Got Parenting to Do? How to Discuss Your Obligations at Work
Among the countless challenges of the past year or so, parenting obligations are certainly high on the list. It’s not as if things were simple before the lockdowns.
BIPOC Need Space in the Workplace: 5 Ways to Help Create It
Our work lives can be a challenge under any circumstances. For black, indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC), it also involves some unique obstacles.
Battling Inflammation? Signs That Your Depression is Linked
You may be surprised to learn that depression is the leading cause of disability across the globe. You may be shocked to learn too, that at least half of the people with depression are not responsive to existing treatments.
Too Anxious to Sleep? What You Can Do to Rest Well
Anxiety at night is very similar to anxiety during the day. But there’s one big difference. Throughout the day, you’re usually preoccupied with tasks, interests, and responsibilities. By the time you prepare for bed, however, you typically have more space for fixation and worry.
Equity Begins at Home: How to Be A Force for Racial Change
In the age of social media, gestures are often mistaken for progress. For example, consider the recent discussions about racism. Sustainable social change is not created by profile pictures or memes.
Living Your Happily Ever After? Why Couples Counseling Matters Now
There’s good news about individual therapy. For the vast majority of people, it no longer carries a stigma in many situations.
What Male Depression Looks and Sounds Like: 5 Common Signs
Male depression is often overlooked and under-discussed. The reasons for this are varied. First, this mood disorder is more common in women. In addition, men are less likely to seek a diagnosis for what they’re feeling.
Your Partner’s Addicted to Gambling: What Do You Do Now?
One of the most important foundations of any relationship? Trust.
Sadly, that trust can be shattered by addiction. If drugs or alcohol come immediately to mind, that’s not unusual. Yet, gambling addiction can just as easily tear apart an otherwise loving couple.
Coping With the Pain of Pregnancy Loss
There are many, many forms of grief. When you experience pregnancy loss, it is no less a loss than any death in the family. However, in this case, it is also the loss of innocence, a season of life that once seemed natural and inevitable.
On-Screen Trauma: What You Shouldn’t Believe About Media Depictions
The "fake news" phenomenon is not limited to just news. Inaccuracies run rampant all across all forms of media. From pop culture to social media, we are falling victim to artificial intelligence algorithms. The deceptions are convincing.
Zoom Anxiety: How to Cope When You Dread the Next Video Chat
How quickly things change. A little more than a year ago, you may have been stressing over what we now distinguish as an "in-person" work meeting. What should I wear? Will I be asked to speak? Am I prepared?
Try These 4 Positive Mental Practices to Cope as COVID-19 Continues
It’s not over yet. Layers of stress and fear have been laid down for more than a year. Regardless of the specifics (case count, vaccines, masks/no masks, etc.), few people will be able to flip the positive switch.
Your Community Cares: How POC Can Secure Solid Emotional Support
Everyone needs emotional support. For some people, this truism presents quite a quandary when community spaces feel unsafe. People of color (POC) experience our mainstream society in a unique way.
Pandemic Depression: How to Help Your Hurting Teen
Your teenaged child could be hurting badly. They may even be struggling with depression. You want to help, of course. This begins with identifying symptoms and providing the support your teen desperately needs.
Key Ways to Cope With the Pressures of Single-Parenting in the Pandemic
There have been plenty of conversations about parenting during the pandemic. But what about the challenges of being a single parent in the age of lockdowns, economic crises, and social strife?
Dating Couples, Should You Focus on Friendship First?
In the world of rom-coms and celebrity love, the idea of the “friend zone” is undesirable. It’s where people (usually males are depicted) often feel stuck and unseen by the person for whom they feel attraction. This misguided concept undermines the essential value of friendships.
Parenting Perfection Isn’t Real! Why You Shouldn’t Let Social Media Shame You
Social media is an excellent trickster. Every single day, it tells you tall tales. These deceptions are carefully designed to keep you wanting, comparing, and chasing. Who could be responsible for this conspiracy?
Racial Bias in Healthcare: What It Is & How it Undermines Your Mental Health
If you’re unsure about a product, at least you can read the label before you buy it. However, there are times when certain ingredients are invisible. They play a major role but you may not even know they are present.
Are You Traumatized By Political Unrest? How to Know and How to Cope
We live in an age when words like "traumatized", "anxious", and "depressed" have become common descriptors for far too many of us. And the phrase "global pandemic", on its own, aptly describes how we got here. However, the past year or so has also provided a seemingly endless succession of life-altering events.
Parenting & Political Turmoil: How to Manage Your Emotions & Meet Your Children’s Needs
We’re heading into spring 2021. As we progress into this year, we can now see that 2020 was not an anomaly. The many crises of last year either linger or have transformed into something new. Of course, this very much relates to the pandemic and the related mitigation tactics. But, as you know, there’s much more going on.