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Transforming Your Conflict From Destructive to Productive
Most couples get into arguments. It's unfortunate, but it's natural to have disagreements with your partner occasionally. You both come from different upbringings and pasts. Juggling careers, families, and social and household responsibilities can bring a lot of tension to a relationship, as well.
4 Warning Signs of an Eating Disorder
Society, as a whole, places a lot of emphasis on body image. We are constantly inundated with fitness models, celebrities, and influencers who seem to have it all together. They are fit and beautiful.
How to Spot Signs of Depression in your Teen
The teenage years aren't exactly a walk in the park for the teen or the parent. They are tumultuous years filled with shifting hormones, changing bodies, dating, schoolwork, and preparing for the future.
5 Tips to Study Better With ADHD
Focusing on any task is hard when you have ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) can feel like an uphill battle when you are trying to study,
Navigating Depression When Your Child Leaves the Nest
Maybe your only child is leaving home for the first time or they are your last. In either case, you are in a new chapter of your life. This new chapter of not having kids living at home is referred to as empty nest syndrome.
4 Ways Anxiety Affects School Performance
We are quickly approaching the new school year. It's hard to believe that summer has gone by so quickly. Students and parents are making their last preparations to gear up for another year of homework, tests, projects, sports, and other after-school activities.
True Betrayal? Examining the Impact of Online Infidelity
If it's someone physically cheating, then you are like most other people. Infidelity has become synonymous with love affairs and a cheating partner. Would it be surprising to hear that physical cheating isn't the only form of adultery?
How Complex Trauma Presents in Adults
Trauma happens in response to a distressing emotional or physical event. It is most associated with singular events such as car accidents, being the victim of a crime, or witnessing a natural disaster, just to name the "main ones." But another type of trauma exists, complex trauma, or C-PTSD.
The Differences Between ADHD and ASD
Neurodivergency is a term to describe brains that function differently than what is considered normal. Being neurodivergent, or any of the conditions that encompass it, is not new to the world.
How Do Anxiety Symptoms Differ in Women?
Anxiety is a mental health concern that can impact anyone. Children and adults. Men, women, and non-binary individuals. Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health disorders, affecting millions of people each year.
Neurodivergent vs. Neurotypical: What's the Difference?
In recent years, the term neurodivergent has become more widely used. However, that does not mean that being neurodivergent is anything new. In fact, people who are neurodivergent have been around for centuries upon centuries. The only thing that has changed is the term people use to describe others who are neurodivergent.
4 Signs You Might Have Health Anxiety
Anxiety can be seen as an umbrella term for many different health conditions. The most common specific types of anxiety can include social anxiety, phobias, or health anxiety.
5 Ways to Empower Your Strong-Willed Child
If a child is called "strong-willed," it is often not done so with the best of intentions. For most, having a strong-willed child is synonymous with being difficult. However difficult it may be for parents, this is not quite the negative experience it is made out to be.
5 Signs It's Time to Worry About Your Child's Anxiety
Everybody worries. It's a natural part of life, even if it is frustrating. We live in a fast-paced world with a lot of responsibilities and things we juggle every single day. As adults, we understand this. However, what a lot of adults don't understand is why a child would also experience worry.
The Relationship Between ADHD & Anxiety in Women
Anxiety and ADHD are two completely separate mental health concerns. Each has its own symptoms, though many of these often overlap with one another
Emotional Trauma: Signs, Symptoms, & Treatment
Essentially, trauma can occur when a person goes through an extremely distressing and emotional situation. There will be variations in the effects that these types of events have on a person.
Navigating Depression with Your Teen
Depression is a mental health concern that affects millions of people throughout the United States. And yes, that can include teenagers. Although it's hard to talk about, it isn't something that can be avoided.
4 Signs & Symptoms of Seasonal Depression
If you notice that your mental health seems to decline the most during winter, it could indicate that you are suffering from seasonal depression.
Understanding the Teen Brain: Not a Child, Not Yet an Adult
As we enter adulthood, we tend to forget the challenges we faced as teenagers. We often look back on our teenage years, remembering them a little more positively than we did as we went through them.
Can You Grieve Over the Loss of a Job?
When you think about grief, what comes to your mind? Chances are, your first thoughts are about losing a loved one or friend. However, grief can happen for many reasons in a person's life.