The Importance of Holistic Wellness in Mood Management [2023]
Something that has been missing in many discussions regarding mental health is thinking of wellness as a holistic concept. Being well, to me, involves various systems that work in tandem with one another to help promote living your life to your fullest potential. One system can’t do all the work to achieve wellness. The systems […]
My Journey of Leaving Social Media: Three Steps So You Can Do It Too [2023]
Hello everyone, I’m a Millennial. It’s hard to admit, but it’s true. Don’t like the word; don’t like the label. Alas, the year I was born will never change. Throughout my identities as an artist, moving into my present-day identity as a therapist, I have had a very love-hate relationship with social media. It took […]
Why Am I So Triggered By This Person I Love? How to Garner Compassion and Move Past Big Reactions, Anger, and Projection [2023]
We all know that certain people bother us. You get that feeling in the back of your spine as they walk past you. It seems like everything they ever do is something wrong, almost like they have a sixth sense for pushing you off balance. These people tend to do these things over and over […]
Feeling Hopeless: Ways to Beat Feeling Hopeless Now [2023]
Do you want to overcome the feeling of hopelessness? This therapist-approved article will give you the top strategies to overcome hopelessness and feel like yourself again. Similar to the way we experience many emotions, we all have different subjective experiences of hopelessness. We also may have felt hopeless in different ways throughout the course of […]
Who am I? 5 Steps to Finding Identity During COVID-19 [2023]
Picture this: The masses of Chicago fight through their bitter (potentially smelly–looking at you CTA) commute. At work, they put in long hours under high anxiety, before limping home to their relationships and families. Things with their families are awkward, as they know their relationships need help, but they never seem to have “time” to […]
The Quarantine Blues: 3 Steps to Fight The Anxiety, Uncertainty, and Fear of the Pandemic [2023]
The havoc COVID-19 has wreaked upon the world is simply overwhelming. Now as the societal tides seem to be changing and it feels that more momentum is moving towards resolving the pandemic, it can feel even harder as the pandemic continues. I think one of the most difficult aspects of the pandemic is that this […]
Lions and Nomads: How to Cultivate Resilience in Trying Times [2023]
So let’s all admit it; things have been tough. Really tough. Between major competing crises (racial justice, economic destruction, political unrest), we have all had to muster up more resilience inside of us than we may have thought was possible. Daily, the New York Times reminds me of the crises that continue to rage on. […]
Social Isolation: How to Avoid the Painful Effects of Social Isolation [2023]
Are you wondering how social isolation can affect you or how to avoid it? Discover everything you need to know about social isolation in the era of COVID in this therapist-approved article. We all feel it. We all know it. That creeping feeling, like something, is crawling up your back. Our brain goes into a […]
