What If Therapy Isn’t For Me ?
What if therapy isn’t an option at home? We all know therapy can be a tricky and sometimes even sensitive topic. Some people believe it doesn’t work, that no one really has your best...
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Nah, therapy is not for me
Studies show when people have a bad experience with therapy it can make them have a bad attitude about therapy in general. Sometimes I tell my patients that therapy could help them, and they...
Mental Health Literacy: What Is It, and Why Is It Important?
When we talk openly about mental health, we are making progress towards reducing the stigma. We all have mental health, but in many schools health education does not cover mental health education. In a...
Stress Less – Change to Chill
School is starting and it seems like stress always comes right along with it. It can be hard to STRESS LESS by yourself. Allina Health’s “Change to Chill™ Starter Kit” has some awesome resources...
Home for the Holidays
Thanksgiving means something different to everyone. I have plenty to be grateful for: to be surrounded by loved ones, have food on the table, and good health after living for two years in a pandemic. However, holidays often mean navigating difficult and emotional situations where no one comes out unscathed.
Digital Overload
How many devices do you have? Do you have a phone, laptop, tablet, and wearable? How about an ebook reader? How many social media accounts do you have?
What is Reslience?
Trying to combat mental illness and the effects it can have on you can be exhausting, hard, and can even make you feel worse. Nonetheless, resilience, or the process of fighting back and recovering from difficulties, is possible.
Boys’ Mental Health
With the recent rising rates of depression in the US, mental health is being recognized as a crisis in American youth. While mental illness is commonly thought to be associated with girls, statistics tell us that boys are just as vulnerable.
Again, what is happening to my body?
This is a follow-up to a blog post yesterday talking about the unknown, physical symptoms that can be tied to mental illness. We encourage you to read both posts and share your experiences with physical symptoms.
New Years Resolution Check-In
About 80% of people make a New Year’s Resolution every year. Some of the more common New Years Resolutions are to exercise more, eat healthier and to lose weight. Even though New Years Resolutions are so popular, very few are sticking to that resolution after a few months. I will admit, I am the first one in the gym on January 2nd and sometimes my goals sputter out around February. This year has been no exception with trying to exercise more and eat better but, I have a new mindset this year about setting goals!
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