Anxiety disorders develop from complex risk factors including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events. They can severely impair a person’s ability to function at work, at school, in social situations, and in relationships. While anxiety may seem like a common response to our ever-changing world, there are many steps you can take to counter Read more »
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental health disorders in the United States. These disorders affect over 18 million adults every year (according to the ADAA). If you’re struggling with anxiety, keep an eye out for these signs that it’s time to contact a therapist. You Are Losing Control of Your Anxiety Read more »
You have acknowledged that your ongoing suffering is due to lingering physical or emotional trauma. Now what? Treating trauma starts with understanding trauma and the role it plays in your day to day life. Together with an experienced therapist, you will work to become clear on the traumatic event by making sense of thoughts, emotions, Read more »
Are you on a never-ending search for healing? Do you have a list of ailments a mile long? The body remembers what the mind forgets. Trauma can be physical or mental and leave lasting impressions. Experiences like abuse, betrayal, rejection, and abandonment can result in trauma. While you may think you have moved on from Read more »
Amongst the challenges of 2020 living, so too exist opportunities. What a gift, to pause and reconsider. As I reflect upon priorities, I think about the health and well-being of front-line pandemic warriors, the citizens of the world, and all of life on this planet. I think about the need to better invest in education Read more »
Have you ever had one of those days? If so, then my hope is to inspire you to rewrite the narrative. Despite the side of the proverbial bed you’ve awoken, you have the power to decide the fate of your day, and perhaps your destiny. Personally, there are mornings where I wake up rested and Read more »
Life as we know it, has been altered by the virus known as COVID-19. As a result, waves of grief continue to cascade onto nearly every shore of Earth in the aftermath of the 2020 pandemic. It seems that on a daily basis, as I learn to adjust to new realities, some lens continues to Read more »