According to the American Sleep Association, between 50 to 70 million adults in the United States suffer from a sleep disorder. Not only is adequate sleep important for our physical health but also for our mental and emotional well-being. Often when people have trouble sleeping, they turn to over-the-counter or prescription medications. The problem with […]
Did This Year Make You Feel Untethered?
Do you find yourself lost? Do you have feelings of being out there with no direction? Without a doubt, this has been the most unpredictable year ever. I’ve noticed a massive shift in attitude and a desire to level up and improve my life. I’m ready to make things better. If you currently feel like […]
Using Adaptogens for Stress/Sleep
If you’re like most people, you deal with your fair share of stress. And often, this stress leads to an inability to get the quality of sleep necessary for optimal health and well-being. Often, people turn to harmful substances to deal with stress. Whether it’s drinking too much or eating processed “comfort” foods, these unhealthy […]
How Therapy Can Help Families Be Resilient During COVID-19
All of us have struggled in our own way to deal with the effects of the coronavirus. But if you are a parent, you most likely have even more concerns about the impact the virus and subsequent lockdown have had on the emotional health of your children. You’ve most likely taken certain precautions over the […]
Ease Your Anxiety
Anxiety Can Be Healthy But It Can Also Make You Feel Like a Hot Mess Even though anxiety is often a healthy emotion, it can make you feel like a hot mess if it seems to be your constant companion. There are 40 million people in the United States who live with an anxiety disorder. […]
Emotions Are Instinctual
Emotional Regulation Must Be Taught Being angry is a natural human emotion. It’s actually an important part of our survival instinct. Although natural, if you keep finding yourself exploding and then having regret for the things you do and say while angry, it can be a problem. Before you run off your friends and family […]
Do You Feel Like a Hot Mess?
Do you feel like you’re on the struggle bus in every area of your life? Are you angry every moment of every day? With everyone (including yourself)? Work. Relationships. Random strangers. Everyone is your nemesis. And you have dreams. But you feel stuck. When you are able to rise out of the funk you realize […]
How Meditation Can Help Your Child’s ADHD
Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common developmental disorders experienced in children. Unfortunately, there currently are limited options when it comes to safe and effective drug treatment. And even with suitable pharmacological interventions, many parents don’t like the idea of putting their young child on medications that may come with nasty side effects. There […]
Fighting Loneliness During Quarantine
Not many of us have ever experienced the kind of isolation that this COVID-19 pandemic has brought about. While quarantine for some has been a welcomed break from the hustle and bustle of life and a chance to spend more quality time with the family, for others it has been an incredibly lonely experience away […]
Is it Safe to Go Back to In-Person Therapy Sessions?
Just a few short months ago, none of us could have imagined how our lives would change at the onset of the Corona Virus. Now, several months into a global pandemic and resulting global quarantine, the world is slowly starting to open back up. But a lot of people wonder how long it will take […]