‘A cry for help’: CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health
More than 4 in 10 told the health agency they felt ‘persistently sad or hopeless’ Written By Moriah Balingit The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an accelerating mental health crisis among adolescents, with more than...
5 Meaningful Moments to Show Up For Our Spouses
Will Goodwin , M.A
In most weddings that we attend there is a portion of the ceremony when those getting married exchange their vows. And for many of these exchanges, each person declares their commitment to the other across a variety of fortunes...
Make Time for Yourself
From mega-media stars to best-selling books telling us how to be effective and to work hard, one can see that today’s society has grown to place a large value on productivity. While it is good to contribute to society...
What Is a Highly Sensitive Person?
Kate Smith , M.A.
The definition of a highly sensitive person is someone who experiences acute physical, mental, or emotional responses to stimuli. Although HSPs share characteristics with shy, introverted, anxious, depressive persons, those with Sensory Processing Disorders, and empaths, it is as unique...
Building Confidence 101
Looking back at my own experiences as a young female and those of the females around me, including clients, friends, and my younger sister, I wish that “Building Confidence 101” was a course I could have taken at some...
How to Support Your LGBTQ+ Child
Having family support for your child identifying in the LGBTQ community can be beneficial to their overall mental health and physical health. Being accepted by your family can decrease mental health symptoms such as isolation, depression, anxiety, substance abuse,...
Burn Out
Janet Fluker , M.Ed., M.S.
Burnout is a term that has been in the news ever since the beginning of the pandemic. While it can mean different things to different people it is generally understood as emotional exhaustion – the fatigue that comes from...
Training the Mind: “Think on These Things”
Alice D. Hoag , Ed.D.
I have a client who came in highly distressed because she feared she was about to have an affair: “I was at work the other day, and I was looking at a male coworker. I wondered what it would...