues. Here are a few tips to help you…
Am I Codependent? It may be tough to determine if you’re in a codependent relationship or find yourself engaging in codependent patterns. The line between a nurturing relationship and codependent one can be fairly thin, considering that a number of different variables are often at play. However, there are some common signs of behavior that can accurately indicate codependent patterns and help you determine if it’s something you’d like to work on. Examples of Codependent…
New Year’s Resolutions From A Therapist 2020 has been a unique and wearisome year to say the least. For some it has been filled with heart-ache, tragedy, and pain, and for others it may have been filled with blessings and perseverance. Regardless of your personal circumstances, we have all made it through a year that has been quite different than anything we have collectively experienced in several generations. Entering the end of one year and…
De-catastrophizing In this day and age of instant news updates, constant social media inundation, and the intrusiveness of advertisements and other information, it can be challenging to take one’s surroundings at face value. Imagine the amount of situations, no matter how severe, in which you have observed some form of negative stimulus or circumstance which caused you to have an unavoidable, or at least subconscious, development of anxiety-ridden apprehensions which leads to the imagination of…
What Type of Communicator are You? Among the variety of skills that an individual is expected to become proficient in during their development, few are as important as the ability to effectively communicate. Through communication, we are able to interface with the world around us, creating a collective consciousness that is far more effective at navigating the complicated reality in which we exist. Acceptable communication abilities can be the deciding factor between competence and deficiency…
