Feel Like Hibernating In The Winter? You May Have Seasonal Depression.
Flashback to elementary school science class. Remember learning about bears? They eat extra food to pack on a few additional pounds before the first frost. As the cold weather set in, bears cosy down in their beds and snooze away the months, awaking just as the frost begins to melt. Isn’t it tempting to adopt […]
Why is Changing Your Habits So Hard to Do?
If you’re reading this article, there’s a real good chance that there are some habits you’ve developed over time that don’t serve you well, and you want to make a change. We’ve all been there at one time or another. Have you heard this quote? Maybe you have seen it on an inspirational post on […]
Forget New Year’s Resolutions! Focus on SMART Goals Instead.
We made it! The start of a new year is here! There’s something about a new year that makes us feel inspired and hopeful. Like we are starting over in a sense. The start of a new year often comes with new promises, new outlooks, and new dreams. Even more people all over the world […]
How To Set New Year’s Goals That You Can Actually Achieve
Your garbage can is still overflowing from the wrapping paper (thanks, Santa!), but the blank pages of your journal are begging to be filled before the clock strikes midnight. Feeling the pressure to set new goals for the new year? Like you, nearly half of all Americans establish annual resolutions. The objectives stretch from a better diet […]
Blog: Anxiety in Kids During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 has turned the lives upside down around the whole world. Schools have closed for the remainder of the school year, restaurants, stores, and other businesses forced to close. Countless jobs and businesses lost, unable to recover from mandatory closures. Parents having to work from home, while often their children are having to do […]
How Teletherapy Can Help Your Holiday and Pandemic Stress
COVID-19 has changed many things as we once knew it, to say the least! Many of the places that used to be normal to attend have now moved to a virtual platform. Everything from work, meetings, conferences, schools, and many others! The mental health field has also moved many of its’ services to virtual. Many […]
Excessively Worried and Anxious About The Elections? Try this.
The countdown has begun. A crispy Autumn leaf is precariously clinging to the branch for support, even though it will inevitably fall to the ground. Likewise, we are grasping to understand the platforms behind the politics before we cast our vote on November third. This article is not about the politics or who you should […]
How to Provide Structure and Meaning to Your Day While Stuck At Home
It’s no surprise that the routine you likely once had no longer exists. While it might be tempting to go with the flow and see how the day goes, the opposite is true. Changes in routine is stressful for adults and kids, so it’s important especially during this time of social distancing, when everyone’s routines […]
10 Ways To Stop Yourself From Developing A Crowd Phobia Post-Pandemic
Imagine that this current pandemic is like an empty ice cream cone. Add scoops of anxiety and phobias on top until it’s a towering, just waiting to topple over. As this pandemic winds down, more and more people will be precariously balancing their ice cream cone towers, shielding them from the sun’s heat, a gust […]
Fearful, Non-factual Thinking: How to Think Healthy
The arrival of COVID-19 earlier this year and the constant flow of information available has no doubt tapped into a deep fear of vulnerability, safety, health and job security. It’s understandable during a pandemic to feel a certain level of anxiety. After all, it’s almost impossible to not be a little bit fearful when everything […]