Receiving a diagnosis for a mental illness can be comforting as it normalizes what you are experiencing. It can also provide a framework and direction for what treatment may be needed for recovery. However, it can also be something you… Read More ›
Category: Mental Health
Making Friends With Perfectionism
If you are reading this, perhaps perfectionism is wreaking havoc on your life, relationships, and mental wellness. Maybe it is even the part of you that you tend to judge most because you dislike the way it makes you feel… Read More ›
Allowing Self-Care to Feel Like Self-Care
It can be easy to treat self-care like another item on your to-do list, especially when life gets busy and self-care practices feel like chores. In the moments you find yourself living on autopilot, slowing down and taking a moment… Read More ›
Cures for the Winter Blues
With the change of time, less daylight, and colder temperatures, winter can be a prime season for individuals to experience depression Knowing what to expect and how to work with seasonal depression rather than against it can help you navigate… Read More ›
Benefits of Getting off Social Media
Although social media can be fun and a way to connect with others, it can also be a source of anxiety, depression, and a warped sense of reality. Social media can also be something to lean on when you want… Read More ›
Allowing Yourself to Receive Support
One of the most challenging things to do, especially if you identify as a “giver” more than a “taker,” is allowing yourself to receive support. Letting your guard down, allowing others to support you, and being vulnerable can be uncomfortable… Read More ›
How to Be Yourself Instead of Trying to Be Perfect
Trying to always be perfect is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Even when you feel you have reached perfection, there is always another part of yourself that still needs work. Although you may know perfection is… Read More ›
How to Recenter After Spiraling With Anxiety
Anxiety can be a normal human response to stress. However, suppose anxiety begins to impact your ability to cope with stress and manage day-to-day activities. In that case, you could be living with generalized anxiety disorder, which one of our… Read More ›
Practicing an Attitude of Gratitude
Expressing gratitude is a practice of appreciating what you are grateful for in your life. Perhaps expressing gratitude may feel like it is too simple to make a difference in how you feel and perhaps seems inaccessible during challenging times.… Read More ›
Creating a Wellness Routine That Works for You
Have you been curious about creating the right wellness routine for yourself? Perhaps you have tried to be consistent with meditating, eating healthy, journaling, or working out, but nothing has stuck yet. Feeling like you cannot stick to something you… Read More ›