Coping With Grief After a Sudden or Traumatic Loss
Imagine you get an unanticipated call in the middle of the night, or a police officer knocks at your door unexpectedly. A doctor delivers unimaginable news that you were not prepared to hear. Sudden loss can be life-shattering, leaving you wondering how to begin to...
Living With Chronic Illness: Why Anxiety Often Follows
After receiving a chronic medical diagnosis, it is natural to shift the focus towards your treatment planning. You will have conversations with your physician and treatment team about medications, lifestyle changes, and monitoring protocols. What often receives less...
CBT vs. EMDR: Understanding the Key Differences in Therapy
When you are considering therapy, the variety of treatment options can feel overwhelming. Two common approaches you will likely encounter are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). While both of these options are...
What Is Seasonal Depression? Understanding the Winter Blues
We are entering that time of year when the days are getting shorter and temperatures are quickly falling. Nothing says winter is coming like full-on darkness setting in before 6pm. During this season change, you may notice a shift in your mood and energy levels....
How to Handle Disagreements in a Healthy Way
Disagreements and conflict are an inevitable part of life. Any relationship, whether with a friend, family member, colleague, or partner, will face disagreements. In intimate relationships, conflict shouldn’t automatically ring an alarm that the relationship is...
How OCD Impacts Your Mental Health
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often misunderstood—the common stereotypes and quirky habits we hear, like being overly organized or having to wash your hands excessively. While these are true of OCD, they are only a small piece of a more complex story. OCD is...
Fear of Failure: A Hidden Driver of Social Anxiety
Most of us have experienced social anxiety at some point: a tightness in your chest before giving a presentation, second-guessing your approach after sending a text message, fighting the urge to avoid a social event to instead sit on the couch and binge-watch the...
What Happens in the Brain of Someone with ADHD?
Living with ADHD can feel like your brain is constantly operating with at least five tabs open at all times. The more tabs you have open, the slower you can process necessary information. You may find yourself wondering why it is so hard for you when it seems so easy...