Meditate During Times of Difficulty

Life can be difficult, and mindfulness around difficult times can help us get through them without making the situation feel worse. Accepting unwanted thoughts and emotions can help lead them toward reduced intensity and eventually toward its…

Manipulating for Connection

The word “manipulation” has such a negative connotation tied to it, and in actuality, we all do it. To manipulate is to intentionally aim to influence a person’s thoughts or behaviors; depending on whether the intention is kind or harmful…

Habits for Emotional Wellness

There are many things we do and don’t do in our daily life that both help as well as inhibit self-care. Here’s a list of a few things to incorporate into your to-do list each day to promote improvement in your emotional wellness: Validate…

Fun Facts About Your Body

Did you know that you breathe up to 30,000 times a day? Did you know that 90% of diseases are caused by stress? Did you know that your brain’s neurons connected look like the structure of the universe? Check out this article and learn more…

DBT Skills Group Effectiveness!

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy is not a forever-treatment that one is in for their whole life. When only looking at DBT skills groups, a study showed the effectiveness of DBT skills group on “reducing negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors,…

Hidden Diagnoses

Stigma and fear can keep people from being able to cope effectively with biological challenges such as mental disorders. Fear of being exposed and what society may judge about someone inhibits the one from seeking appropriate help to take care…