Teenage years can be a challenging time filled with social and academic pressures as well as hormonal changes. Depression is a prevalent mental health issue experienced by many adolescents. As a parent, seeing your teenager struggle with symptoms of depression can be heartbreaking. However, there are steps you can take to support your child during this difficult time.

Codependency is a common issue where individuals look for external validation and approval to feel worthy. The therapist emphasized the importance of gaining self-awareness in order to break free from codependency. The counselor explained that through therapy, individuals can begin to understand their own emotional needs and develop healthier ways of meeting them. By learning to validate themselves and cultivate their self-worth from within, clients can overcome codependency and improve their mental well-being.

EMDR Therapy assists people in recovering from the emotional pain and symptoms that are caused by distressing experiences either “big” or “little.” It desensitizes overwhelming experiences reducing reactivity in our thoughts, emotions, and body sensations. 

It is important to slow down, and ask ourselves, “What are the values that define who we are?” Values are the things in life that you feel are most important to you.

Our attachment style affects how we relate to other people and behave in our relationships. The four attachment styles include secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized.

Forgiveness is more about you than them. It’s about moving toward your own peace and freedom.

Women who tie their self worth to their social media feedback have increased chances of poorer psychological well-being.

This article provides an exercise to help you reduce a specific fear.

Social anxiety is an intense fear of being negatively evaluated by other people. Treatment ideas include exposure therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, pharmacology, and anxiety management skills.

3 natural ways to reduce your anxiety.

This interview my friend talks about her journey as a single mom. She reminds moms out there to “Try not to put too much pressure on yourself and enjoy the little moments when you can.”

Donny Starkins, a former D1 baseball player for Arizona State University, discusses how he found himself at rock bottom, addicted to pain pills following a traumatic surgery. He shares about the tools that have helped him live many years sober.

Brooke wanted more out of life, not physically more, but she stated, “more life, with less. Giving our children experiences over things.” Instead of living a life in constant commitment to others they now have the flexibility to do what they love and what they want to do.

I interviewed my friend about her decision to delete social media, despite her growing following of 20K IG followers and it being the sole marketing voice and visual for business, creating a substantial income for her. She opens up about her addiction to social media and how it was causing anxiety, depression, and loneliness in her life.

Are you pregnant and struggling to accept the changes to your growing body? Or maybe now you have had your baby, and instead of feeling all the joy, you have negative emotions about your post-pregnancy body? Just know, you are not alone. Many women have difficulty navigating postpartum body image.

We cannot pour from an empty cup. We can only offer others, what we have ourselves. Taking good care of our children, starts with taking good care of ourselves.