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Mental Health Awareness Month: Is Therapy For Me?
posted: May 09, 2022.

Take a minute to answer this question: what comes to mind when you think of therapy? Does mental health therapy jump out first, or another kind of therapy, like physical therapy? Read more
Stress Awareness Month: Why Am I Stressed?
posted: Apr. 11, 2022.

If you’re like 84% of the population - which means there’s a really good chance you are - you’re stressed out. While there’s certain kinds of stress that are good, Read more
Factors Impacting Women's Mental Health
posted: Mar. 21, 2022.

If you’ve read our last blog, you’re aware mental health issues in women are pretty common. This is especially true of anxiety and depression. While you may know the stats Read more
Common Issues in Women's Mental Health
posted: Mar. 07, 2022.

With Women’s History Month starting out, what better time to discuss the history of mental health disorders in the female population? Mental health disorders are common among women - over Read more
Raising Self-Esteem: Start a Self-Love Journaling Practice
posted: Feb. 21, 2022.

How are the quality of your relationships? How about one of the most important relationships we have - your relationship with yourself? Do you have a high self-esteem, or a Read more
Do Couples Without Conflict Need Counseling?
posted: Feb. 10, 2022.

If you’re in a romantic relationship, what feeling would you have if your partner approached you and pitched the idea of couple’s counseling? Would you feel it was needed, or Read more
3 Kinds of Self-Care That May Surprise You
posted: Jan. 25, 2022.

You’ve likely heard this buzzword a thousand times, especially during the pandemic: self-care. We’ve seen influencers talk about self-care and share selfies with cucumber slices on their eyes, on a stroll, or petting a dog. Read more
Setting Goals the SMART Way
posted: Jan. 10, 2022.

Welcome to 2022, everyone! If you’re like a large chunk of the population - and by large chunk, I mean nearly half - that make a New Year’s resolution, you have some experience in setting goals. Read more
What Are You Called To Do?
posted: Jan. 10, 2022.

WHAT IS YOUR CALLING? What are you always thinking about? People are always on a quest to finding their true purpose in life. From the age of nine, I was going to Read more
Creating a Lifestyle of Wellness
posted: Jan. 10, 2022.

What is Wellness?When one hears the word wellness, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “the quality/state of being in good health, especially as an actively sought goal,” indicating that wellness Read more