By Molly Barrett Seasonal affective disorder or SAD, is a type of depression related to changes in the seasons. SAD can appear during late fall or early winter and go away during the sunnier days of spring and summer. Less commonly, people can have the opposite symptomatology, which begin in spring or summer. Symptoms may …
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Boundaries
By Heather Weaver Boundaries. You may hear that word a lot, either from your therapist, pop culture references, or trending social media conversations on mental health. But what are boundaries, really? Let’s start with what boundaries are not. Boundaries are not rules for how other people should talk or behave. They aren’t a way for …
Improving the Parent-Child Relationship
By Taylor Peterson Attachment is the way in which children come to trust, understand and thrive in their world. The parent-child attachment is one of the most important attachments in a child’s life. One approach to help improve the parent-child relationship is called Theraplay. Theraplay was developed to support healthy child/caregiver attachment/relationship. Theraplay is good …
But How Did They Live?
By Marta Payne With the month of September comes Suicide Prevention and Awareness month. And if you, like me, are one of the many touched by suicide, I am so sorry for your loss. It’s a heavy hurt to hold and tends to bring more questions than answers. It can be easy to get caught …
Trauma-Informed Yoga
By Tonya Boots While traditional talk therapy has often been seen as a primary approach to trauma treatment, research now shows that yoga can significantly reduce symptoms of PTSD. When someone is reminded of past trauma and becomes dysregulated, CBT interventions can be ineffective in the moment, due to the inability to think rationally and …
The Summer Mental Health Bucket List
By Brittany Weidman I believe that it is a common misconception, that for the sole reason of it being Summer, we are supposed to be rays of happiness and be ‘living our best life’. For some, this is the case and Summer brings about images of sunshine and carefree memories. However, for others, this is …
The Truth About Forgiveness
By Ryanne Hommer Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash When I think of forgiveness, I think of letting someone off the hook: “It’s okay that you did this to me.” This definition can make it difficult to forgive, especially truly hurtful actions and behavior towards me. With this idea, it is easy to build up a suitcase of …
Trauma and Resilience
By Felicia Ledbetter, LMSW As a school-based therapist who works with children (ages 3-18), the most common contributor to mental health issues I have seen is trauma. Trauma is our emotional response to a traumatic event such as an accident, the loss of a family member, a natural disaster, witnessing violence, or the experience of …
The Youngest of Us: Grieving COVID-19 One Year Later
By: Abigail Van Patten-Freeman By now, it has been one year since COVID-19 swept through the world, closing schools and businesses. Many of us have seen the signs of complicated grief within ourselves, our friends, and our loved ones. However, we tend to look over the grief that the youngest of us are going through. …
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A Grateful Heart
By Lesli Hill Image: “A Grateful Heart” by Steph Hill How would your world change if every time you were asked a question, you begin your answer with, “I am grateful for…”? When we choose a grateful heart, we are programming our mind with a powerful tool that will transform our world from negative to …
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