7 Mental Health Tips to Avoid Holiday Stress
Originally posted December 4, 2017. 1. Be kind to yourself. Practice being non-judgmental about yourself. Be mindful of your internal...
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EMDR, PTSD, Neuroplasticity and “Limbic System Therapy”
Originally posted October 30, 2017. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy used to treat...
Stop wasting vacation days! Vacation is good for self-care and mental health!
Originally posted September 5, 2017. Billions of dollars in benefits are wasted every year as employees work through paid holidays and...
DBT: Wise Mind -Walk the Middle Way
Updated March 20220 Cultivate Wise Mind Wise Mind is a foundational DBT skill. The last post was about the DBT foundational skill of...
Holistic Sleep: CBT-I is an Integrative Approach to Insomnia
Originally posted July 17, 2017. Sleep disturbances are one of the most common reasons for people to visit their primary care physician....
Trauma and the Brain, Vagus Nerve and the Body
Originally posted June 26, 2017. “We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them, One of the things the screen hides most...
5 Things I Say Most in a Therapy Session
Originally posted June 19, 2017. 1. This is not a quick fix. I think it’s funny when programs promise great big “breakthrough” or “aha!”...
Sexual Assault and the Politics of Power
For centuries, survivors of sexual assault weren’t able to speak out. They were shamed and perversely, blamed.
Book Review: Broken Pieces: Essays Inspired by Life by Rachel Thompson
Originally posted March 22, 2017. “Talking about sexual assault can be conceptualized as a political act….. “ Sarah Ullman, Ph.D. Broken...
How Affective Neuroscience and Depression Relate
Originally posted September 18, 2016. David Goss, Psy.D., in an article published in the March 2015 issue of Counseling Psychology...
Hillary Clinton’s Mental Health Statement
Originally posted September 14, 2016. For the fall of the 2016 Presidential campaign, I’m reviewing the candidates’ policies on mental...
#WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY
Originally posted September 10, 2016. WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 1-800-273-TALK (8255) YOU DESERVE HELP CALL THE...
#StopSuicide & DBT Distress Tolerance Skills Overview
#STOPSUICIDE Here is a general overview about DBT and who DBT can help. This post will discuss Distress Tolerance skills. First, lets...
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) ?
DBT can help you manage your emotions and achieve better mental health
Harness your thoughts for a happiness exercise
Originally posted August 15, 2016. Do you believe that what you think can affect your life? Does this sound a bit new ag-y, too woo-woo,...
Grow Your Mental Health !
Originally posted August 13, 2016. Developing habits of thoughts and action that nurture your mental health takes a life time of...
Gratitude feeds the white wolf…
Originally posted June 27, 2016. It takes less than two minutes a day to feed the white wolf … Almost all days, I habitually remind...
Life is not black or white, it’s the full spectrum of color in between
Originally posted May 12, 2016. Depression and the Symptom of Black & White Thinking If you suffer from untreated depression, you may...
Popular Healthcare HashTags
Originally posted February 26, 2014. This is a guest post from Jessy Troy, a healthcare activist whom I met on the blogosphere. She ...
Creating your authentic self though therapy
Originally posted December 12, 2013. I often wonder what people think what therapy is…. LeighAnn Adams wrote a guest blog for us about...
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