When You are Paralyzed by Shame, Try These 5 Steps to Overcome It:
The sinking feeling in the stomach, the suffocating grip of dread. This is the feeling of shame; it ties into feelings of not being worthy, or worse yet, deserving bad experiences and misfortunes. It can get a grip on us and refuse to let go, impacting how we make decisions, how we process events and […]
Do You Struggle With Regret? 3 Ways To Move On From Regrets
How do you define regret? Are they things you would take back, things you would do differently? Perhaps you regret things you didn’t do as opposed to those you did. What constitutes regret for you? Does an incident have to create a certain amount of damage in order for you to regret it? Does it […]
Don’t Let Social Anxiety Ruin the Holidays: 5 Ways to Manage Social Anxiety
With Thanksgiving and Black Friday safely tucked away in the past, the holiday season has officially descended upon us. Your work may throw a party, old friends may be returning to town to see their families and want to organize something, or you may be among those who celebrate “the holiday season” in some way. […]
Are You Having a Quarter-Life Crisis? Three Easy Steps To Managing It
Are you feeling stuck? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you feeling the pressures of figuring out your life’s direction? If you are experiencing these and are between the ages of twenty to mid-thirties, you, my friend, are having a quarter-life crisis. It is like a mid-life crisis, but it happens earlier in your adult life. […]
How Can I Learn to Trust Myself Again In Three Easy Steps?
Remember when you were little, and you had an idea of your future life? You probably thought that at some point, you would have it all figured out. You would have an existence and routine you were confident in, and then you’d be set. You’d be done growing and simply ride the rest of your […]
When Fear Hijacks Your Life’s Joy: How to Overcome Fear and Anxiety
Halloween is the time of year when being afraid is a cool and fun ongoing activity. For some of us, it is the only time in our lives where we look forward to feeling scared and afraid, and it falls into a set time and space every year. Some of us even seek out the […]
When Depression and Anxiety Coexist:
5 Tools to Manage your Symptom When you think of depression, you probably think of lying in bed all day; all energy zapped from your body. Anxiety probably makes you think of nervous movements and erratic thoughts and behaviors. These paint two very different pictures. So how is it that depression and anxiety are so […]
Practicing Mindfulness for Better Mental Health
In recent years, you may have heard people talking about mindfulness; it has become a mental health and wellness buzzword. Maybe it’s people you know, or maybe you’ve seen social media posts or news stories about mindfulness and the importance of being mindful. You may not have heard what mindfulness truly is and how it […]
In-Person vs. Online Therapy: Which is Best For Me?
Have you been thinking about therapy lately? It wouldn’t surprise me if you had. The incidents we have seen in our lifetimes combined with a year and a half of uncertainty and a recent series of major global events have many of us reflecting, ruminating, and worrying. You might feel blindsided by the chaos and […]
My Bad Habits are Hard to Break” – How to Quit Toxic Patterns
Nobody on earth is immune to less-than-ideal behaviors, and no two people have the exact same idea of what constitutes bad or toxic patterns. One person’s idea of a bad habit might be another person’s “lesser of two evils,” and vice versa. Some of us were raised in toxic patterns and have never lived any […]
