Lovebombing & Mental Health
Lovebombing: The act of showering someone with attention early in a relationship to gain control, create a dependency and ensure loyalty. Being in a “lovebombing” relationship may be tough for anyone to navigate due to the rollercoaster of emotions and unpredictable ups and downs of this type of connection to another person. It is especially […]…
Teen Fatigue & Mental Health
What is Teen Fatigue? Teenagers go through many physical and emotional changes during puberty. Hormonal shifts and rapid growth can lead to extreme fatigue. While tiredness is commonly relieved by quality sleep and nourishment, fatigue is a persistent feeling of exhaustion and weakness in the body that is not relieved by sleeping, eating, exercise or […]…
Take Action: Getting Mental Health Treatment
Did you know that 1 in 5 adults in the United States will have a diagnosable mental health condition each year and 54% will not receive necessary treatment? Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) in May is a chance to highlight the necessity of getting professional help for symptoms of mental health disorders. Mental health conditions […]…
Loneliness & Social Isolation: Links to Serious Health Conditions
Updated on 04/07/25 Loneliness is a human emotion that is complex and unique to everyone. It has no single cause and can look different in many people. A college student may feel lonely despite living in a dorm with hundreds of other students. A senior citizen may feel lonely despite seeing their grandchildren every afternoon. […]…
EMDR Therapy for Mental Health
Updated on 4/14/2023 How we remember negative experiences greatly affects our mental health and how we encounter the world around us. We can often feel trapped in negative memories and find it difficult to move forward. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a treatment that can help those who have had traumatic experiences […]…
3 Ways to Boost Self-Esteem
Updated 4/18/25 Self-esteem is a psychological concept to describe how we see ourselves and the beliefs we have about ourselves. From childhood, our self-esteem begins to develop. We are given tools that either build or tear down our perception of who we are and our value within our families, communities and larger societies. Some people […]…
4 Ways to Practice Mental Wellness in the New Year
Updated 12/7/2022 January is Mental Wellness Month, a perfect time to check in with ourselves and our loved ones to see how we are holding up emotionally and mentally. When we think of New Year’s resolutions, there is often an emphasis put on physical wellness, but our mental wellness is just as important and should […]…
Setting Mini Self-Care Goals for the New Year
Updated on 12/12/23 As the new year approaches, making resolutions becomes a common topic of conversation. Suggestions for resolutions are everywhere, from a casual conversation with a friend to a nightly news segment, and it can be difficult not to compare the large-scale goals many set for themselves with our own. Making drastic, life-changing resolutions […]…
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Works for Mental Health Treatment
Updated on 3/8/2023 Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a treatment for mental health that focuses on exploring relationships among a person’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors, usually facilitated individually or as a group by a mental health professional. It can be used in treating conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, substance use, eating […]…
Can Bullying Happen in Online Classrooms?
Fall 2020 is well underway and most students have returned to some form of schooling. Whether your child has returned to in-person classes, is being homeschooled, or is doing a hybrid program (a combination of in-person classes and virtual classes), everyone is adjusting to a new way of instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some […]…